Centering relationships to place for more meaningful research and engagement

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Beaty, Fiona; Sanchez, P. Santiago Dominguez; Nalven, Katharine Bear; Abrantes, Juliano Palacios; Oken, Kiva L.; Ban, Natalie C.; Nickols, Kerry J.; Juanes, Francis; Okey, Thomas A.; Spalding, Ana K.; Morzaria-Luna, Hem Nalini; Jenkins, Lekelia Danielle; Tulloch, Vivitskaia; Mckechnie, Iain
• 署名单位: University of British Columbia; University of British Columbia; University of British Columbia; Oregon State University; Oregon State University; National Oceanic Atmospheric Admin (NOAA) - USA; University of Victoria; California State University System; California State University Northridge; University of Victoria; Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute; Oregon State University; National Oceanic Atmospheric Admin (NOAA) - USA; Arizona State University; Arizona State University-Downtown Phoenix; University of British Columbia; University of Victoria
• 刊物名称: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0027-10464
• DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2306991121
• 发表日期: 2024-06-18
• 关键词: CONSERVATION; science

摘要

Research has the potential to simultaneously generate new knowledge and contribute meaningful social-ecological benefits; however, research processes and outcomes can also perpetuate extractive patterns that have manifested the climate, biodiversity, and social justice crises. One approach to enhance the societal value of research processes is to strengthen relationships with places of study and the peoples of those places. Deepening relational engagement with the social-ecological context and history of a place can lead to more accurate results and improved public trust in the scientific process and is particularly important for natural scientists who work at the interface of nature and society. We provide three actionable pathways that range from individual to systemic change to enhance place - based relationships within research systems: 1) deepen reflection and communication about relationships with places and peoples; 2) strengthen collaboration among research teams and partners; and 3) transform systems of knowledge creation to foster place - based roots. Action on any of these proposed pathways, but especially action taken across all three, can build empathy and connections to place and people, strengthening the meaningful impact of research both locally and globally.