Researchers must be aware of their roles at the interface of ecosystem services science and policy.

ABSTRACT: Scientists working on ecosystem service (ES) science are engaged in a mission-driven discipline. They can contribute to science-policy interfaces where knowledge is co-produced and used. How scientists engage with the governance arena to mobilise their knowledge remains a matter of personal choice, influenced by individual values. ES science cannot be considered neutral and a discussion of the values that shape it forms an important part of the sustainability dialogue. We propose a simple decision tree to help ES scientists identify their role and the purpose of the knowledge they produce. We characterise six idealised scientific postures spanning possible roles at the science-policy interface (pure scientist, science arbiter-guarantor, issue advocate-guardian, officer, honest broker and s

SUBMITTER: Crouzat E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5709268 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature