Sustainable land management is at the heart of some of the most intractable challenges
facing humanity in the 21st century. It is critical for tackling biodiversity loss, land …

Health policy and systems researchers (HPSRs) in low-income and middle-income
countries (LMICs) aim to influence health systems planning, costing, policy and …

Abstract “More research is needed” is an iconic catchphrase used by scientists worldwide.
Yet policy and management decisions are continually being made with variable levels of …

Research funders and managers can play a critical role in supporting the translation of
knowledge into action by facilitating the brokering of knowledge and partnerships. We use …

The term knowledge translation has been used to describe the process of applying research
results to the real world, in order to enhance the quality and effectiveness of health care and …

The relationship between planning research and practice plays a key role in shaping global
commitments related to urban development. Arguably, this is the case for a 'global urban …

Tropical coastal ecosystems face increasingly severe environmental challenges. Promoting
evidence-based management is one way to address these. In this paper, we propose a …

Despite the extensive literature on the tobacco industry, there has been little attempt to study
how transnational tobacco companies (TTCs) coordinate their political activities globally, or …

This study examined ways in which climate information was mobilized for use under Future
Climate for Africa (FCFA), an applied research program to improve the use of medium term …

The methods used to plan adaptation to climate change have been heavily influenced by
scientific narratives of gradual change and economic narratives of marginal adjustments to …