Conservation Genetic Resources for Effective Species Survival (ConGRESS): Bridging the divide between conservation research and practice |
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Authors: | Sean Hoban Jan W. Arntzen Giorgio Bertorelle Josef Bryja Margarida Fernandes Katie Frith Oscar Gaggiotti Peter Galbusera José A. Godoy Heidi C. Hauffe A. Rus Hoelzel Richard A. Nichols Sílvia Pérez-Espona Craig Primmer Isa-Rita M. Russo Gernot Segelbacher Hans R. Siegismund Marjatta Sihvonen Michael W. Bruford |
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Affiliation: | 1. Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e Biotecnologie, Università di Ferrara, Ferrara 44100, Italy;2. Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden 2300RA, The Netherlands;3. Institute of Vertebrate Biology ASCR, 60365 Brno, Czech Republic;4. Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas, Lisbon 1050, Portugal;5. Durham University, Durham DH13LE, UK;6. Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble 38041, France;7. Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp, Antwerp 2018, Belgium;8. Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD-CSIC), Seville 41092, Spain;9. Fondazione E Mach, San Michele all’Adige, TN 38016, Italy;10. Queen Mary University of London, London E14NS, UK;11. University of Turku, Turku 20014, Finland;12. Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales CF103AX, UK;13. University Freiburg, Freiburg D79106, Germany;14. University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen DK2100, Denmark;15. Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, Stockholm SE10648, Sweden |
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Abstract: | Policy makers and managers are increasingly called upon to assess the state of biodiversity, and make decisions regarding potential interventions. Genetic tools are well-recognised in the research community as a powerful approach to evaluate species and population status, reveal ecological and demographic processes, and inform nature conservation decisions. The wealth of genetic data and power of genetic methods are rapidly growing, but the consideration of genetic information and concerns in policy and management is limited by the currently low capacity of decision-makers to access and apply genetic resources. Here we describe a freely available, user-friendly online resource for decision-makers at local and national levels (http://congressgenetics.eu), which increases access to current knowledge, facilitates implementation of studies and interpretation of available data, and fosters collaboration between researchers and practitioners. This resource was created in partnership with conservation practitioners across the European Union, and includes a spectrum of taxa, ecosystems and conservation issues. Our goals here are to (1) introduce the rationale and context, (2) describe the specific tools (knowledge summaries, publications database, decision making tool, project planning tool, forum, community directory), and the challenges they help solve, and (3) summarise lessons learned. This article provides an outlook and model for similar efforts to build policy and management capacity. |
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Keywords: | Capacity-building Conservation planning Data Decision-making Management Online resource Policy |
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