What are the most effective ways climate change and natural scientists can engage with politicians and natural resource managers to facilitate implementation of more ecosystem-based management approaches to natural resource use?

The basic processes of climate change are reasonably well understood; what is needed are appropriate methods of communication to decision-makers about the socio-economic and biophysical impacts of climate change. Information on impacts needs to be communicated in such a way that policians and resource managers can see why it will be their interests to act on this information sooner rather than later.

Obstacles? Short timeframe based on electoral cycles in many developed countries hinders long-term strategic view needed for more sustainable natural resource use policies.

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