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Using scientific uncertainty to shape forest policy

Two-dimensional analysis for characterizing multi-scale species range data

Uncertainty as information: Narrowing the science-policy gap

Ecosystem management and the challenge of scientific uncertainty

Using uncertainty to shape environmental policy

Integrating humans and nature: Reconciling the boundaries of science and society

Conflict and indecision are hallmarks of environmental policy formulation. Some argue that the requisite information and certainty fall short of scientific standards for decision making; others argue that science is not the issue and that indecisiveness reflects a lack of political willpower. One of the most difficult aspects of translating science into policy is scientific uncertainty. Whereas scientists are familiar with uncertainty and complexity, the public and policy makers often seek certainty and deterministic solutions.

Uncertainty as information: Narrowing the science-policy gap

Re-thinking the

The traditional division of human and natural sciences reflects a long held belief that human systems, their behaviours and interactions, differ dramatically from ecosystems. Now, at the beginning of the 21st century, the relationship between humans and nature has become the foremost driver of ecological research and the science of ecology is now thematically and functionally embedded in the "human dimension".

Redecorating Nature: Deep Science, Holism, Feeling, and Heart

A new urban ecology