Integrating Multidisciplinary Science into Practice for Sustainable Landscapes and Seascapes

Achieving sustainable land and seascapes requires innovative and cost-effective multidisciplinary approaches that integrate biodiversity conservation, maintenance of ecosystem services, sustainable production and livelihoods. In order to undertake and implement management plans that are sustainable at the land and seascape scale, researchers, practitioners, and policy-makers must work together. Drawing on decades of experience and expertise from Conservation International, the Smithsonian Institution and our network of partners, we will explore aspects of successful land and seascapes initiatives from Central America and South Africa. How can we bridge the gap between research and action and use science to inform conservation and integrated planning? Discussions will provide an opportunity to learn from successes and address remaining barriers, collectively identifying a path forward and a framework for more effective conservation measures.