Defining and Using Evidence in Conservation Practice by Nick Salafsky of Foundations of Success

Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device: Please click this URL to join. https://zoom.us/w/832107674?tk=n9oh5XP0HOhIVDsFesOa_S6Fz-P–0Bda0MljDbhoF0.DQEAAAAAMZj0mhZNaV9PeVpwY1J2NndkdzhyRmlsck5BAA&uuid=WN_jJRXsYhvS2WU3dXuhpVoCQ Description: There is growing interest in evidence-based conservation, yet there are no widely accepted standard definitions of evidence, let alone guidance on how to use it in the context of conservation and natural resource management practice. In this talk, I will first draw on insights of evidence-based practice from different disciplines to define evidence as being “the relevant information used to assess one or more hypotheses related to a question of interest.” I then present a typology of different kinds of information, hypotheses, and evidence and show how these different types can be used in different steps of conservation practice. In particular, it is important to distinguish between specific evidence used to assess project hypotheses and generic evidence used to assess generic hypotheses. I next build on this typology to develop a decision tree to support practitioners in how to appropriately use available specific and generic evidence in a given conservation situation. Finally, I conclude with a discussion of how to better promote and enable evidence-based conservation in projects and across the discipline of conservation, including the development of different types of shared evidence libraries.Co-sponsors: OCTO (OpenChannels, The Skimmer, MPA News, EBM Tools Network)Or join by phone: Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 646 558 8656 or +1 669 900 6833 Webinar ID: 832 107 674 International numbers available: https://zoom.us/u/adVdywzrhP