Over the last decade, there has been an increased focus (and pressure) in conservation
practice globally towards evidence-based or evidence-informed decision making. Despite …

In an era of rapid coastal population expansion and habitat degradation, restoration is
becoming an increasingly important strategy for combating coastal habitat loss and …

Conservation professionals need to know what has worked and what has not when
designing, implementing, evaluating and refining conservation projects. Project failure …

A major justification of environmental management research is that it helps practitioners, yet
previous studies show it is rarely used to inform their decisions. We tested whether …

Biologists have long valued publishing detailed information on rare and endangered
species. Until relatively recently, much of this information was accessible only through …

The knowledge‐action gap in conservation science and practice occurs when research
outputs do not result in actions to protect or restore biodiversity. Among the diverse and …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of one of the most important
and controversial areas of scholarly communication: Open Access publishing and …

The theory-practice gap (TPG) is well known in the environmental realm, referring to
disconnects between knowledge generated through scientific research and the needs …

Inadequate information on the geographical distribution of biodiversity hampers decision-
making for conservation. Major efforts are underway to fill knowledge gaps, but there are …

There is increasing recognition among conservation scientists that long‐term conservation
outcomes could be improved through better integration of evolutionary theory into …