vision 3: stimulating cultural changes for a forward-looking and international ecology

VISION 3:VISION 3:STIMULATING CULTURAL CHANGES FOR A STIMULATING CULTURAL CHANGES FOR A FORWARD-LOOKING AND INTERNATIONAL FORWARD-LOOKING AND INTERNATIONAL

ECOLOGYECOLOGY

John Cybulski

Kevin Hollock

Aaron Hollenbeck

Alfonso Laveglia

Melissa Peterson

Prepared for BIO 344 - Ecologyat Wilkes University

1 October 2004

Area AArea A

The issue being addressed in this area deals The issue being addressed in this area deals with interdisciplinary collaboration and solving with interdisciplinary collaboration and solving emerging environmental problemsemerging environmental problems

In order to facilitate successful collaborations In order to facilitate successful collaborations the proper funding programs, mechanisms, and the proper funding programs, mechanisms, and training will be needed.training will be needed.

By pairing social scientists with environmental By pairing social scientists with environmental scientists, interdisciplinary collaborations are scientists, interdisciplinary collaborations are becoming more successful through the becoming more successful through the promotion of training in collaborative processes.promotion of training in collaborative processes.

http://www.preventioninstitute.org/pdf/collab_math_1S_021904.pdf

Action 1Action 1

CC Action 1. Create resources that will CC Action 1. Create resources that will help ecologists and their collaborators help ecologists and their collaborators work together more effectively.work together more effectively.

CC 1a. Organize a working group composed of CC 1a. Organize a working group composed of environmental scientists and social scientists to environmental scientists and social scientists to publish a “primer” for successful collaboration. publish a “primer” for successful collaboration. The guide would be used to educate the The guide would be used to educate the community at large and serve as an important community at large and serve as an important resource for new collaborations.resource for new collaborations.

CC 1b. Develop a leadership program that CC 1b. Develop a leadership program that focuses on issues of collaboration among focuses on issues of collaboration among applied and social scientists, and policy applied and social scientists, and policy makers.makers.

Action 2Action 2

CC Action 2. Stimulate proactive CC Action 2. Stimulate proactive changes in flagship ecological journals changes in flagship ecological journals and in meeting symposia.and in meeting symposia.

Action 3Action 3

CC Action 3. Converse a meeting of key CC Action 3. Converse a meeting of key leaders (National Academy or Royal leaders (National Academy or Royal Society level) in research, management, Society level) in research, management, and business to develop a plan for and business to develop a plan for enhancing the rewards systems for those enhancing the rewards systems for those who exercise leadership in the who exercise leadership in the environmental sciences and those who environmental sciences and those who foster novel scientific collaborations.foster novel scientific collaborations.

Area BArea B

Broaden the human and disciplinary Broaden the human and disciplinary dimensions of ecology.dimensions of ecology.

What role does the ESA What role does the ESA play Internationally?play Internationally?

16% of its members are non-U.S. 16% of its members are non-U.S. residentsresidents

78 countries are represented78 countries are represented Only half of the members are academic Only half of the members are academic

ecologistsecologists

What is the focus of Area What is the focus of Area B?B?

By having ecological researchers, By having ecological researchers, managers, practitioners, and businesses managers, practitioners, and businesses work collaboratively work collaboratively

More importantly have these More importantly have these collaborations working together across collaborations working together across bordersborders

Example, EUCCExample, EUCC

How can ecology change How can ecology change the way businesses the way businesses think?think?

Businesses have learned that the Earth’s Businesses have learned that the Earth’s resources are finite and that sustainability resources are finite and that sustainability is good for businessis good for business

Examples – Trade/IndustryExamples – Trade/Industry How?How?

Not just by education but by partnerships.Not just by education but by partnerships. This way they learn from each other to further This way they learn from each other to further

reach linked goals of economic and reach linked goals of economic and environmental sustainability.environmental sustainability.

How have novel-private How have novel-private sector partnerships sector partnerships helped the environment?helped the environment?

They have made changes in the way They have made changes in the way wastes are disposedwastes are disposed

They have also changed the way how They have also changed the way how environmentally persistent chemicals are environmentally persistent chemicals are usedused

Examples of these types of partnershipsExamples of these types of partnerships CERES/CSSSCERES/CSSS

How can ecologists How can ecologists broaden the dimensions broaden the dimensions of their discipline?of their discipline?

Active engagement between scientific Active engagement between scientific institutionsinstitutions

Recognition of partners as equalRecognition of partners as equal Active recruitment of a greater diversityActive recruitment of a greater diversity Encouragement of broader metrics for Encouragement of broader metrics for

evaluating scientistsevaluating scientists

Why do you need Why do you need ecological diversity?ecological diversity?

To educate diverse communitiesTo educate diverse communities To persuade people to accept scientific To persuade people to accept scientific

expertise as being critical to the success expertise as being critical to the success in problem solvingin problem solving

So solutions can be applied worldwideSo solutions can be applied worldwide

Recommended ActionsRecommended Actions

Action 4. Engage with the private sector in four Action 4. Engage with the private sector in four areas.areas.

