The production of science has generally been understood as primarily a technical endeavor,
conducted by a narrow group of knowledge “experts” who ostensibly bring legitimacy and …

Linking science with action affords a prime opportunity to leverage greater societal impact
from research and increase the use of evidence in decision-making. Success in these areas …

Evidence-informed decision-making is in increasing demand given growing pressures on
marine environments. A way to facilitate this is by knowledge exchange among marine …

Invasive alien species (IAS) are a rising threat to biodiversity, national security, and regional
economies, with impacts in the hundreds of billions of US dollars annually. Proactive or …

Natural resource researchers have long recognized the value of working closely with the
managers and communities who depend on, steward, and impact ecosystems. These …

Despite the rapid and accelerating rate of global environmental changes, too often research
that has the potential to inform more sustainable futures remains disconnected from the …

Demand has grown for actionable science to support real-world decision-making around
climate change and related environmental management challenges. Producing actionable …

Climate change is altering fire regimes and post‐fire conditions, contributing to relatively
rapid transformation of landscapes across the western US. Studies are increasingly …

The limited application of science to environmental management has been termed the
“science‐management knowledge gap.” This gap is widely assumed to be a consequence …

This paper documents a case study examining collaborative transdisciplinary (TD) and
interdisciplinary (ID) graduate programmes at the University of British Columbia (a large …