Knowledge sharing, problem solving and professional development in a Scottish Ecosystem Services Community of Practice

摘要: The ecosystem services framework has now been embodied in policy and practice, creating the need for governance structures that allow science, practice to come together facilitate shared learning. We describe five years of progress developing an Ecosystem Services Community Practice Scotland, which brings over 600 individuals from diverse constituencies share experiences learn each other. consider ‘community’ ‘practice’ aspects demonstrate benefits establishing (ESCom). also how journey involved creation continuing evolution ESCom proved valuable researchers, policy-makers, practitioners students as such contributed social reflect on challenges, given voluntary nature, absence formal institutional support emergence initiatives focusing overlapping topics. Based our experience, we provide ten recommendations help future communities practice.