On “success” in applied environmental research — What is it, how can it be achieved, and how does one know when it has been achieved?

Engaging faculty in preparing students for non‐academic environmental careers

(2020) Carmen R Cid et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Knowledge coevolution: generating new understanding through bridging and strengthening distinct knowledge systems and empowering local knowledge holders

(2020) J. M. Chapman et al.   Sustainability Science

Community science: A typology and its implications for governance of social-ecological systems

(2020) Anthony Charles et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY

Achieving conservation impact by shifting focus from human attitudes to behaviors

(2019) Danielle Nilsson et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Collaboration and engagement produce more actionable science: quantitatively analyzing uptake of fish tracking studies

(2019) Vivian M. Nguyen et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Improving Environmental Interventions by Understanding Information Flows

(2019) Emiel de Lange et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Calling for a new agenda for conservation science to create evidence-informed policy

(2019) David Christian Rose et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Institutional insights on integrating social and environmental science for solutions-driven research

(2019) Keely Maxwell et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY

Environmental sciences benefit from robust evidence irrespective of speed

(2019) Dominique G. Roche et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Authorship Protocols Must Change to Credit Citizen Scientists

(2019) Georgia Ward-Fear et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Revisiting the promise of conservation psychology

(2018) Matthew J. Selinske et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Long-term research in ecology and evolution: a survey of challenges and opportunities

(2018) Sara E. Kuebbing et al.   ECOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS

Increased scientific rigor will improve reliability of research and effectiveness of management

(2018) Sarah N. Sells et al.   JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT

Evaluating the impacts of boundary-spanning activities at the interface of environmental science and policy: A review of progress and future research needs

(2018) Stephen M. Posner et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY

Policy windows for the environment: Tips for improving the uptake of scientific knowledge

(2017) David C. Rose et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY

Linking knowledge to action: the role of boundary spanners in translating ecology

(2017) Hugh D Safford et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Environmental science in a post-truth world

(2017) Jane Lubchenco   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Use-inspired science: making science usable by and useful to decision makers

(2017) Tamara U Wall et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Why Earth Optimism?

(2017) Andrew Balmford et al.   SCIENCE

Mike Begon: Winning Public Arguments As Ecologists: Time for a New Doctrine?

(2017)   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Decision Support Frameworks and Tools for Conservation

(2017) Mark W. Schwartz et al.   Conservation Letters

Evidence complacency hampers conservation

(2017) William J. Sutherland et al.   Nature Ecology & Evolution

Knowledge users’ perspectives and advice on how to improve knowledge exchange and mobilization in the case of a co-managed fishery

(2016) Nathan Young et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY

How do potential knowledge users evaluate new claims about a contested resource? Problems of power and politics in knowledge exchange and mobilization

(2016) Nathan Young et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

From science to action: Principles for undertaking environmental research that enables knowledge exchange and evidence-based decision-making

(2016) C. Cvitanovic et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

1,500 scientists lift the lid on reproducibility

(2016) Monya Baker   NATURE

Reducing Carryover Effects on the Migration and Spawning Success of Sockeye Salmon through a Management Experiment of Dam Flows

(2016) N. J. Burnett et al.   RIVER RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS

Altmetrics: an analysis of the state-of-the-art in measuring research impact on social media

(2016) Mojisola Erdt et al.   SCIENTOMETRICS

Socio-Environmental Systems (SES) Research: what have we learned and how can we use this information in future research programs

(2016) BL Turner II et al.   Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

A How-to Guide for Coproduction of Actionable Science

(2016) Paul Beier et al.   Conservation Letters

Navigating the Space between Research and Implementation in Conservation

(2016) Anne H. Toomey et al.   Conservation Letters

The FAIR Guiding Principles for scientific data management and stewardship

(2016) Mark D. Wilkinson et al.   Scientific Data

Knowledge co-production and boundary work to promote implementation of conservation plans

