Connecting Top-Down and Bottom-Up Approaches in Environmental Observing
Abstract Effective responses to rapid environmental change rely on observations to inform planning and decision-making. Reviewing literature from 124 programs across the globe and analyzing survey data for 30 Arctic community-based monitoring programs, we compare top-down, large-scale program driven...
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croxfordunivpr:10.1093/biosci/biab018 2024-09-09T19:24:54+00:00 Connecting Top-Down and Bottom-Up Approaches in Environmental Observing Eicken, Hajo Danielsen, Finn Sam, Josephine-Mary Fidel, Maryann Johnson, Noor Poulsen, Michael K Lee, Olivia A Spellman, Katie V Iversen, Lisbeth Pulsifer, Peter Enghoff, Martin Horizon 2020 National Science Foundation 2021 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biab018 http://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article-pdf/71/5/467/37852061/biab018.pdf en eng Oxford University Press (OUP) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ BioScience volume 71, issue 5, page 467-483 ISSN 0006-3568 1525-3244 journal-article 2021 croxfordunivpr https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biab018 2024-08-27T04:17:27Z Abstract Effective responses to rapid environmental change rely on observations to inform planning and decision-making. Reviewing literature from 124 programs across the globe and analyzing survey data for 30 Arctic community-based monitoring programs, we compare top-down, large-scale program driven approaches with bottom-up approaches initiated and steered at the community level. Connecting these two approaches and linking to Indigenous and local knowledge yields benefits including improved information products and enhanced observing program efficiency and sustainability. We identify core principles central to such improved links: matching observing program aims, scales, and ability to act on information; matching observing program and community priorities; fostering compatibility in observing methodology and data management; respect of Indigenous intellectual property rights and the implementation of free, prior, and informed consent; creating sufficient organizational support structures; and ensuring sustained community members’ commitment. Interventions to overcome challenges in adhering to these principles are discussed. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Oxford University Press Arctic BioScience 71 5 467 483 |
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Abstract Effective responses to rapid environmental change rely on observations to inform planning and decision-making. Reviewing literature from 124 programs across the globe and analyzing survey data for 30 Arctic community-based monitoring programs, we compare top-down, large-scale program driven approaches with bottom-up approaches initiated and steered at the community level. Connecting these two approaches and linking to Indigenous and local knowledge yields benefits including improved information products and enhanced observing program efficiency and sustainability. We identify core principles central to such improved links: matching observing program aims, scales, and ability to act on information; matching observing program and community priorities; fostering compatibility in observing methodology and data management; respect of Indigenous intellectual property rights and the implementation of free, prior, and informed consent; creating sufficient organizational support structures; and ensuring sustained community members’ commitment. Interventions to overcome challenges in adhering to these principles are discussed. |
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Eicken, Hajo Danielsen, Finn Sam, Josephine-Mary Fidel, Maryann Johnson, Noor Poulsen, Michael K Lee, Olivia A Spellman, Katie V Iversen, Lisbeth Pulsifer, Peter Enghoff, Martin |
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Eicken, Hajo Danielsen, Finn Sam, Josephine-Mary Fidel, Maryann Johnson, Noor Poulsen, Michael K Lee, Olivia A Spellman, Katie V Iversen, Lisbeth Pulsifer, Peter Enghoff, Martin Connecting Top-Down and Bottom-Up Approaches in Environmental Observing |
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Connecting Top-Down and Bottom-Up Approaches in Environmental Observing |
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Connecting Top-Down and Bottom-Up Approaches in Environmental Observing |
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Connecting Top-Down and Bottom-Up Approaches in Environmental Observing |
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