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<p style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0"><span style="font-size:12pt" class="ContentPasted0">While the goal of applied conservation research and science is often to inform policy or management action, the pathways to achieve measurable
outcomes is not always evident or clear. This, among other challenges, often leads to a gap or disconnect between science and policy outcomes.
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<p style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0"><span style="font-size:12pt" class="ContentPasted0">A team from Concordia University and Environment and Climate Change Canada are undertaking an online survey to assess the ability of, and challenges
for, working cross-sectorally towards bridging the science-policy gap in Canada as it is related to urban nature-based solutions. Urban nature-based solutions are conservation, management, restoration policy or action for the natural environment, with the
goals of improving biodiversity, ecosystem functions, and human well-being in urban or urbanizing landscapes. The results from this survey will help identify current strengths and weaknesses on how we currently work and communicate across sectors to mobilize
science towards policy action, as well as guide scientific research by the wealth of community and practitioners on-the-ground knowledge.
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<p style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0"><span style="font-size:12pt" class="ContentPasted0">We estimate that the survey will take approximately 10 - 20 minutes to complete. However, the survey can take as long as the participant chooses,
and we welcome all levels of involvement. Participants may choose others within their network for advice on information needed to complete the survey, or simply fill in the information that is available to them.
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<p style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0"><span style="font-size:12pt" class="ContentPasted0">The information on the current capacity to work cross-sectorally as well as the challenges for bridging the science-policy gap identified by
experts such as yourself will be discussed at a workshop and published in the supplemental materials of a resulting publication. The current strengths and weaknesses of cross-sectoral networks, as well the challenges to work and communicate across sectors
(and solutions that have been proven to bridge the gaps) will help identify priorities for each sector on how to improve closing the science-policy gap and inform future initiatives with this goal.
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<p style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0"><span style="font-size:12pt" class="ContentPasted0">The information you provide will be de-identified. This research has been cleared by Concordia University’s Office of Research (Certification
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<p style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0"><span style="font-size:12pt" class="ContentPasted0">If you have any questions about this research project or would like to recommend other survey participants, please contact Carly Ziter (<a href="mailto:carly.ziter@concordia.ca" id="OWAc7d90028-2a73-7683-4fc4-731d854252e3" data-linkindex="1" class="OWAAutoLink ContentPasted0">carly.ziter@concordia.ca</a>)
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<p style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0"><span style="font-size:12pt" class="ContentPasted0">L’objectif de la science et de la recherche appliquées en conservation est souvent d’orienter les politiques ou la gestion. Toutefois, la démarche
la plus appropriée pour atteindre des résultats mesurables n’est pas toujours claire ou évidente. Voilà l’un des nombreux défis qui expliquent l’existence d’un fossé, ou clivage, entre science et politiques.
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<p style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0"><span style="font-size:12pt" class="ContentPasted0">Une équipe composée de membres du personnel de l’Université Concordia et d’Environnement et Changement climatique Canada réalisent un sondage
en ligne afin d’évaluer la capacité de collaboration intersectorielle, et les obstacles qui entravent un tel travail, pour combler le fossé entre politiques et science pour des solutions basées sur la nature dans les villes canadiennes. Les solutions urbaines
basées sur la nature sont des mesures politiques ou des efforts de conservation, de gestion ou de restauration de l’environnement naturel qui visent à renforcer la biodiversité, le fonctionnement des écosystèmes et le bien-être des humains dans les zones urbaines
ou en cours d’urbanisation. Les résultats du sondage contribueront à cerner les forces et les faiblesses actuelles dans le travail et la communication intersectoriels lorsque vient le temps de traduire les connaissances scientifiques en politiques concrètes.
De plus, ils guideront la recherche scientifique en exploitant le riche savoir de la communauté et des praticiens et praticiennes sur le terrain.
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<p style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0"><span style="font-size:12pt" class="ContentPasted0">Nous estimons que vous aurez besoin d’environ 10 à 20 minutes pour répondre au sondage. Chaque personne peut cependant choisir d’y investir
plus de temps; tous les degrés de participation sont les bienvenus. Au besoin, les personnes répondantes peuvent se tourner vers leur réseau pour obtenir des conseils ou des renseignements leur permettant de répondre au sondage, ou simplement fournir l’information
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<p style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0"><span style="font-size:12pt" class="ContentPasted0">Les renseignements fournis par les spécialistes, comme vous, au sujet de la capacité actuelle de collaboration intersectorielle et des défis
liés au franchissement du fossé séparant la science et la politique feront l’objet de discussions lors d’un atelier et ils paraîtront en complément à une publication subséquente. Les forces et faiblesses actuelles des réseaux intersectoriels ainsi que les
difficultés liées à la collaboration et à la communication intersectorielles (de même que les solutions éprouvées pour y remédier) aideront à définir des priorités pour chaque secteur afin de mieux combler le fossé et à orienter les initiatives futures poursuivant
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<p style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0"><span style="font-size:12pt" class="ContentPasted0">Les renseignements fournis seront dépersonnalisés. Cette recherche a été approuvée par le Service de la recherche de l’Université Concordia
(certificat no 30018529). Si vous avez des préoccupations au sujet des enjeux éthiques, veuillez vous adresser à l’Unité d’éthique de la recherche de l’Université Concordia (514 848-2424, poste 7481, ou
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vous adresser à Carly Ziter (<a href="mailto:carly.ziter@concordia.ca" id="OWA921ff657-f1df-a0c8-ab1b-c4dcd002ddc2" data-linkindex="5" class="OWAAutoLink ContentPasted0">carly.ziter@concordia.ca</a>) ou à Kayleigh Hutt-Taylor, attachée de recherche (<a href="mailto:kayleighhutttaylor@gmail.com" id="OWAee12acfd-3526-459b-a51d-f56e44ebe90c" data-linkindex="6" class="OWAAutoLink ContentPasted0">kayleighhutttaylor@gmail.com</a>).
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Biology Department, <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"></span></font></span>Concordia University, Montreal<br>
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