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Synthesis centers: an essential tool in our complex, data-rich future
A. Specht; J. Baron; M. Winter; P. Bishop; J. Boyd; A. Campbell; F. Davis; D. Hawthorne; C. Jonsson; J. Kramer; T. Meagher; M. Palmer; C. Salomon; D.
Steinaker; T. Vision.
The demands of climate change
Urgent need for crystallised knowledge around:
– complex multi-faceted ecological, economic and social problems
– not limited to political boundaries
We urgently need co-operation and collaboration across nations, organisations and disciplines…
This is common knowledge…but how do we do it?
The demands of climate change
Urgent need for crystallised knowledge around:
– complex multi-faceted ecological, economic and social problems
– not limited to political boundaries
We urgently need co-operation and collaboration across nations, organisations and disciplines…
This is common knowledge…but how do we do it?
The demands of climate change
Urgent need for crystallised knowledge around:
– complex multi-faceted ecological, economic and social problems
– not limited to political boundaries
We urgently need co-operation and collaboration across nations, organisations and disciplines…
This is common knowledge…but how do we do it?
The demands of climate change
Urgent need for crystallised knowledge around:
– complex multi-faceted ecological, economic and social problems
– not limited to political boundaries
We urgently need co-operation and collaboration across nations, organisations and disciplines…
This is common knowledge…but how do we do it?
The demands of climate change
Urgent need for crystallised knowledge around:
– complex multi-faceted ecological, economic and social problems
– not limited to political boundaries
We urgently need co-operation and collaboration across nations, organisations and disciplines…
This is common knowledge…but how do we do it?
The demands of climate change
Urgent need for crystallised knowledge around:
– complex multi-faceted ecological, economic and social problems
– not limited to political boundaries
We urgently need co-operation and collaboration across nations, organisations and disciplines…
This is common knowledge…but how do we do it?
The classical research life-cycle…
The classical research life-cycle…
The classical research life-cycle…
The classical research life-cycle…
The classical research life-cycle…
The classical research life-cycle…
The classical research life-cycle…
a singular discipline base…
a singular product
How do we deal with the data deluge?
Can we engage with the people that we need to?
left: Data from Keniger and Specht (unpubl)
Can we engage with the people that we need to?
some collaborate, most don’t…
left: Data from Keniger and Specht (unpubl)
Can we engage with the people that we need to?
some collaborate, most don’t…
left: Data from Keniger and Specht (unpubl)
Can we engage with the people that we need to?
but we can learn …
some collaborate, most don’t…
left: Data from Keniger and Specht (unpubl); right: inspired by Pennington et al. 2013
Can we engage with the people that we need to?
but we can learn …
some collaborate, most don’t…
left: Data from Keniger and Specht (unpubl); right: inspired by Pennington et al. 2013
Can we engage with the people that we need to?
but we can learn …
some collaborate, most don’t…
left: Data from Keniger and Specht (unpubl); right: inspired by Pennington et al. 2013
Can we engage with the people that we need to?
but we can learn …
The synthesis center
…catalyzes the collision of disciplines and ideas to promote convergence‒the
emergence of new scientific principles and knowledge and rapid incorporation of science
into policy
Baron et al., in review
The synthesis approach…
The synthesis approach…
The synthesis approach…
The synthesis approach…
The synthesis approach…
The synthesis approach…
The synthesis approach…
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http://synthesis-consortium.org/
Synthesis Centers around the world
http://synthesis-consortium.org/
Synthesis Centers around the world
http://synthesis-consortium.org/
Synthesis Centers around the world
Coverage
Coverage
peopleexpertisenetworks
data
Some hundreds of contributions…
quantifying the likely effects of climate change, and how to mitigate the effects on:– carbon and nutrient cycling,– hydrological and geochemical cycles, – fire and extreme events, – species’ range boundaries, – health and disease,– life cycles and growth, – biodiversity and extinction risks,– food and resource production– Economic , indigenous knowledge…
Some hundreds of contributions…
quantifying the likely effects of climate change, and how to mitigate the effects on:– carbon and nutrient cycling,– hydrological and geochemical cycles, – fire and extreme events, – species’ range boundaries, – health and disease,– life cycles and growth, – biodiversity and extinction risks,– food and resource production– Economic , indigenous knowledge…
Some hundreds of contributions…
quantifying the likely effects of climate change, and how to mitigate the effects on:– carbon and nutrient cycling,– hydrological and geochemical cycles, – fire and extreme events, – species’ range boundaries, – health and disease,– life cycles and growth, – biodiversity and extinction risks,– food and resource production– Economic , indigenous knowledge…
Some hundreds of contributions…
quantifying the likely effects of climate change, and how to mitigate the effects on:– carbon and nutrient cycling,– hydrological and geochemical cycles cycles, – fire and extreme events, – species’ range boundaries, – health and disease,– life cycles and growth, – biodiversity and extinction risks,– food and resource production– Economic , indigenous knowledge…
Some hundreds of contributions…
quantifying the likely effects of climate change, and how to mitigate the effects on:– carbon and nutrient cycling,– hydrological and geochemical cycles cycles, – fire and extreme events, – species’ range boundaries, – health and disease,– life cycles and growth, – biodiversity and extinction risks,– food and resource production– Economic , indigenous knowledge…
Some hundreds of contributions…
quantifying the likely effects of climate change, and how to mitigate the effects on:– carbon and nutrient cycling,– hydrological and geochemical cycles cycles, – fire and extreme events, – species’ range boundaries, – health and disease,– life cycles and growth, – biodiversity and extinction risks,– food and resource production– Economic , indigenous knowledge…
Some hundreds of contributions…
quantifying the likely effects of climate change, and how to mitigate the effects on:– carbon and nutrient cycling,– hydrological and geochemical cycles cycles, – fire and extreme events, – species’ range boundaries, – health and disease,– life cycles and growth, – biodiversity and extinction risks,– food and resource production– Economic , indigenous knowledge…
Some hundreds of contributions…
quantifying the likely effects of climate change, and how to mitigate the effects on:– carbon and nutrient cycling,– hydrological and geochemical cycles cycles, – fire and extreme events, – species’ range boundaries, – health and disease,– life cycles and growth, – biodiversity and extinction risks,– food and resource production– Economic , indigenous knowledge…
Some hundreds of contributions…
quantifying the likely effects of climate change, and how to mitigate the effects on:– carbon and nutrient cycling,– hydrological and geochemical cycles cycles, – fire and extreme events, – species’ range boundaries, – health and disease,– life cycles and growth, – biodiversity and extinction risks,– food and resource production– Economic , indigenous knowledge…
Some hundreds of contributions…
quantifying the likely effects of climate change, and how to mitigate the effects on:– carbon and nutrient cycling,– hydrological and geochemical cycles cycles, – fire and extreme events, – species’ range boundaries, – health and disease,– life cycles and growth, – biodiversity and extinction risks,– food and resource production– economic development, indigenous knowledge……
Figure from Specht et al., 2015
Synthesis centers provide the means…
Thankyouwww.synthesis-consortium.org