http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/02/10/communication-vital-to-stem-biodiversity-loss/ Advancing ecology and making it count Mon, 20 May 2013 14:42:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/02/10/communication-vital-to-stem-biodiversity-loss/#comment-1458 Laura Sutcliffe Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:45:20 +0000 http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=863#comment-1458 In support of Dickson’s statement (in particular in engaging with the public), see “Out of the Loop: Why Research Rarely Reaches Policy Makers and the Public and What Can be Done” (Shanley & López 2009): http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/122593924/abstract
“Engagement with the media (5%), production of training and educational materials (4%) and popular publications (5%) as outlets for scientific findings was perceived as inconsequential (<14%) [among researchers] in measuring scientific performance".

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