Evidence Synthesis as the Basis for Decision Analysis: A Method of Selecting the Best Agricultural Practices for Multiple Ecosystem Services

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dc.contributor.authorShackelford, Gorm E.
dc.contributor.authorKelsey, Rodd
dc.contributor.authorSutherland, William J.
dc.contributor.authorKennedy, Christina M.
dc.contributor.authorWood, Stephen A.
dc.contributor.authorGennet, Sasha
dc.contributor.authorKarp, Daniel S.
dc.contributor.authorKremen, Claire
dc.contributor.authorSeavy, Nathaniel E.
dc.contributor.authorJedlicka, Julie A.
dc.contributor.authorGravuer, Kelly
dc.contributor.authorKross, Sara M.
dc.contributor.authorBossio, Deborah A.
dc.contributor.authorMunoz-Saez, Andres
dc.contributor.authorLaHue, Deirdre G.
dc.contributor.authorGarbach, Kelly
dc.contributor.authorFord, Lawrence D.
dc.contributor.authorFelice, Mark
dc.contributor.authorReynolds, Mark D.
dc.contributor.authorRao, Devii R.
dc.contributor.authorBoomer, Kathleen
dc.contributor.authorLeBuhn, Gretchen
dc.contributor.authorDicks, Lynn V.
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-23T19:57:31Z
dc.date.available2025-01-23T19:57:31Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractAgricultural management practices have impacts not only on crops and livestock, but also on soil, water, wildlife, and ecosystem services. Agricultural research provides evidence about these impacts, but it is unclear how this evidence should be used to make decisions. Two methods are widely used in decision making: evidence synthesis and decision analysis. However, a system of evidence-based decision making that integrates these two methods has not yet been established. Moreover, the standard methods of evidence synthesis have a narrow focus (e.g., the effects of onemanagement practice), but the standard methods of decision analysis have a wide focus (e.g., the comparative effectiveness of multiple management practices). Thus, there is a mismatch between the outputs from evidence synthesis and the inputs that are needed for decision analysis. We show how evidence for a wide range of agricultural practices can be reviewed and summarized simultaneously ("subject-wide evidence synthesis"), and how this evidence can be assessed by experts and used for decision making ("multiple-criteria decision analysis"). We show how these methods could be used by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in California to select the best management practices for multiple ecosystem services in Mediterranean-type farmland and rangeland, based on a subject-wide evidence synthesis that was published by Conservation Evidence (www.conservationevidence.com). This method of "evidence-based decision analysis" could be used at different scales, from the local scale (farmers deciding which practices to adopt) to the national or international scale (policy makers deciding which practices to support through agricultural subsidies or other payments for ecosystem services). We discuss the strengths and weaknesses of this method, and we suggest some general principles for improving evidence synthesis as the basis for multi-criteria decision analysis.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fsufs.2019.00083
dc.identifier.eissn2571-581X
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2019.00083
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/100740
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000535752300001
dc.language.isoen
dc.revistaFrontiers in sustainable food systems
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectconservation agriculture
dc.subjectecological intensification
dc.subjectevidence-based decision making
dc.subjectmultiple-criteria decision analysis
dc.subjectsubject-wide evidence synthesis
dc.subjectsustainable agriculture
dc.subjectsustainable intensification
dc.subjectsystematic reviews
dc.subject.ods13 Climate Action
dc.subject.ods02 Zero Hunger
dc.subject.ods15 Life on Land
dc.subject.ods14 Life Below Water
dc.subject.ods11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
dc.subject.ods06 Clean Water and Sanitation
dc.subject.odspa13 Acción por el clima
dc.subject.odspa02 Hambre cero
dc.subject.odspa15 Vida de ecosistemas terrestres
dc.subject.odspa14 Vida submarina
dc.subject.odspa11 Ciudades y comunidades sostenibles
dc.subject.odspa06 Agua limpia y saneamiento
dc.titleEvidence Synthesis as the Basis for Decision Analysis: A Method of Selecting the Best Agricultural Practices for Multiple Ecosystem Services
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen3
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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