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ArticleAmbio2023

Foresight science in conservation: Tools, barriers, and mainstreaming opportunities.

Gabrielle Ednie, Tyreen Kapoor, Olga Koppel, Morgan L Piczak, Jessica L Reid, Alyssa D Murdoch, Carly N Cook, William J Sutherland, Steven J Cooke

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Article in Ambio, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Overcoming barriers to build partnerships for managing plant invasions under global change.Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Gabrielle Ednie *Biology Department, University of Ottawa, 75 Laurier Ave. E, Ottawa, ON, K1N 6N5, Canada. gab.ednie@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2832-3015
Tyreen Kapoor *Biology Department, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6, Canada.
Olga Koppel *Biology Department, University of Ottawa, 75 Laurier Ave. E, Ottawa, ON, K1N 6N5, Canada.
Morgan L Piczak *Biology Department, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6, Canada.
Jessica L Reid *Biology Department, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6, Canada.
Alyssa D MurdochBiology Department, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6, Canada.
Carly N CookSchool of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, 3800, Australia.
William J SutherlandDepartment of Zoology, University of Cambridge, The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ, UK.
Steven J CookeBiology Department, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6, Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Foresight science is a systematic approach to generate future predictions for planning and management by drawing upon analytical and predictive tools to understand the past and present, while providing insights about the future. To illustrate the application of foresight science in conservation, we present three case studies: identification of emerging risks to conservation, conservation of at-risk species, and aid in the development of management strategies for multiple stressors. We highlight barriers to mainstreaming foresight science in conservation including knowledge accessibility/organization, communication across diverse stakeholders/decision makers, and organizational capacity. Finally, we investigate opportunities for mainstreaming foresight science including continued advocacy to showcase its application, incorporating emerging technologies (i.e., artificial intelligence) to increase capacity/decrease costs, and increasing education/training in foresight science via specialized courses and curricula for trainees and practicing professionals. We argue that failure to mainstream foresight science will hinder the ability to achieve future conservation objectives in the Anthropocene.

Indexed as

Artificial IntelligenceConservation of Natural ResourcesForecastingAnthropoceneDecision-makingEnvironmental planningFutures researchStrategic foresight

Identifiers

PMID36287382
PMCPMC9607712

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