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ArticleConservation letters2026

A Standardized Definition of Rapid Evidence Assessment for Environmental Applications.

J Angus Webb, Kate A Schofield, Carly N Cook, Jonathan R B Fisher, Samantha H Cheng, Alec Christie, Steven J Cooke, Natalie S Dubois, Geoff Frampton, Biljana Macura and 25 more

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Article in Conservation letters, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

35 authors.

J Angus WebbDepartment of Infrastructure Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-0857-7878
Kate A SchofieldU.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
Carly N CookSchool of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-4855-6409
Jonathan R B FisherThe Pew Charitable Trusts, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5094-9730
Samantha H ChengGlobal Science, World Wildlife Fund, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
Alec ChristieCentre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8465-8410
Steven J CookeCanadian Centre for Evidence-Informed Conservation, Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Natalie S DuboisEnvironmental Incentives, South Lake Tahoe, California, USA.
Geoff FramptonSouthampton Health Technology Assessments Centre (SHTAC), University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
Biljana MacuraStockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
Susan J NicholsCentre for Applied Water Science, Institute for Applied Ecology, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia.
Rob RichardsEvidentiary, Darling South, Victoria, Australia.
Rebecca J AicherAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
Sara MasonNicholas Institute for Energy, Environment and Sustainability, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1033-0284
Erik AndersonEnvironmental Incentives, South Lake Tahoe, California, USA.
Erin BetleyCenter for Biodiversity and Conservation, American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York, USA.
Mark BorsukCenter on Risk, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Jonah BuschConservation International, Crystal City, Virginia, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0918-4179
Sara CarlsonCenter for Natural Environment, U.S. Agency for International Development, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
Jean-Jacques B DuboisU.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA.
Jacqualyn EalesIndependent Evidence Synthesis Consultant, UK.
Edward T GameThe Nature Conservancy, South Brisbane, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-4707-9281
Robyn L IrvineProtected Areas and Establishment Conservation Directorate, Parks Canada Agency, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-6008-1864
Matthew MuirInternational Affairs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
Lydia OlanderNicholas Institute for Energy, Environment and Sustainability, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Amina PollardU.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
Ana PorzecanskiCenter for Biodiversity and Conservation, American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York, USA.
Elizabeth RadkeU.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
Nicola RandallCentre for Evidence-Based Agriculture, Harper Adams University, Newport, UK.
Trevor RileyNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, Office of Science Support, Central Library, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA.
Stephanie RitchieU.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, Maryland, USA.
Nick SalafskyFoundations of Success, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9665-7477
Amanda SigouinCenter for Biodiversity and Conservation, American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York, USA.
Kara StevensWalton Family Foundation, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
Caroline E RidleyU.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA.

Funding

EPA 68HERC19D0003Intramural EPA EPA999999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Evidence assessment-identifying, evaluating, and synthesizing data and findings from previous studies-is important to inform environmental decision-making but can be slow and resource intensive. Users seeking efficiency have developed multiple definitions and methods for rapid evidence assessment (REA), raising concerns about consistency and rigor. To improve consistency and confidence in REA, we convened an international group of evidence users and researchers to define REA for environmental applications. Through a consensus-driven and iterative approach, we define REA as:

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assessmentconservationecologyenvironmental managementevidencesynthesissystematic review

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PMID41816505
PMCPMC12973286

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