MICESE: a new method used for the formulation of key messages from the scientific community for the EU post 2020 Biodiversity Strategy

Gosselin, Frédéric; Galanaki, Antonia; Vandewalle, Marie; Van Dijk, Jiska; Varumo, Liisa; Ventocilla, Jorge; Watt, Allan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9534-728X; Young, Juliette. 2020 MICESE: a new method used for the formulation of key messages from the scientific community for the EU post 2020 Biodiversity Strategy [in special issue: Biodiversity and ecosystem service: challenges for the future] Sustainability, 12 (6), 2385. 20, pp. 10.3390/su12062385

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12062385

Abstract/Summary

The European Union (EU) 2020 Biodiversity strategy will soon come to an end and may not have been as successful as envisioned. In the current context of the global biodiversity crisis, the European Commission, the research community, and broader society cannot risk another, likely ineffective, attempt by the EU to halt biodiversity loss after 2020. Through the development of the EU post 2020 Biodiversity Strategy, the scientific community of the ALTER-Net and EKLIPSE networks saw a unique opportunity to make a difference for biodiversity in Europe by better involving scientists, policy makers, and society. We developed an innovative, transparent, and collaborative process—called the multiphased, iterative, and consultative elicitation of scientific expertise (MICESE) method. This process allowed us to produce a set of 12 key messages developed by scientists for the EU to prioritize in the development of the new post 2020 biodiversity strategy. These key messages were structured according to their systemic value, scale, and nature. We provide insights and analyses of the new MICESE method before reflecting on how to improve the future involvement of scientists in science–policy interfaces.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.3390/su12062385
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	Biodiversity (Science Area 2017-) UKCEH Fellows
ISSN:	2071-1050
Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:	Open Access paper - full text available via Official URL link.
Additional Keywords:	science–policy interface, European Union, consultation process, methodology, elicitation of scientific expertise, iterative
NORA Subject Terms:	Ecology and Environment General > Science Policy
Date made live:	13 Apr 2020 13:55 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/527461

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

10.3390/su12062385

UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:

Biodiversity (Science Area 2017-)
UKCEH Fellows

ISSN:

2071-1050

Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:

Open Access paper - full text available via Official URL link.

Additional Keywords:

science–policy interface, European Union, consultation process, methodology, elicitation of scientific expertise, iterative