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ORIGINAL PAPER
Science-policy interfaces for biodiversity: dynamic
learning environments for successful impact
Rob Tinch
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•Estelle Balian
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•Dave Carss
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•Driss Ezzine de Blas
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Nicoleta Adriana Geamana
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•Ulrich Heink
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•Hans Keune
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Carsten Nessho
¨ver
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•Jari Niemela
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•Simo Sarkki
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Maxime Thibon
10
•Johannes Timaeus
6
•Angheluta Vadineanu
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Sybille van den Hove
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•Allan Watt
2
•Kerry A. Waylen
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Heidi Wittmer
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•Juliette C. Young
2
Received: 21 January 2016 / Revised: 16 May 2016 / Accepted: 31 May 2016 /
Published online: 22 June 2016
Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2016
Abstract To address the pressing problems associated with biodiversity loss, changes in
awareness and behaviour are required from decision makers in all sectors. Science-policy
interfaces (SPIs) have the potential to play an important role, and to achieve this effec-
tively, there is a need to understand better the ways in which existing SPIs strive for
effective communication, learning and behavioural change. Using a series of test cases
across the world, we assess a range of features influencing the effectiveness of SPIs
Communicated by Rob Bugter, Paula Harrison, John Haslett and Rob Tinch.
This is part of the special issue on ‘BESAFE’.
&Rob Tinch
robtinch@gmail.com
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Median, Carrer Vista Alegre 20, 08197 Sant Cugat del Valles, Spain
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NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Edinburgh, Midlothian EH26 0QB, UK
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INBO, Rue de la Clinique 25, 1070 Anderlecht, Belgium
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Social, Economic and Geographical Sciences Group, James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen AB15 8QH,
UK
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UFZ- Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Permoserstr. 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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Verein zur Erhaltung der Nutzpflanzenvielfalt, Mondrianplatz 11, 36041 Fulda, Germany
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Cultural Anthropology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Oulu, PO Box 1000, 90014 Oulu,
Finland
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Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences,
University of Helsinki, PO Box 65, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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University of Bucharest - Research Center in Systems Ecology and Sustainability, Splaiul
Independentei 91-95, 050095 Bucharest, Romania
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Observatoire du Sahara et du Sahel, Tunis, Tunisia
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CIRAD - French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development, 34398 Montpellier,
France
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-016-1155-1
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