Connecting Top-Down and Bottom-Up Approaches in Environmental Observing
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 approach...
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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:8106998 2023-05-15T15:03:14+02:00 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 2021-04-28 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8106998/ https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biab018 en eng Oxford University Press http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8106998/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biab018 © The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Institute of Biological Sciences. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. CC-BY Bioscience Special Section on Volunteer Monitoring Text 2021 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biab018 2021-05-16T00:40:38Z 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. Text Arctic PubMed Central (PMC) Arctic BioScience 71 5 467 483 |
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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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