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Our mission
To effectively promote an evidence-based approach to environmental management by facilitating the conduct and dissemination of high-quality syntheses of evidence that will inform decision-making and better conserve biodiversity and ecosystem services for global benefit.
Our vision
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Effective environmental management resulting from policy and management decisions that are informed by the best available evidence on questions of concern.
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A culture of scientific evaluation of environmental management through objective assessment and synthesis of available evidence.
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A society that appreciates and is supportive of the role of science in informing decisions that affect the environment and human wellbeing.
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Table of Contents
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1 A Message from the Board
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3 A Message from the CEO
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5 Strategic Highlights
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11 Evidence Highlights
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19 Operations
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A Message from the Board
The Collaboration for Environmental Evidence (CEE) has continued to grow and evolve in 2024, reinforcing its role as a leader in advancing evidence-informed decisionmaking for environmental policy and practice. This year has seen significant progress in expanding our global reach, strengthening our partnerships, and enhancing the accessibility and impact of our work.
A key highlight in 2024 was increased recognition of CEE’s evidence synthesis approaches and standards as a cornerstone of effective environmental management. Through systematic reviews, evidence maps, and methodological advancements, our Centres and individual colleagues continued to provide policymakers, practitioners, and researchers with reliable evidence to address complex environmental challenges. A growing emphasis on global evidence infrastructure — reflected in international events such as the What Works Climate Solutions Summit and the Global Evidence Summit in 2024 — continues to demonstrate the critical role of high-quality synthesis in shaping solutions for key challenges such as biodiversity conservation, climate resilience, and sustainable development.
A significant development this year was the announcement of transformative funding proposals focused on evidence synthesis at the United Nations Summit for the Future, a high-level event held at United Nations headquarters in New York in September. The Summit aimed to forge a new international consensus on delivering a better present and safeguarding the future. During this event, the UK’s Economic and Social Research Council launched a call for artificial intelligence (AI)-driven evidence synthesis to support policymaking, highlighting the growing demand for rigorous, transparent, and scalable approaches to synthesising global knowledge. The results of this call, expected in 2025, will further shape the future of evidence synthesis. Meanwhile, the global foundation Wellcome, also based in the UK,
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announced plans to financially support the development of a new global framework for evidence synthesis infrastructure, reinforcing the importance of collaboration and methodological innovation in addressing urgent environmental and health challenges. These initiatives underscore the increasing recognition of evidence synthesis as an essential tool for informed decision-making in global challenges, all underpinned by environmental issues and validating CEE’s mission and approach.
The Trustees were pleased to welcome Dr. Ravi Prabhu to the Board this year. Dr. Prabhu brings extensive experience in forestry, environmental governance, and sustainable development, having previously held senior leadership roles at the World Agroforestry Centre and Centre for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry. His expertise in evidence-informed policy, natural resource management, and global environmental governance will be invaluable as we continue to advance our mission. We are delighted to have
him join the Board and look forward to his contributions to CEE’s strategic direction.
Looking ahead, the Board remains committed to fostering innovation in evidence synthesis methods, broadening the uptake of our work, and supporting our global community of stakeholders dedicated to rigorous, transparent, and impactful environmental evidence. The Board extends heartfelt thanks to our network of researchers, practitioners, funders, and partners who make our work possible. Most of CEE’s work is done by a dedicated community of volunteers, whose contributions in these challenging times are increasingly inspiring. You drive our mission forward, and together, we continue to make evidence count for the environment.
Kathryn Monk Board Chair, Trustee Collaboration for Environmental Evidence
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A Message from the CEO
This year began with the launch of our 10-year Strategic Plan, setting clear objectives that reflect rapid growth in both the demand for evidence and the technology enabling evidence synthesis to be more responsive and relevant to decision-makers’ needs.
The Strategic Plan will guide the work of our volunteer teams, and implementation is underway in key areas such as Communications and Training. However, given the rapid rate of growth in evidence synthesis activity, the plan also reflects an urgent need for transformational change towards a new business model, requiring significant funding and professional staff working alongside volunteers.
year, thanks to the dedication of volunteers in the Review College and the editorial team led by our CEEDER Manager, Dr. Barbara Livoreil. The structure of CEE as an open community of practice presents a constant challenge to maintain our services to the environmental evidence synthesis community, and I am personally very grateful to all the volunteers working in our Teams and Centres that keep the CEE ship afloat.
This year also marked a transition to a new editorial team for the journal, with joint Editors-in-Chief Dr. Biljana Macura and Dr. Steven Cooke taking over at the beginning of 2025. Along with this change, there are plans for the journal to include areas of evidence implementation and to extend the subject scope of evidence syntheses.
