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Communicating scientific uncertainty in advice provision to decision-makers: Review of approaches and recommendations for UK Statutory Nature Conservation Bodies 2018

Abstract

This report presents the findings from a review of approaches to the communication of uncertainty in the context of advice to decision-makers.

Summary

The review was carried out to support the work of the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) and other Statutory Nature Conservation Bodies (SNCBs). SNCBs should articulate and present scientific uncertainty in their advice in ways that facilitate informed, transparent, proportionate and robust decision-making. The overarching objective of this study was to generate recommendations of approaches that could be used to communicate scientific uncertainty to regulators of marine industries in the UK. It has aimed to contribute to greater consistency and proportionality in the manner in which SNCBs communicate their scientific advice to regulators, in the context of plans and projects examined by the latter.

Resource type Publication

Topic category Environment

Reference date 2018·07·09

Citation
Papadopoulou, L., McEntaggart, K. & Etienne, J., (2018), Communicating scientific uncertainty in advice provision to decision-makers: Review of approaches and recommendations for UK Statutory Nature Conservation Bodies, JNCC Report No. 617, JNCC, Peterborough, ISSN 0963-8091.

Lineage
The study’s methodology involved desk research, interviews, and a consultation of the UK’s marine regulators.

Responsible organisation
Digital and Data Solutions, JNCC publisher

Limitations on public access No limitations

Use constraints Available under the Open Government Licence 3.0

Metadata date 2019·07·08

Metadata point of contact
Digital and Data Solutions, JNCC

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