@article{957298b958b24ff6985e112efa472dfe,
title = "Aligning the logics of inquiry and action to address the biodiversity crisis",
abstract = "Despite an abundance of research reaffirming biodiversity's importance to the health of the planet and society, species continue to go extinct at an alarming rate. Why has continued research on the value of biodiversity not had the intended effect and what can be done about it? We considered biodiversity loss as a public value failure and the result of a misalignment between the logic of inquiry (which guides scientists) and the logic of action (which guides practitioners). We drew lessons from our own research to propose the creation of a national biodiversity strategy designed to link the logic of inquiry with the logic of action and coordinate the production of actionable conservation science and informed conservation action.",
keywords = "actionable science, ciencia pr{\'a}ctica, conservation research, estrategia nacional de biodiversidad, investigaci{\'o}n sobre conservaci{\'o}n, logic of action, logic of inquiry, l{\'o}gica de la acci{\'o}n, l{\'o}gica de la investigaci{\'o}n, national biodiversity strategy, public value, valor p{\'u}blico",
author = "Gerber, {Leah R.} and Barton, {Chris J.} and Anderson, {Derrick M.}",
note = "Funding Information: Such an approach would imply an expanded role for the government in guiding the research process, as well as in setting incentives. Initiatives such as the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Rapid Response Research grants and I‐CORPS program are good steps in this direction (Nnakwe et al., 2018 ). These and other programs indicate “the NSF is committed to top‐down behavioral modification of the scientific community” (Sarewitz, 2011 ) via changes in the incentive structures for both scientists and practitioners. This behavioral modification is necessary to address the biodiversity crisis, as is the reorganization of power in the field of conservation: away from those who wish to reify the distinction between science and policy and toward those who wish to use the tools of science to address the public value failure of biodiversity loss. These changes could be greatly facilitated by an NBS with broad jurisdiction over those working in biodiversity conservation. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2023 Society for Conservation Biology.",
year = "2023",
month = oct,
doi = "https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.14128",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "37",
journal = "Conservation Biology",
issn = "0888-8892",
publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell",
number = "5",
}