Efforts Towards Engaging Communities to Promote the Benefits of Biological Control Research and Implementation in South Africa

IF 1.2 4区 农林科学 Q3 ENTOMOLOGY African Entomology Pub Date : 2021-12-31 DOI:10.4001/003.029.1045
K. N. Weaver, M. Hill, M. Byrne, P. Ivey
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In the last decade, biological control in South Africa has evolved from a classical applied science, allied to an extension service, to a more community engagement-based activity. Therefore, capacity building is important for the sustainability of biological control research and its implementation. In South Africa, a broad approach has been taken to build capacity in weed biological control, starting at grass-roots level with primary and secondary school learner programmes, through to developing research capacity at the tertiary level and enhancing technical capacity through adult education. Non-specialists are empowered through access to knowledge. The dissemination of accurate information through the most appropriate outlets has become increasingly important, including non-traditional science communication through the internet and, more importantly, social media, which has the potential to reach a far wider audience. Public understanding of biological control has the potential to contribute significantly to the green and knowledge economies of South Africa, but relies on government support for the sustainability of this discipline.
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努力让社区参与促进南非生物控制研究和实施的效益
在过去十年中,南非的生物防治已经从一门与推广服务相结合的经典应用科学演变为一种更加以社区参与为基础的活动。因此,能力建设对生物防治研究的可持续性及其实施具有重要意义。在南非,采取了一种广泛的办法来建立杂草生物防治能力,从基层一级的小学和中学学习方案开始,一直到在第三级发展研究能力,并通过成人教育提高技术能力。非专业人员通过获取知识而获得能力。通过最适当的渠道传播准确的信息已经变得越来越重要,包括通过互联网的非传统科学传播,更重要的是通过社会媒体传播,后者有可能接触到更广泛的受众。公众对生物防治的理解有可能对南非的绿色经济和知识经济做出重大贡献,但这依赖于政府对这一学科可持续性的支持。
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African Entomology
African Entomology 生物-昆虫学
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2.00
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17
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6-12 weeks
期刊介绍: African Entomology (ISSN 1021-3589 – print / 2224-8854 – online) replaced the old Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa in 1993. A single volume consisting of two issues (March and September) is published annually. The journal is indexed in all major abstracting journals African Entomology is a peer reviewed scientific journal that publishes original research articles and short communications on all aspects of entomology, with an emphasis on the advancement of entomology on the African continent.
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