Action 5. Sponsor symposia, workshops and Action 5. Sponsor symposia, workshops and projects that focus on the interface between the projects that focus on the interface between the work of ecological scientists and ecological work of ecological scientists and ecological practitioners.practitioners.

Action 6. Promote ethnic and gender diversity and Action 6. Promote ethnic and gender diversity and equality in the ecological sciences.equality in the ecological sciences.

Action 7. Highlight nonacademic career path in Action 7. Highlight nonacademic career path in efforts such as SEEDS and other educational efforts such as SEEDS and other educational programs.programs.

Action 4. Action 4. Engage with the Engage with the private sector in four areas:private sector in four areas:

CC4 a. Enhancing ESA membership CC4 a. Enhancing ESA membership value and participating in ESA activitiesvalue and participating in ESA activities

CC4 b. Expanding the Governing BoardCC4 b. Expanding the Governing Board CC4 c. Addressing private sector needs CC4 c. Addressing private sector needs

through cooperative partnershipsthrough cooperative partnerships CC4 d. Seek corporate sponsorships CC4 d. Seek corporate sponsorships

Action 5. Action 5. Sponsor Sponsor symposia, workshops and symposia, workshops and projects that focus on the projects that focus on the interface between the work interface between the work of ecological scientists and of ecological scientists and ecological practitioners.ecological practitioners.

What can these meetings accomplish?What can these meetings accomplish? Strengthening the flow of ideasStrengthening the flow of ideas Providing benefits for both partiesProviding benefits for both parties Sharing knowledge and identifying gap in Sharing knowledge and identifying gap in

information required for managementinformation required for management

Action 6. Action 6. Promote ethnic and Promote ethnic and gender diversity and equality gender diversity and equality in the ecological sciences.in the ecological sciences.

How can we promote diversity?How can we promote diversity? By forming partnerships with international By forming partnerships with international

societies to recruit underrepresented groupssocieties to recruit underrepresented groups By reporting the demographic statistics of By reporting the demographic statistics of

society membershipsociety membership And by continuing ongoing programs such And by continuing ongoing programs such

as SEEDSas SEEDS

Action 7. Action 7. Highlight Highlight nonacademic career paths in nonacademic career paths in efforts such as SEEDS and efforts such as SEEDS and other educational programs.other educational programs.

How?How? By pointing out valuable contributions to By pointing out valuable contributions to

ecological sustainabilityecological sustainability By increasing visibility of those following By increasing visibility of those following

other career pathsother career paths

Vision 3: Area CVision 3: Area CAddresses the issue of creating international Addresses the issue of creating international

bonds with ecological scientists and create bonds with ecological scientists and create global access to all of the resources for global access to all of the resources for ecological knowledge.ecological knowledge.

The scale of the most pressing challenges to The scale of the most pressing challenges to ecological sustainability such as water and ecological sustainability such as water and land use changes must be able to match the land use changes must be able to match the scale of ecological science. (scale of ecological science. (Ecological vision, 35-36Ecological vision, 35-36))

In order to enlarge our discipline, a proactive In order to enlarge our discipline, a proactive approach to promote international cooperation approach to promote international cooperation must occur.must occur.

(Ecological Visions Report, 34-35)(Ecological Visions Report, 34-35)

Vision 3: CC Action 8. Vision 3: CC Action 8. Globalize Globalize access to ecological knowledge.access to ecological knowledge.

There is a great barrier to the ecological There is a great barrier to the ecological knowledge as a result of language.knowledge as a result of language.

Often, relevant information is only accessible in Often, relevant information is only accessible in one language; where more often the published one language; where more often the published material is in English even if the material material is in English even if the material originated in another country.originated in another country.

CC 8a. Routinely Translate key articles from prominent foreign ecology journals and other sources into English and vice versa.


Participants of the inaugural meeting of the Participants of the inaugural meeting of the Federation of the Americans at the ESA 2003 Federation of the Americans at the ESA 2003 Annual Meeting, posed the translation of Annual Meeting, posed the translation of articles as a priority.articles as a priority.

Increasing the access of knowledge will Increasing the access of knowledge will improve the quality of ongoing projects.improve the quality of ongoing projects.


These exchange programs will create several These exchange programs will create several positive outcomes.positive outcomes.

Such as an update from other countries Such as an update from other countries regarding ecological information and new regarding ecological information and new technologies.technologies.

CC 8 b. Ease the exchange of students, managers, and practitioners among institutions of different countries.


A greater appreciations of local A greater appreciations of local knowledge in developing countries by knowledge in developing countries by those from the developed countries.those from the developed countries.

As well as international collaboration As well as international collaboration among students, managers and among students, managers and practitioners.practitioners.


