Transcript Eight key directions for science in CI

Eight key directions for science in CI
Biome coverage of our baseline
biodiversity data
Currently: largely terrestrial alone
Direction: terrestrial + Global Freshwater
Biodiversity Assessment + Global Marine Species
Assessment
Focus of definition of targets for
biodiversity conservation outcomes
Currently: Species (‘Extinctions Avoided’) + Key
Biodiversity Areas (‘Areas Protected’)
Direction: Species (‘Extinctions Avoided’) + Key
Biodiversity Areas (‘Areas Protected’) + Seascapes &
Landscapes (‘Corridors Consolidated’)
Metrics for our biodiversity conservation
Currently: outcomes supply (biodiversity conservation
targets at species, site, and ‘scape’ levels)
Direction: outcomes supply + benefits demand
(climate change, ecosystem services, human wellbeing; science of changing human behavior)
Metrics for our science
Currently: Proximate (scientific publications,
presentations at conferences, etc)
Direction: Proximate + Ultimate (how much does a
publication, presentation etc contribute towards
achieving our biodiversity conservation outcomes)
Metrics for our activities CI-wide
Currently: in Centers for Biodiversity Conservation
and Regional Programs, also in CFD
Direction: Field + Headquarters divisions (CABS,
CELB, CCG, Communications, Development)
Funding for biodiversity conservation
science
Currently: built within philanthropic conservation
investments (esp. Moore Fdn)
Direction: towards public funding, both
multilaterals and development agencies for data
as global public good; and academic funding
(NSF etc)
Scientific partnerships and strategic
capacity-building
Currently: most science conducted internal to CI,
partnerships ad hoc
Direction: strategic capacity-building for
conservation science – partner with academic
departments, graduate students to multiply our
work
Integration of science within CI
Currently: much science in HQ and in the regional
programs, but not enough connections
Direction: science integrated throughout CI…
how?