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  • How can decision makers, the media, and the general public be made aware of the future’s unexpected problems?

    Posted on August 6th, 2009 Submitted by ghabbour
    Categorized as Social-Ecological Systems Tagged as awareness-raising, education, media

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    Scientists work diligently in their labs and publish in scientific journals results of their work. However, the media pick only stories about the man who bit the dog, neglecting the background. How can media be made aware of the importance of telling the truth, the whole, truth, and nothing but the truth?



  • How to improve public awareness and consequently the efficiency of science policy interface?

    Posted on September 3rd, 2009 Submitted by DimitriHarmegnies
    Categorized as Interdisciplinary Tagged as awareness-raising, decision-making process, general public

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    Science publication are still too often only accessible to highly specialized researchers. Decision making process need a full understanding of scientific facts and public awareness is another key element of this process. How could we favorise the emergence of new publications targeted to non-specialists audience ?



 

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