Contents 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................1 1.1 Problem statement........................................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Introduction to the study ............................................................................................................. 1 1.3 Aims and Objectives..................................................................................................................... 3 2. Background.............................................................................................................................4 2.1 The role of research in conservation........................................................................................... 4 2.2 Current levels of uptake of research into conservation practice ............................................. 8 2.3 Geographical extent of scientific literature.............................................................................. 12 2.4 Type of research published in the scientific literature............................................................ 13 2.5 Dissemination of research findings ........................................................................................... 14 3. Methodology..........................................................................................................................18 3.1 Introduction to methodology..................................................................................................... 18 3.2 Author survey ............................................................................................................................. 19 3.3 Practitioner interviews............................................................................................................... 28
