{"id":2085,"date":"2012-05-16T19:30:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-16T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.pasopacifico.org\/2012\/05\/the-importance-of-science-transfer\/"},"modified":"2024-06-19T14:58:00","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T20:58:00","slug":"the-importance-of-science-transfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pasopacifico.org\/the-importance-of-science-transfer\/","title":{"rendered":"The Importance of Science Transfer"},"content":{"rendered":"
As part of their Global Reset series<\/a>, Seed Magazine explores how a reformation of the culture and practice of science could help the scientific community respond to global challenges<\/a>:<\/p>\n An interdisciplinary approach is necessary for the weighty, interconnected problems\u2014from sustainable development to climate change\u2014that are most in need of science transfer. And bringing scientists and their ideas together is a dependable way of generating new ideas, sometimes of the world-changing variety.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n At Paso Pacifico, we depend on the latest, most cutting edge conservation science to inform all of our decision-making and to help endangered plants and wildlife avoid extinction and thrive in their natural habitats. We collaborate with Nicaraguan universities, international scientists, and other researchers to bring the newest scientific knowledge into the field, where science-based monitoring gauges the effectiveness of our conservation programs.<\/p>\n We also work to empower citizen scientists<\/a>, because we agree with Alfsen-Norodom:<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cKnowledge is not exclusively limited to the university. There is local knowledge from indigenous people, especially on the environment.”<\/b><\/p>\n In addition to bolstering conservation efforts, we provide scientific tools and field training to schoolchildren<\/a>, young scientists, and others. We conduct biodiversity monitoring by partnering with local landowners and fishermen who receive careful training and help conduct baseline studies and monitor wildlife.<\/p>\n