Implementation of wildfire‐and climate‐adaptation strategies in seasonally dry forests of
western North America is impeded by numerous constraints and uncertainties. After more …

Background Frequent-fire forests of the western United States have undergone remarkable
changes in structure, composition, and function due to historical exclusion of naturally …

This article addresses the broader question of the special issue by reflecting on the
coloniality of knowledge production in a context of global climate governance. Drawing on …

Decision support systems (DSSs) are increasingly common in forest and wildfire planning
and management in the United States. Recent policy direction and frameworks call for …

Ecological transformation creates many challenges for public natural resource management
and requires managers to grapple with new relationships to change and new ways to …

Protected areas are central in strategies to conserve biodiversity. Effective area-based
conservation relies on biodiversity data, but the current biodiversity knowledge base is …

Effective conservation of at‐risk species presents a conundrum, often requiring rapid status
assessments and timely actions regardless of the adequacy of best available information …

Scientists devote substantial time and resources to research intended to help solve
environmental problems. Environmental managers and policymakers must decide how to …

Abstract Purpose of Review Science plays a critical role in natural resource management,
and the use of science in decision-making is mandated by several policy initiatives. Other …

Conservation practitioners, natural resource managers, and environmental stewards often
seek out scientific contributions to inform decision‐making. This body of science only …