Knowledge co-production and boundary work to promote implementation of conservation plans

摘要: Knowledge co-production and boundary work offer planners a new frame for critically designing social process that fosters collaborative implementation of resulting plans. co- production involves stakeholders from diverse knowledge systems working iteratively toward common vision action. Boundary is means creating permeable boundaries satisfy the needs multiple groups while guarding functional integrity contributing systems. Resulting products are objects mutual interest maintain coherence across all boundaries. We examined how can bridge gap between planning promote cross-sectoral cooperation. applied these concepts to well-established stages in regional conservation within national scale project aimed at identifying areas conserving rivers wetlands South Africa developing an institutional environment promoting their conservation. occurred over 4 years interactive stake- holder workshops included co-development freshwater goals spatial data on biodiversity local feasibility; translation into quantitative inputs were used Marxan select draft priority areas; review packaging map atlas manual application area maps 37 different decision-making contexts. stimulated dialogue negotiation built capacity multi-scale beyond project. The information integrated types 450 represented >1000 collective experience. provided consistent source have been 25 use contexts since launch just 3 ago. When framed as supported by work, plans be developed valuable tangible tool multi- agency cooperation around Our provides practical guidance uptake science contributes evidence base efforts improved.