SANCOR Forum 2016
The forum meeting was themed:
“Mind the gap - challenges in crossing the boundaries of research, policy and management.“
The forum took place in Port Elizabeth on 15 June 2016 and the presentations and discussion has been published as a commentary in the South African Journal of Science – Citation: Von der Heyden S, Lukey P, Celliers L, Prochazka K, Lombard AT. Science to policy – Reflections on the South African reality. S Afr J Sci. 2016;112(11/12), Art.#0183, 6 pages. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2016/a0183
The purpose of the 2016 forum was to bring together South African marine and coastal research community to build on common positions and perspectives towards research integration in management and policy. Research underpins knowledge, which is a key resource in any economy. Yet although an absolute necessity to ensuring that research benefits the nation, closing the gap between research, knowledge production and management remains a complex challenge. This year's forum discussed approaches to integrating research into practice and policy, not only at a regional, but also a global level and provides an avenue for reflection and discussion on how best to bridge the science-policy-management divide.
SANCOR Forum Chair: Prof Sophie von der Heyden
Click on the links below to download the presentations:
Speakers:
· Prof Mandy Lombard
NMMU Research Chair in Marine Spatial Planning
A research programme to inform ecosystem-based Marine Spatial Planning in South Africa
· Mr Peter Lukey
DEA Chief Policy Advisor: Strategic Environmental Intelligence
Challenges to Evidence-Based Policy-Making: Recent Research and Personal Reflection
· Dr Louis Celliers
CSIR Coastal Systems, Natural Resources and the Environment: Principal Scientist and Research Group Leader;
SANCOR Steering Committee Chairperson
Academic excellence, non-academic impact - the road to transdisciplinary research
· Dr Kim Prochazka
(DAFF Fisheries Branch: Director Resources Research)
Bridging the gap between science, policy and management – some experiences from South African fisheries
Dr Celliers also presented on the drive to re-envision SANCOR, in the presentation entitled “SANCOR 2025”.