By building networks By building networks of ecologists from of ecologists from different countries, different countries, there will be a great there will be a great effect on research effect on research agendas as well as agendas as well as education programs.education programs.

(Ecological Visions Report, 35)(Ecological Visions Report, 35)

CC 8 c. Promote efforts to foster international collaborations among ecological societies.


CC 8 d. Foster international collaboration by seeking CC 8 d. Foster international collaboration by seeking funds for multinational joint research programs funds for multinational joint research programs among academics and practitioners. These could among academics and practitioners. These could be similar to ongoing programs between the be similar to ongoing programs between the European Union and Latin America. European Union and Latin America.

(Ecological Visions Report, 35)(Ecological Visions Report, 35)

This website is an This website is an attempt to offer attempt to offer information about global information about global activities for ecologists activities for ecologists that wish to expand their that wish to expand their knowledge to the knowledge to the international level.international level.

The creation of this The creation of this website is the result of a website is the result of a discussion that was held at discussion that was held at the ESA 2000 Annual the ESA 2000 Annual Meeting in Snowbird, UT. Meeting in Snowbird, UT.

The website offers links The website offers links for ecologists to learn for ecologists to learn about international about international programs, ecological programs, ecological studies from around the studies from around the world, and international world, and international conventions. conventions.

All of which increase All of which increase ecological knowledge, ecological knowledge, involvement among involvement among different countries and different countries and experts. experts.

http://www.esa.org/international/

Vision 3: CC Action 9. Vision 3: CC Action 9. Promote an international Promote an international agenda for global agenda for global ecological science.ecological science.

Ecological society of America can hold Ecological society of America can hold meetings that concentrate on meetings that concentrate on sustainability science sustainability science (Ecological visions report, (Ecological visions report,

35).35).

The meetings should also focus on The meetings should also focus on international needs for ecological scienceinternational needs for ecological science

Vision 3: CC Action 9. Vision 3: CC Action 9. Promote an Promote an international agenda for international agenda for global ecological global ecological science.science. The results of the meetings can be made The results of the meetings can be made

available on the web.available on the web.An event at the joint meeting of ESA and An event at the joint meeting of ESA and

INTECOL in august 2005 would be a good INTECOL in august 2005 would be a good first start as would the meeting ESA is first start as would the meeting ESA is already planning to hold in Mexico in early already planning to hold in Mexico in early 2006. 2006. (Ecological visions report, 36).(Ecological visions report, 36).

Vision 3: Action 10. Vision 3: Action 10. Bolster an international Bolster an international young ecologists young ecologists research community.research community.

CC 10 a. Develop an international Ecological CC 10 a. Develop an international Ecological Scholars program. Scholars program. (Ecological Visions Report, 36)(Ecological Visions Report, 36)

CC 10 b. Create programs for exchange of CC 10 b. Create programs for exchange of students and post doctoral researchers to students and post doctoral researchers to research labs and meetings. research labs and meetings. (Ecological Visions (Ecological Visions Report, 36)Report, 36)

http://2001.cancer.gov/promoting.htm

http://crito.uci.edu/2/eco-workshop/about.asp

How is Vision 3 of the Ecological Visions How is Vision 3 of the Ecological Visions Report important to the American public Report important to the American public at large?at large?

The importance of Vision 3 is more The importance of Vision 3 is more targeted to the international level as well targeted to the international level as well as academia, business sector, NGO as academia, business sector, NGO sector, and management sector.sector, and management sector.

One of the main goals is to increase the One of the main goals is to increase the access of ecological knowledge to the access of ecological knowledge to the American public as well as American public as well as internationally.internationally.

What is the relevance of Vision 3 of the What is the relevance of Vision 3 of the Ecological Visions Report to NEPA?Ecological Visions Report to NEPA?

Northeastern PA has been effected by the coal Northeastern PA has been effected by the coal mining industry since the early 1900’s leaving mining industry since the early 1900’s leaving the land scarred and in need of reclamationthe land scarred and in need of reclamation

Vision 3 contains ideas that would enable Vision 3 contains ideas that would enable scientists to work with other businesses and scientists to work with other businesses and professionals to promote more successful professionals to promote more successful collaborations in restoring superfund sites to collaborations in restoring superfund sites to their natural statetheir natural state

Examples: Wetlands, Culm Banks, Strip MinesExamples: Wetlands, Culm Banks, Strip Mines

Does Vision 3 of the Ecological Visions Does Vision 3 of the Ecological Visions Report have relevance to Wilkes Report have relevance to Wilkes University?University?

Groups of students work together to Groups of students work together to accomplish academic tasks throughout their accomplish academic tasks throughout their time spent at Wilkes Universitytime spent at Wilkes University

Vision 3 will enable students to gain access to Vision 3 will enable students to gain access to a larger pool of ecological knowledge that a larger pool of ecological knowledge that wasn’t previously availablewasn’t previously available

Examples: Senior Research, Senior ProjectsExamples: Senior Research, Senior Projects

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