A forthcoming article in the SCB newsletter by Cameron Kovach (Chapters Policy Coordinator) and Fiona Nagle (Chapters Representative, Board of Governors) looks at how SCB chapters address conservation policy issues and how they feel their activities should be integrated with those of SCB at the section and global level: Read more…
A forthcoming article in the SCB newsletter discusses the challenges and benefits of coordinating policy work between SCB’s sections and chapters.
One of SCB’s primary goals is to increase application of science to management and policy. Five general areas have been identified as policy priorities by the global organization: biological security, climate change, green investing, scientific integrity, and treaties. The global organization has a tiered structure. The seven Sections generally address issues of regional, national, international, or larger-scale concern. The approximately forty Chapters generally focus on conservation issues of immediate impact in local and regional areas. Ideally, these foci would complement and support each other. In reality, it has been challenging to coordinate the policy work of Sections and Chapters due to their varying scales of interest. How can SCB encourage policy activity at all levels of the organization while at the same time maintaining a coherent and credible policy voice for the organization as a whole?
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