(2015) Jeanne L. Nel et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Trust ecology and the resilience of natural resource management institutions

(2015) Marc J. Stern et al.   ECOLOGY AND SOCIETY

Weaving Indigenous and sustainability sciences to diversify our methods

(2015) Jay T. Johnson et al.   Sustainability Science

Being relevant: Practical guidance for early career researchers interested in solving conservation problems

(2015) J.M. Chapman et al.   Global Ecology and Conservation

Scientific Publications: Moving beyond Quality and Quantity toward Influence

(2014) Michael R. Donaldson et al.   BIOSCIENCE

The case for policy-relevant conservation science

(2014) David C. Rose   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

The effect of scientific evidence on conservation practitioners’ management decisions

(2014) Jessica C. Walsh et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Using Strategic Foresight to Assess Conservation Opportunity

(2014) CARLY N. COOK et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Practical Science Communication Strategies for Graduate Students

(2014) LAUREN M. KUEHNE et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

A Multidisciplinary Conceptualization of Conservation Opportunity

(2014) KATIE MOON et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

PRACTITIONER'S PERSPECTIVE: How can ecologists make conservation policy more evidence based? Ideas and examples from a devolved perspective

(2014) Ian Bainbridge   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Organising evidence for environmental management decisions: a ‘4S’ hierarchy

(2014) Lynn V. Dicks et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Do altmetrics point to the broader impact of research? An overview of benefits and disadvantages of altmetrics

(2014) Lutz Bornmann   Journal of Informetrics

Achieving Conservation Science that Bridges the Knowledge-Action Boundary

(2013) CARLY N. COOK et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Recreational anglers' attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors related to catch-and-release practices of Pacific salmon in British Columbia

(2013) Vivian M. Nguyen et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Policy: Twenty tips for interpreting scientific claims

(2013) William J. Sutherland et al.   NATURE

COMPASS: Navigating the Rules of Scientific Engagement

(2013) Brooke Smith et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Making conservation research more relevant for conservation practitioners

(2012) William F. Laurance et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Socioenvironmental Sustainability and Actionable Science

(2012) Margaret A. Palmer   BIOSCIENCE

Measuring the societal impact of research

(2012) Lutz Bornmann   EMBO REPORTS

Interdisciplinary production of knowledge with participation of stakeholders: A case study of a collaborative project on climate variability, human decisions and agricultural ecosystems in the Argentine Pampas

(2012) Guillermo P. Podestá et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY

When peer-reviewed publications are not enough! Delivering science for natural resource management

(2012) Duncan C. McKinley et al.   FOREST POLICY AND ECONOMICS

Ensuring applied ecology has impact

(2012) E. J. Milner-Gulland et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

What is societal impact of research and how can it be assessed? a literature survey

(2012) Lutz Bornmann   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Multiple pathways to conservation success

(2012) Corey C. Phillis et al.   Conservation Letters

Acting fast helps avoid extinction

(2012) Tara G. Martin et al.   Conservation Letters

Conservation Means Behavior

(2011) P. WESLEY SCHULTZ   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Science into practice - how can fundamental science contribute to better management of grasslands for invertebrates?

(2011) NICK A. LITTLEWOOD et al.   Insect Conservation and Diversity

Buried by bad decisions

(2011) Daniel Gilbert   NATURE

Decision-making under great uncertainty: environmental management in an era of global change

(2011) Stephen Polasky et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Value Plurality among Conservation Professionals

(2010) CHRIS SANDBROOK et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Repeatability and transparency in ecological research

(2010) Aaron M. Ellison   ECOLOGY

High levels of participation in conservation projects enhance learning

(2010) Anna C. Evely et al.   Conservation Letters

Conservation in the dark? The information used to support management decisions

(2009) Carly N Cook et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

The need for environmental horizon scanning

(2009) William J. Sutherland et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Stakeholder participation for environmental management: A literature review

(2008) Mark S. Reed   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION