VISION 3: STIMULATING CULTURAL CHANGES FOR A FORWARD-LOOKING AND INTERNATIONAL ECOLOGY

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VISION 3STIMULATING CULTURAL CHANGES FOR A
FORWARD-LOOKING AND INTERNATIONAL ECOLOGY

• John Cybulski
• Kevin Hollock
• Aaron Hollenbeck
• Alfonso Laveglia
• Melissa Peterson

Prepared for BIO 344 - Ecology at Wilkes
University 1 October 2004
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Area A

• The issue being addressed in this area deals with
  interdisciplinary collaboration and solving
  emerging environmental problems
• In order to facilitate successful collaborations
  the proper funding programs, mechanisms, and
  training will be needed.
• By pairing social scientists with environmental
  scientists, interdisciplinary collaborations are
  becoming more successful through the promotion of
  training in collaborative processes.

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Action 1

• CC Action 1. Create resources that will help
  ecologists and their collaborators work together
  more effectively.

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• CC 1a. Organize a working group composed of
  environmental scientists and social scientists to
  publish a primer for successful collaboration.
  The guide would be used to educate the community
  at large and serve as an important resource for
  new collaborations.
• CC 1b. Develop a leadership program that focuses
  on issues of collaboration among applied and
  social scientists, and policy makers.

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Action 2

• CC Action 2. Stimulate proactive changes in
  flagship ecological journals and in meeting
  symposia.

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Action 3

• CC Action 3. Converse a meeting of key leaders
  (National Academy or Royal Society level) in
  research, management, and business to develop a
  plan for enhancing the rewards systems for those
  who exercise leadership in the environmental
  sciences and those who foster novel scientific
  collaborations.

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Area B

• Broaden the human and disciplinary dimensions of
  ecology.

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What role does the ESA play Internationally?

• 16 of its members are non-U.S. residents
• 78 countries are represented
• Only half of the members are academic ecologists

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What is the focus of Area B?

• By having ecological researchers, managers,
  practitioners, and businesses work
  collaboratively
• More importantly have these collaborations
  working together across borders
• Example, EUCC

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How can ecology change the way businesses think?

• Businesses have learned that the Earths
  resources are finite and that sustainability is
  good for business
• Examples Trade/Industry
• How?
• Not just by education but by partnerships.
• This way they learn from each other to further
  reach linked goals of economic and environmental
  sustainability.

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How have novel-private sector partnerships helped
the environment?

• They have made changes in the way wastes are
  disposed
• They have also changed the way how
  environmentally persistent chemicals are used
• Examples of these types of partnerships
• CERES/CSSS

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How can ecologists broaden the dimensions of
their discipline?

• Active engagement between scientific institutions
• Recognition of partners as equal
• Active recruitment of a greater diversity
• Encouragement of broader metrics for evaluating
  scientists

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Why do you need ecological diversity?

• To educate diverse communities
• To persuade people to accept scientific expertise
  as being critical to the success in problem
  solving
• So solutions can be applied worldwide

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Recommended Actions

• Action 4. Engage with the private sector in four
  areas.
• Action 5. Sponsor symposia, workshops and
  projects that focus on the interface between the
  work of ecological scientists and ecological
  practitioners.
• Action 6. Promote ethnic and gender diversity
  and equality in the ecological sciences.
• Action 7. Highlight nonacademic career path in
  efforts such as SEEDS and other educational
  programs.

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Action 4. Engage with the private sector in four
areas

• CC4 a. Enhancing ESA membership value and
  participating in ESA activities
• CC4 b. Expanding the Governing Board
• CC4 c. Addressing private sector needs through
  cooperative partnerships
• CC4 d. Seek corporate sponsorships

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Action 5. Sponsor symposia, workshops and
projects that focus on the interface between the
work of ecological scientists and ecological
practitioners.

• What can these meetings accomplish?
• Strengthening the flow of ideas
• Providing benefits for both parties
• Sharing knowledge and identifying gap in
  information required for management

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Action 6. Promote ethnic and gender diversity and
equality in the ecological sciences.

• How can we promote diversity?
• By forming partnerships with international
  societies to recruit underrepresented groups
• By reporting the demographic statistics of
  society membership
• And by continuing ongoing programs such as SEEDS

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Action 7. Highlight nonacademic career paths in
efforts such as SEEDS and other educational
programs.

