Negotiating local versus global needs in the International Long Term Ecological Research Network’s socio-ecological research agenda

Over the past decade, long-term socio-ecological research (LTSER) has been established to better integrate social science research and societal concerns into the goals and objectives of the International Long-Term Ecological Research (ILTER) network, an established global network of long-term ecolog...

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Autores: Holzer, J.M., Adamescu, Mihai Cristian, Bonet-García, Francisco J., Díaz-Delgado, Ricardo, Dick, J., Grove, J.M., Rozzi, R., Orenstein, D.E.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/172132
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/172132
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Long-term ecological research
Long-term socio-ecological research
Transdisciplinary
Network
Sustainability
ILTER
Global research infrastructure
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spelling Negotiating local versus global needs in the International Long Term Ecological Research Network’s socio-ecological research agendaHolzer, J.M.Adamescu, Mihai CristianBonet-García, Francisco J.Díaz-Delgado, RicardoDick, J.Grove, J.M.Rozzi, R.Orenstein, D.E.Long-term ecological researchLong-term socio-ecological researchTransdisciplinaryNetworkSustainabilityILTERGlobal research infrastructureOver the past decade, long-term socio-ecological research (LTSER) has been established to better integrate social science research and societal concerns into the goals and objectives of the International Long-Term Ecological Research (ILTER) network, an established global network of long-term ecologicalmonitoring sites. TheHorizon 2020 eLTER project, currently underway, includes as one of its key objectives to evaluate the performance of LTSER platforms.This article reflects part of this evaluation: six LTSER platformswere assessed through site visits of the lead author, coupledwith reflections and insights of the platform managers, whoare also co-authors.We provide background for the mission and goals of LTSER, then assess the six international LTSERplatforms—Baltimore Ecosystem Study LTER, USA; Braila Island LTSER, Romania; Cairngorms LTSER, UK;Doñana LTSER, Spain;OmoraEthnobotanical Park CapeHorn LTER,Chile; and Sierra Nevada LTSER, Spain. While based on a strong theoretical foundation in socio-ecological research, there has been a steep learning curve for scientists applying the concept in practice at LTSERplatforms.We show positive impacts that have been achieved, including contributions to policy, land-use planning, and natural resourcemanagement.Weexplain key aspects of LTSERplatforms that have proven challenging, includingmanagement, interdisciplinary integration, and stakeholder collaboration.Wecharacterize the tensions between top-down desires for network harmonization, bottom-up demands such as local policy relevance, and platform-level constraints such as time and budget. Finally,we discuss challenges, such as local context dominating the character of LTSERplatforms, and the fact that scientists are often disincentivized from engaging in transdisciplinary science. Overall, we conclude that while the internationalnetwork offers important advantages to itsmembers, a more productive balance between local and global goals could be achieved, and membersmay need to temper their expectations of what the network can and cannot offer at the local level.Peer reviewedInstitute of Physics PublishingHolzer, J.M. [0000-0002-6897-14047]Bonet-García, Francisco J. [0000-0002-4627-1442]Orenstein, D.E. [0000-0003-2598-3704]Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]201820182018info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Publisher's versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/172132reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Ingléshttps://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aadec8Síinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/1721322026-05-22T06:33:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Negotiating local versus global needs in the International Long Term Ecological Research Network’s socio-ecological research agenda
title Negotiating local versus global needs in the International Long Term Ecological Research Network’s socio-ecological research agenda
spellingShingle Negotiating local versus global needs in the International Long Term Ecological Research Network’s socio-ecological research agenda
Holzer, J.M.
Long-term ecological research
Long-term socio-ecological research
Transdisciplinary
Network
Sustainability
ILTER
Global research infrastructure
title_short Negotiating local versus global needs in the International Long Term Ecological Research Network’s socio-ecological research agenda
title_full Negotiating local versus global needs in the International Long Term Ecological Research Network’s socio-ecological research agenda
title_fullStr Negotiating local versus global needs in the International Long Term Ecological Research Network’s socio-ecological research agenda
title_full_unstemmed Negotiating local versus global needs in the International Long Term Ecological Research Network’s socio-ecological research agenda
title_sort Negotiating local versus global needs in the International Long Term Ecological Research Network’s socio-ecological research agenda
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Holzer, J.M.
Adamescu, Mihai Cristian
Bonet-García, Francisco J.
Díaz-Delgado, Ricardo
Dick, J.
Grove, J.M.
Rozzi, R.
Orenstein, D.E.
author Holzer, J.M.
author_facet Holzer, J.M.
Adamescu, Mihai Cristian
Bonet-García, Francisco J.
Díaz-Delgado, Ricardo
Dick, J.
Grove, J.M.
Rozzi, R.
Orenstein, D.E.
author_role author
author2 Adamescu, Mihai Cristian
Bonet-García, Francisco J.
Díaz-Delgado, Ricardo
Dick, J.
Grove, J.M.
Rozzi, R.
Orenstein, D.E.
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Holzer, J.M. [0000-0002-6897-14047]
Bonet-García, Francisco J. [0000-0002-4627-1442]
Orenstein, D.E. [0000-0003-2598-3704]
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Long-term ecological research
Long-term socio-ecological research
Transdisciplinary
Network
Sustainability
ILTER
Global research infrastructure
topic Long-term ecological research
Long-term socio-ecological research
Transdisciplinary
Network
Sustainability
ILTER
Global research infrastructure
description Over the past decade, long-term socio-ecological research (LTSER) has been established to better integrate social science research and societal concerns into the goals and objectives of the International Long-Term Ecological Research (ILTER) network, an established global network of long-term ecologicalmonitoring sites. TheHorizon 2020 eLTER project, currently underway, includes as one of its key objectives to evaluate the performance of LTSER platforms.This article reflects part of this evaluation: six LTSER platformswere assessed through site visits of the lead author, coupledwith reflections and insights of the platform managers, whoare also co-authors.We provide background for the mission and goals of LTSER, then assess the six international LTSERplatforms—Baltimore Ecosystem Study LTER, USA; Braila Island LTSER, Romania; Cairngorms LTSER, UK;Doñana LTSER, Spain;OmoraEthnobotanical Park CapeHorn LTER,Chile; and Sierra Nevada LTSER, Spain. While based on a strong theoretical foundation in socio-ecological research, there has been a steep learning curve for scientists applying the concept in practice at LTSERplatforms.We show positive impacts that have been achieved, including contributions to policy, land-use planning, and natural resourcemanagement.Weexplain key aspects of LTSERplatforms that have proven challenging, includingmanagement, interdisciplinary integration, and stakeholder collaboration.Wecharacterize the tensions between top-down desires for network harmonization, bottom-up demands such as local policy relevance, and platform-level constraints such as time and budget. Finally,we discuss challenges, such as local context dominating the character of LTSERplatforms, and the fact that scientists are often disincentivized from engaging in transdisciplinary science. Overall, we conclude that while the internationalnetwork offers important advantages to itsmembers, a more productive balance between local and global goals could be achieved, and membersmay need to temper their expectations of what the network can and cannot offer at the local level.
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