Accelerating growth of biodiversity knowledge, spanning peer-reviewed publications and grey literature, poses challenges for seeking timely and trustworthy evidence for policy, practice, and research. This full-day, invitation-only workshop (with limited seats) will bring together experts to map what exists, what is needed, and how to move forward to improve and develop literature workflows.
The morning will feature short talks offering a snapshot of the state of the art: insights from initiatives, overviews of tools and techniques, and case studies demonstrating applications, providing a shared understanding of strengths, gaps, and persistent challenges in literature identification, screening, and preparation for synthesis.
In the afternoon, participants will work in breakout groups to discuss the needs of different user communities, from science–policy bodies to independent projects, and outline ways forward. Afterwards, we will design the foundations of a new Community of Practice (CoPLit) to streamline and innovate workflows, and explore opportunities for collaboration and funding.
We aim to have established a CoPLit with core members and leaders, identified needs to guide user-focused research and development in biodiversity literature workflows, and defined next steps for joint projects, proposals, and tool development.
We aim to set the stage for coordinated, open, and practical approaches to make literature more accessible, relevant, and available for evidence-based biodiversity research, practice, and policy.
This workshop is part of a curated series of workshops and sessions focusing on biodiversity evidence, which can be identified in the programme by titles beginning with “Biodiversity Evidence:”.