The coalition for conservation genetics: Working across organizations to build capacity and achieve change in policy and practice

F. Kershaw; M.W. Bruford; W.C. Funk; C.E. Grueber; S. Hoban; M.E. Hunter; L. Laikre; A.J. MacDonald; M.H. Meek; C. Mittan; D. O´Brien; R. Ogden; R.E. Shaw; C. Vernesi; G. Segelbacher

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The coalition for conservation genetics: Working across organizations to build capacity and achieve change in policy and practice

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The coalition for conservation genetics: Working across organizations to build capacity and achieve change in policy and practice

F. Kershaw, M.W. Bruford, W.C. Funk, C.E. Grueber, S. Hoban, M.E. Hunter, L. Laikre, A.J. MacDonald, M.H. Meek, C. Mittan, …

Conservation Science and Practice, Vol.4(4), e12635

2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.12635

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Abstract The Coalition for Conservation Genetics (CCG) brings together four eminent organizations with the shared goal of improving the integration of genetic information into conservation policy and practice. We provide a historical context of conservation genetics as a field and reflect on current barriers to conserving genetic diversity, highlighting the need for collaboration across traditional divides, international partnerships, and coordinated advocacy. We then introduce the CCG and illustrate through examples how a coalition approach can leverage complementary expertise and improve the organizational impact at multiple levels. The CCG has proven particularly successful at implementing large synthesis-type projects, training early-career scientists, and advising policy makers. Achievements to date highlight the potential for the CCG to make effective contributions to practical conservation policy and management that no one “parent” organization could achieve on its own. Finally, we reflect on the lessons learned through forming the CCG, and our vision for the future.

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Title: The coalition for conservation genetics: Working across organizations to build capacity and achieve change in policy and practice
Authors/Creators: F. Kershaw (Author/Creator) - Natural Resources Defense Council
M.W. Bruford (Author/Creator) - Cardiff University
W.C. Funk (Author/Creator) - Colorado State University
C.E. Grueber (Author/Creator) - The University of Sydney
S. Hoban (Author/Creator) - Morton Arboretum
M.E. Hunter (Author/Creator) - United States Geological Survey
L. Laikre (Author/Creator) - Stockholm University
A.J. MacDonald (Author/Creator) - Australian National University
M.H. Meek (Author/Creator) - Michigan State University
C. Mittan (Author/Creator)
D. O´Brien (Author/Creator)
R. Ogden (Author/Creator) - Roslin Institute
R.E. Shaw (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
C. Vernesi (Author/Creator) - Fondazione Edmund Mach
G. Segelbacher (Author/Creator) - University Medical Center Freiburg
Publication Details: Conservation Science and Practice, Vol.4(4), e12635
Publisher: Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of Society for Conservation Biology
Identifiers: 991005545267807891
Murdoch Affiliation: School of Environmental and Conservation Sciences
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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Collaboration types: Domestic collaboration; International collaboration
Citation topics: 3 Agriculture, Environment & Ecology; 3.64 Phylogenetics & Genomics; 3.64.71 Genetic Diversity
Web Of Science research areas: Biodiversity Conservation
ESI research areas: Agricultural Sciences