Closing the knowledge-action gap in conservation with open science.

ABSTRACT: The knowledge-action gap in conservation science and practice occurs when research outputs do not result in actions to protect or restore biodiversity. Among the diverse and complex reasons for this gap, three barriers are fundamental: knowledge is often unavailable to practitioners and challenging to interpret or difficult to use or both. Problems of availability, interpretability, and useability are solvable with open science practices. We considered the benefits and challenges of three open science practices for use by conservation scientists and practitioners. First, open access publishing makes the scientific literature available to all. Second, open materials (detailed methods, data, code, and software) increase the transparency and use of research findings. Third, open education res

SUBMITTER: Roche DG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9300006 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature