The coalition for conservation genetics: Working across organizations to build capacity and achieve change in policy and practice

Kershaw, Francine, Bruford, Michael W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6357-6080, Funk, W. Chris, Grueber, Catherine E., Hoban, Sean, Hunter, Margaret E., Laikre, Linda, MacDonald, Anna J., Meek, Mariah H., Mittan, Cinnamon, O´Brien, David, Ogden, Rob, Shaw, Robyn E., Vernesi, Cristiano and Segelbacher, Gernot 2022. The coalition for conservation genetics: Working across organizations to build capacity and achieve change in policy and practice. Conservation Science and Practice 4 (4) , e12635. 10.1111/csp2.12635

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Abstract

The Coalition for Conservation Genetics (CCG) brings together four eminent organizations with the shared goal of improving the integration of genetic information into conservation policy and practice. We provide a historical context of conservation genetics as a field and reflect on current barriers to conserving genetic diversity, highlighting the need for collaboration across traditional divides, international partnerships, and coordinated advocacy. We then introduce the CCG and illustrate through examples how a coalition approach can leverage complementary expertise and improve the organizational impact at multiple levels. The CCG has proven particularly successful at implementing large synthesis-type projects, training early-career scientists, and advising policy makers. Achievements to date highlight the potential for the CCG to make effective contributions to practical conservation policy and management that no one “parent” organization could achieve on its own. Finally, we reflect on the lessons learned through forming the CCG, and our vision for the future.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Biosciences
Additional Information:	This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Publisher:	Wiley Open Access
ISSN:	2578-4854
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	21 March 2022
Date of Acceptance:	5 January 2022
Last Modified:	06 Jan 2024 02:46
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/148532

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