Thursday, July 9, 2026

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Room BM.1.26

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Participants need to bring their own laptop for this workshop. Achieving effective biodiversity conservation depends on decisions that are informed by the best available evidence. This 1.5-hour interactive workshop will equip participants with the skills to find, assess, and apply evidence, and introduce them to the Conservation Evidence website: a practical tool for making evidence-based decisions in conservation. The session will combine live website exploration, small-group activities, and discussions. Participants will learn how to find, interpret, and apply evidence. In groups, they will be provided with a conservation scenario, and tasked with providing an evidence-based recommendation, using the skills and techniques discussed. The workshop aims to: 1. Strengthen participants’ understanding of what constitutes “evidence” in conservation and how reliability and relevance can be assessed. 2. Demonstrate how to use the Conservation Evidence website to inform decision-making. 3. Provide experience in applying evidence to real decision-making scenarios. 4. Encourage reflection on how different types of knowledge and experience contribute to the evidence base. We will also discuss how Conservation Evidence are incorporating AI into evidence-synthesis, and the risks and advantages that come with this.

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