Building spaces of interactions between researchers and managers: Case studies with wildlife monitoring and conservation in France
To document and halt biodiversity loss, monitoring, quantifying trends and assessing management and conservation strategies on wildlife populations and communities are crucial steps. With increasing technological innovations, more and more data are collected and new quantitative methods are constantly developed. These rapid developments come with an increasing need for analytical skills, which are hardly accessible to managers. On the other hand, researchers spend more and more time on research grant applications and administrative tasks, which leaves fewer opportunities for knowledge transfer. This situation tends to increase the gap between researchers and managers. Here, we illustrate how to fill this gap by presenting two long-term collaborations between a research unit—Centre for Functional and Evolutionary Ecology; CEFE—and a national agency—French Biodiversity Agency; OFB. The first example is a collaboration providing statistical support to national parks for the design and implementation of scientific monitoring protocols. It relies on the recruitment of a research engineer funded by OFB and physically based at CEFE, who works closely with OFB and managers. The second example is a collaboration on the management of large carnivores. For more than 10 years, it has involved several PhD students and post-doctoral fellows co-supervised by CEFE and OFB, and has recently resulted in the recruitment of a permanent OFB researcher who works half-time at CEFE and half-time at OFB. These case studies illustrate the modalities of collaborative work between public institutions acting at different levels of biodiversity conservation for the co-construction of research agendas and the exchange of knowledge. These collaborations also bring out some challenges. Inter-knowledge and mutual learning remain difficult at scales larger than that of the teams concerned. The staff working at this interface needs to possess good listening skills, respect all partners' needs and demonstrate flexibility. Knowledge exchanges require time, thus reducing productivity according to quantitative metrics such as scientific publications or institutional reports. These collaborations can therefore be difficult to assume socially, and remain tenuous because they rely on a good understanding of the differences in governance of the various partners. Based on our experience, success is favoured by long-term and close relationships, and by co-construction of projects at early stage. Sharing a space (i.e. office or building) facilitates face-to-face interactions during planned work sessions and casual meetings that build up a shared scientific culture and mutual trust.
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P01 - Conservation de la nature et ressources foncières biodiversité conservation de la diversité biologique protection de l'environnement étude de cas collaboration recherche interdisciplinaire http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_33949 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_33955 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_15898 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24392 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_fc567bfb http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24402 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3081 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6543 P01 - Conservation de la nature et ressources foncières biodiversité conservation de la diversité biologique protection de l'environnement étude de cas collaboration recherche interdisciplinaire http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_33949 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_33955 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_15898 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24392 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_fc567bfb http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24402 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3081 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6543 Couturier, Thibaut Bauduin, Sarah Astruc, Guillelme Blanck, Aurélie Canonne, Coline Chambert, Thierry Chiffard, Jules Cosquer, Alix Cubaynes, Sarah Curtet, Laurence Dortel, Emmanuelle Drouet-Hoguet, Nolwenn Duchamp, Christophe Francesiaz, Charlotte Grente, Oksana Jailloux, Adrien Kervellec, Maëlis Lauret, Valentin Lebreton, Jean Dominique Louvrier, Julie Marescot, Lucile Mathevet, Raphaël Navas, Marie-Laure Perrot, Charlotte Poulet, Nicolas Quenette, Pierre--Yves Salas, Michel Souchay, Guillaume Vanpé, Cécile Besnard, Aurélien Gimenez, Olivier Building spaces of interactions between researchers and managers: Case studies with wildlife monitoring and conservation in France |