• How?
• By pointing out valuable contributions to
  ecological sustainability
• By increasing visibility of those following other
  career paths

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Vision 3 Area C

• Addresses the issue of creating international
  bonds with ecological scientists and create
  global access to all of the resources for
  ecological knowledge.
• The scale of the most pressing challenges to
  ecological sustainability such as water and land
  use changes must be able to match the scale of
  ecological science. (Ecological vision, 35-36)
• In order to enlarge our discipline, a proactive
  approach to promote international cooperation
  must occur.
• (Ecological Visions Report, 34-35)

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Vision 3 CC Action 8. Globalize access to
ecological knowledge.
CC 8a. Routinely Translate key articles from
prominent foreign ecology journals and other
sources into English and vice versa.

• There is a great barrier to the ecological
  knowledge as a result of language.
• Often, relevant information is only accessible in
  one language where more often the published
  material is in English even if the material
  originated in another country.

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Vision 3 CC Action 8. Globalize access to
ecological knowledge.

• Participants of the inaugural meeting of the
  Federation of the Americans at the ESA 2003
  Annual Meeting, posed the translation of articles
  as a priority.
• Increasing the access of knowledge will improve
  the quality of ongoing projects.

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Vision 3 CC Action 8. Globalize access to
ecological knowledge.
CC 8 b. Ease the exchange of students, managers,
and practitioners among institutions of different
countries.

• These exchange programs will create several
  positive outcomes.
• Such as an update from other countries regarding
  ecological information and new technologies.

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Vision 3 CC Action 8. Globalize access to
ecological knowledge.

• A greater appreciations of local knowledge in
  developing countries by those from the developed
  countries.
• As well as international collaboration among
  students, managers and practitioners.

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Vision 3 CC Action 8. Globalize access to
ecological knowledge.
CC 8 c. Promote efforts to foster international
collaborations among ecological societies.

• (Ecological Visions Report, 35)

• By building networks of ecologists from different
  countries, there will be a great effect on
  research agendas as well as education programs.

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Vision 3 CC Action 8. Globalize access to
ecological knowledge.

• CC 8 d. Foster international collaboration by
  seeking funds for multinational joint research
  programs among academics and practitioners.
  These could be similar to ongoing programs
  between the European Union and Latin America.
• (Ecological Visions Report, 35)

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http//www.esa.org/international/

• This website is an attempt to offer information
  about global activities for ecologists that wish
  to expand their knowledge to the international
  level.
• The creation of this website is the result of a
  discussion that was held at the ESA 2000 Annual
  Meeting in Snowbird, UT.

• The website offers links for ecologists to learn
  about international programs, ecological studies
  from around the world, and international
  conventions.
• All of which increase ecological knowledge,
  involvement among different countries and
  experts.

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Vision 3 CC Action 9. Promote an international
agenda for global ecological science.

• Ecological society of America can hold meetings
  that concentrate on sustainability science
  (Ecological visions report, 35).
• The meetings should also focus on international
  needs for ecological science

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Vision 3 CC Action 9. Promote an international
agenda for global ecological science.

• The results of the meetings can be made available
  on the web.
• An event at the joint meeting of ESA and INTECOL
  in august 2005 would be a good first start as
  would the meeting ESA is already planning to hold
  in Mexico in early 2006. (Ecological visions
  report, 36).

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Vision 3 Action 10. Bolster an international
young ecologists research community.

• CC 10 a. Develop an international Ecological
  Scholars program. (Ecological Visions Report, 36)
• CC 10 b. Create programs for exchange of students
  and post doctoral researchers to research labs
  and meetings. (Ecological Visions Report, 36)

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How is Vision 3 of the Ecological Visions Report
important to the American public at large?

• The importance of Vision 3 is more targeted to
  the international level as well as academia,
  business sector, NGO sector, and management
  sector.
• One of the main goals is to increase the access
  of ecological knowledge to the American public as
  well as internationally.

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What is the relevance of Vision 3 of the
Ecological Visions Report to NEPA?

• Northeastern PA has been effected by the coal
  mining industry since the early 1900s leaving
  the land scarred and in need of reclamation
• Vision 3 contains ideas that would enable
  scientists to work with other businesses and
  professionals to promote more successful
  collaborations in restoring superfund sites to
  their natural state
• Examples Wetlands, Culm Banks, Strip Mines

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Does Vision 3 of the Ecological Visions Report
have relevance to Wilkes University?

• Groups of students work together to accomplish
  academic tasks throughout their time spent at
  Wilkes University
• Vision 3 will enable students to gain access to a
  larger pool of ecological knowledge that wasnt
  previously available
• Examples Senior Research, Senior Projects