Abstract Knowledge co‐production and boundary work offer planners a new frame for
critically designing a social process that fosters collaborative implementation of resulting …

Authors have documented a “research‐implementation gap” in conservation. Research
intended to inform conservation practice often does not, and practice often is not informed by …

There are many barriers to using science to inform conservation policy and practice.
Conservation scientists wishing to produce management‐relevant science must balance this …

Highlights•Successful conservation often requires collaboration across international
boundaries.•A wide range of strategies have been used to advance cross-boundary …

A widely recognized challenge in natural resource management and conservation is the gap
between the knowledge generated by researchers and the information being used to inform …

Conservation assessment is a rapidly evolving discipline whose stated goal is the design of
networks of protected areas that represent and ensure the persistence of nature (ie, species …

Despite substantial growth in the field of conservation planning, the speed and success with
which conservation plans are converted into conservation action remains limited. This gap …

Despite increased focus on the importance of navigating the spaces between research and
implementation, conservation science is still not put into practice as often as it could be …

The knowledge‐action gap in conservation science and practice occurs when research
outputs do not result in actions to protect or restore biodiversity. Among the diverse and …

One of the key determinants of success in biodiversity conservation is how well conservation
planning decisions account for the social system in which actions are to be implemented …