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To document and halt biodiversity loss, monitoring, quantifying trends and assessing management and conservation strategies on wildlife populations and communities are crucial steps. With increasing technological innovations, more and more data are collected and new quantitative methods are constantly developed. These rapid developments come with an increasing need for analytical skills, which are hardly accessible to managers. On the other hand, researchers spend more and more time on research grant applications and administrative tasks, which leaves fewer opportunities for knowledge transfer. This situation tends to increase the gap between researchers and managers. Here, we illustrate how to fill this gap by presenting two long-term collaborations between a research unit—Centre for Functional and Evolutionary Ecology; CEFE—and a national agency—French Biodiversity Agency; OFB. The first example is a collaboration providing statistical support to national parks for the design and implementation of scientific monitoring protocols. It relies on the recruitment of a research engineer funded by OFB and physically based at CEFE, who works closely with OFB and managers. The second example is a collaboration on the management of large carnivores. For more than 10 years, it has involved several PhD students and post-doctoral fellows co-supervised by CEFE and OFB, and has recently resulted in the recruitment of a permanent OFB researcher who works half-time at CEFE and half-time at OFB. These case studies illustrate the modalities of collaborative work between public institutions acting at different levels of biodiversity conservation for the co-construction of research agendas and the exchange of knowledge. These collaborations also bring out some challenges. Inter-knowledge and mutual learning remain difficult at scales larger than that of the teams concerned. The staff working at this interface needs to possess good listening skills, respect all partners' needs and demonstrate flexibility. Knowledge exchanges require time, thus reducing productivity according to quantitative metrics such as scientific publications or institutional reports. These collaborations can therefore be difficult to assume socially, and remain tenuous because they rely on a good understanding of the differences in governance of the various partners. Based on our experience, success is favoured by long-term and close relationships, and by co-construction of projects at early stage. Sharing a space (i.e. office or building) facilitates face-to-face interactions during planned work sessions and casual meetings that build up a shared scientific culture and mutual trust. |
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Couturier, Thibaut Bauduin, Sarah Astruc, Guillelme Blanck, Aurélie Canonne, Coline Chambert, Thierry Chiffard, Jules Cosquer, Alix Cubaynes, Sarah Curtet, Laurence Dortel, Emmanuelle Drouet-Hoguet, Nolwenn Duchamp, Christophe Francesiaz, Charlotte Grente, Oksana Jailloux, Adrien Kervellec, Maëlis Lauret, Valentin Lebreton, Jean Dominique Louvrier, Julie Marescot, Lucile Mathevet, Raphaël Navas, Marie-Laure Perrot, Charlotte Poulet, Nicolas Quenette, Pierre--Yves Salas, Michel Souchay, Guillaume Vanpé, Cécile Besnard, Aurélien Gimenez, Olivier |
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Couturier, Thibaut Bauduin, Sarah Astruc, Guillelme Blanck, Aurélie Canonne, Coline Chambert, Thierry Chiffard, Jules Cosquer, Alix Cubaynes, Sarah Curtet, Laurence Dortel, Emmanuelle Drouet-Hoguet, Nolwenn Duchamp, Christophe Francesiaz, Charlotte Grente, Oksana Jailloux, Adrien Kervellec, Maëlis Lauret, Valentin Lebreton, Jean Dominique Louvrier, Julie Marescot, Lucile Mathevet, Raphaël Navas, Marie-Laure Perrot, Charlotte Poulet, Nicolas Quenette, Pierre--Yves Salas, Michel Souchay, Guillaume Vanpé, Cécile Besnard, Aurélien Gimenez, Olivier |
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Building spaces of interactions between researchers and managers: Case studies with wildlife monitoring and conservation in France |
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Building spaces of interactions between researchers and managers: Case studies with wildlife monitoring and conservation in France |
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Building spaces of interactions between researchers and managers: Case studies with wildlife monitoring and conservation in France |
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dig-cirad-fr-6078952024-02-14T15:25:21Z http://agritrop.cirad.fr/607895/ http://agritrop.cirad.fr/607895/ Building spaces of interactions between researchers and managers: Case studies with wildlife monitoring and conservation in France. Couturier Thibaut, Bauduin Sarah, Astruc Guillelme, Blanck Aurélie, Canonne Coline, Chambert Thierry, Chiffard Jules, Cosquer Alix, Cubaynes Sarah, Curtet Laurence, Dortel Emmanuelle, Drouet-Hoguet Nolwenn, Duchamp Christophe, Francesiaz Charlotte, Grente Oksana, Jailloux Adrien, Kervellec Maëlis, Lauret Valentin, Lebreton Jean Dominique, Louvrier Julie, Marescot Lucile, Mathevet Raphaël, Navas Marie-Laure, Perrot Charlotte, Poulet Nicolas, Quenette Pierre--Yves, Salas Michel, Souchay Guillaume, Vanpé Cécile, Besnard Aurélien, Gimenez Olivier. 2023. Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 4 (2):e12245, 8 p.https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.12245 <https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.12245> Building spaces of interactions between researchers and managers: Case studies with wildlife monitoring and conservation in France Couturier, Thibaut Bauduin, Sarah Astruc, Guillelme Blanck, Aurélie Canonne, Coline Chambert, Thierry Chiffard, Jules Cosquer, Alix Cubaynes, Sarah Curtet, Laurence Dortel, Emmanuelle Drouet-Hoguet, Nolwenn Duchamp, Christophe Francesiaz, Charlotte Grente, Oksana Jailloux, Adrien Kervellec, Maëlis Lauret, Valentin Lebreton, Jean Dominique Louvrier, Julie Marescot, Lucile Mathevet, Raphaël Navas, Marie-Laure Perrot, Charlotte Poulet, Nicolas Quenette, Pierre--Yves Salas, Michel Souchay, Guillaume Vanpé, Cécile Besnard, Aurélien Gimenez, Olivier eng 2023 Ecological Solutions and Evidence P01 - Conservation de la nature et ressources foncières biodiversité conservation de la diversité biologique protection de l'environnement étude de cas collaboration recherche interdisciplinaire http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_33949 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_33955 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_15898 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24392 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_fc567bfb http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24402 France La Réunion http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3081 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6543 To document and halt biodiversity loss, monitoring, quantifying trends and assessing management and conservation strategies on wildlife populations and communities are crucial steps. With increasing technological innovations, more and more data are collected and new quantitative methods are constantly developed. These rapid developments come with an increasing need for analytical skills, which are hardly accessible to managers. On the other hand, researchers spend more and more time on research grant applications and administrative tasks, which leaves fewer opportunities for knowledge transfer. This situation tends to increase the gap between researchers and managers. Here, we illustrate how to fill this gap by presenting two long-term collaborations between a research unit—Centre for Functional and Evolutionary Ecology; CEFE—and a national agency—French Biodiversity Agency; OFB. The first example is a collaboration providing statistical support to national parks for the design and implementation of scientific monitoring protocols. It relies on the recruitment of a research engineer funded by OFB and physically based at CEFE, who works closely with OFB and managers. The second example is a collaboration on the management of large carnivores. For more than 10 years, it has involved several PhD students and post-doctoral fellows co-supervised by CEFE and OFB, and has recently resulted in the recruitment of a permanent OFB researcher who works half-time at CEFE and half-time at OFB. These case studies illustrate the modalities of collaborative work between public institutions acting at different levels of biodiversity conservation for the co-construction of research agendas and the exchange of knowledge. These collaborations also bring out some challenges. Inter-knowledge and mutual learning remain difficult at scales larger than that of the teams concerned. The staff working at this interface needs to possess good listening skills, respect all partners' needs and demonstrate flexibility. Knowledge exchanges require time, thus reducing productivity according to quantitative metrics such as scientific publications or institutional reports. These collaborations can therefore be difficult to assume socially, and remain tenuous because they rely on a good understanding of the differences in governance of the various partners. Based on our experience, success is favoured by long-term and close relationships, and by co-construction of projects at early stage. Sharing a space (i.e. office or building) facilitates face-to-face interactions during planned work sessions and casual meetings that build up a shared scientific culture and mutual trust. article info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal Article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://agritrop.cirad.fr/607895/2/Ecol%20Sol%20and%20Evidence%20-%202023%20-%20Couturier%20-%20Building%20spaces%20of%20interactions%20between%20researchers%20and%20managers%20%20Case%20studies.pdf text cc_by info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.12245 10.1002/2688-8319.12245 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1002/2688-8319.12245 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/purl/https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.12245 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement///ANR-16-CE02-0007//(FRA) Effets de la gestion et du climat sur la dynamique des communautés - Développement d'une démographie multi-espèce./DEMOCOM |