{"id":378,"date":"2015-02-03T14:17:43","date_gmt":"2015-02-03T14:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tool-besafe.pensoft.net\/?p=378"},"modified":"2017-02-22T14:10:11","modified_gmt":"2017-02-22T14:10:11","slug":"overarching-policy-brie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/besafetool.euprojects.awt-2.arphahub.com\/index.php\/2015\/02\/03\/overarching-policy-brie\/","title":{"rendered":"<div align=\"center\">Executive Summary<\/div>"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"center\">\n<h1><strong><span style=\"color: #286239;\">How to argue for <span class='tooltipsall classtoolTips27' style='border-bottom:2px dotted #888;'>biodiversity<\/span> conservation more effectively<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1651\" src=\"http:\/\/tool-besafe.pensoft.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tree2-e1445430723459.jpg\" alt=\"Tree2\" width=\"4903\" height=\"1213\" \/><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #286239;\"><strong>Despite growing evidence that biodiversity is essential for human well-being, it continues to decline. To reverse the trend, society needs to be more convinced that further protective action is necessary.<br \/>\nBESAFE addressed this challenge by analysing the effectiveness of different <span class='tooltipsall classtoolTips18' style='border-bottom:2px dotted #888;'>arguments<\/span> for biodiversity conservation in a range of situations. It produced guidance that can help improve the way we use arguments for conservation and, thus, convincingly demonstrate the <span class='tooltipsall classtoolTips12' style='border-bottom:2px dotted #888;'><span class='tooltipsall classtoolTips20' style='border-bottom:2px dotted #888;'>value<\/span><\/span> of biodiversity to decision-makers.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Key conclusions are:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li type=\"square\"><span style=\"color: #286239;\"> <span style=\"font-size: large;\"> <strong>The success of a more integrated approach depends on <span class='tooltipsall classtoolTips25' style='border-bottom:2px dotted #888;'>stakeholder<\/span> engagement.<\/strong> <\/span> <\/span><br \/>\nA top-down policy framework that sets goals for the protection of particular sites and species is important, but it is not enough to prevent biodiversity loss. An integrated approach, seeking to \u2018mainstream\u2019 biodiversity concerns across all policy sectors (e.g. agriculture, forestry, water, energy, transport and urban planning) and including the biodiversity outside protected areas is needed. Consequently, success depends on the cooperation and active engagement of all the <span class='tooltipsall classtoolTips16' style='border-bottom:2px dotted #888;'>stakeholders<\/span> needed to successfully implement protective measures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li type=\"square\"><span style=\"color: #286239;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"> <strong>Promote bottom-up initiatives at the local level.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><br \/>\nAll stakeholders need to be actively involved in the decision-making process, which should facilitate building trust and working towards generally agreed and accepted solutions. This is particularly important in situations of conflict between biodiversity conservation and the use of natural resources. Authorities should invest in adapting their role to initiate, facilitate, monitor, guide and encourage these bottom-up collaborative decision-making processes and actively support an adaptive management approach wherever possible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li type=\"square\"><span style=\"color: #286239;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"> <strong>Tailor arguments to the audience.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><br \/>\nArguments need to be framed to fit the values and goals of the audience, embracing the plurality of values attached to nature, and using appropriate language. For example, over-emphasising economic arguments could alienate people who are motivated mainly by ethical and moral concerns.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li type=\"square\"><span style=\"color: #286239;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"> <strong>Use positive arguments.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><br \/>\nPositive framing of arguments to emphasise <span class='tooltipsall classtoolTips23' style='border-bottom:2px dotted #888;'>benefits<\/span> is often more powerful than negative framing that focuses on threats and losses. The concept of <span class='tooltipsall classtoolTips13' style='border-bottom:2px dotted #888;'><span class='tooltipsall classtoolTips21' style='border-bottom:2px dotted #888;'>ecosystem<\/span> services<\/span> is useful for emphasising positive benefits, provided that it is properly explained to stakeholders.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li type=\"square\"><span style=\"color: #286239;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"> <strong>Use a wider range of arguments.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><br \/>\nArguments based on the economic value of nature for humans dominate European and national policy-making, and are often seen as central to gaining high-level policy-maker support, but our results show that many decision-makers and other stakeholders also use and respond positively to ethical and moral arguments. Therefore, a wider range of arguments may be needed to engage all stakeholders, including those at the local and regional level. It can be highly effective to bundle together packages of positive arguments, including those on the value of nature to humans, as well as those based on the rights of species to exist and on an \u201cinsurance policy\u201d approach stressing adaptation and resilience. These arguments should be seen as complementary, not as alternatives: the key recommendation is to ensure a better balance between the different types of arguments, and wider dissemination of these arguments to all stakeholder groups.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.besafe-project.net\/img\/uplf\/BESAFE_brochure_online_17.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">BESAFE&#8217;s\u00a0final brochure <\/a>offers a more extensive overview of our main conclusions in a glossy format.<\/p>\n<p>BESAFE&#8217;s\u00a0Final Publishable Summary adds last results\u00a0and an\u00a0overview of our products, dissemination efforts and their impacts (wil be added soon).<\/p>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips27','The variety of living organisms and the ecological complexes of which they are part. See also <a href=\"http:\/\/tool-besafe.pensoft.net\/index.php\/2015\/05\/03\/biodiversity-briefs\/\">here<\/a>.'); <\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This brief gives a summary of BESAFE&#039;s results and offers links to the project&#039;s final brochure and final publishable summary<\/p>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips27','The variety of living organisms and the ecological complexes of which they are part. 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