The CEE Database of Evidence Reviews (CEEDER), passed a milestone of 2,000 articles available to users this
Meanwhile, collaborative work with our partners in the global evidence synthesis community, led by the Global Commission on Evidence, has provided a ‘once in a generation’ opportunity to reshape and repurpose the global evidence synthesis infrastructure. In the latter part of 2024, CEE volunteers joined many others in the launch of the Evidence Synthesis Infrastructure Collaborative (ESIC), funded by Wellcome Trust, that forms the planning stage of an initiative to achieve a step
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change in the production and use of rigorous evidence synthesis across sectors (e.g., health, education, environment) and build capacity for production in poorly resourced areas in the global south. This process has brought together an impressive diversity of contributors, both in terms of organisations and individuals. The development of ESIC is both a huge opportunity and a challenge for CEE as the leading organisation promoting environmental evidence synthesis. Change is likely to be rapid, and we must be ready to move ahead with new methodologies provided by AI and new evidence synthesis products such as Living Systematic Reviews and Maps.
Looking forward, the next two years will see big changes in the way the evidence synthesis community is organised and in the services it provides to both producers and end users. CEE is an important contributor to this global and crosssectoral process, ensuring the environmental sector benefits from more relevant and timely evidence to inform decision-making.
Andrew Pullin
Chief Executive Officer Collaboration for Environmental Evidence
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Strategic Highlights
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6 Strategic Plan
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7 Evidence Synthesis Infrastructure
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8 CEE Centres
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9 Centre Snapshots
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10 Communications Strategy
CEE Strategic Plan (2024 - 2033)
Evidence synthesis plays a crucial role in environmental decision-making by providing a comprehensive, accessible, and integrated understanding of causes and effects of interventions and impacts. In 2023, CEE Trustees, Centre, and group leaders came together to develop a 10-year strategic plan to guide the next phase of CEE’s growth. Implementation of the plan began in January 2024.
The strategic plan centres on three pivotal themes (see Box) that drive our mission to catalyze evidence-informed decision-making in environmental management. These focal areas will direct our efforts to expand the scope and efficacy of evidence-informed decision-making in the user community by increasing evidence synthesis in the academic community, delivering crucial evidence services to users, and strengthening our organisational capacity for effective, sustainable action.
CEE 2024-2033 Strategic Plan: Driving Better Environmental Choices
Strategic foci:
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Expanding evidence synthesis and evidenceinformed decision-making in environmental management
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Providing evidence services to the academic and user communities that enable more efficient production and use of reliable evidence to inform decision-making
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Strengthening CEE organisational resilience and capacity
The following teams will lead implementation of the strategic plan’s components:
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The Board of Trustees – governance and oversight
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Guidelines and Standards Team - producing the next version of CEE Guidelines
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Journal Team – management of the CEE journal Environmental Evidence Training Team – development and coordination of CEE trainings Meetings Team – organisation of CEE symposia, conferences, and presence at global meetings
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Communication Team – management of CEE website, communication, and engagement CEEDER Team – management of the CEE Database of Evidence Reviews PROCEED Team – management of CEE registration of environmental evidence synthesis protocols
The CEE Strategic Plan 2024-2033: Driving Better Environmental Choices is available on the CEE website.
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CEE Joins the Evidence Synthesis Infrastructure Collaborative
The Evidence Synthesis Infrastructure Collaborative (ESIC) is a new initiative supported by Wellcome that focuses on developing global frameworks for a more coordinated and collaborative approach to delivering evidence synthesis.
CEE joins partners from across the evidence community to support ESIC’s planning process, which brings together the demand, supply, and intermediary communities to identify innovative solutions that can advance evidence use across sectors. ESIC builds on “SHOW ME the evidence: Features of an approach to reliably deliver research evidence to those who need it,” co-published in the journals of the Campbell Collaboration, Cochrane, CEE, Guidelines International Network, and JBI in November 2024. This
collaborative approach represents a significant advancement in mobilising the global evidence synthesis community.
CEE works to ensure that the environmental sector is represented in ESIC’s work by publicising outreach and engagement opportunities to the environmental evidence community and through active involvement in ESIC’s technical and governance working groups.
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CEE Centres in 2024
CEE is a global collaboration supported by a network of Centres around the world.
Centres contribute to the work of the CEE by encouraging evidence-informed practice and evidence synthesis activity within their geographic region. At present, there are four regional CEE Centres, based in Canada, Chile, France, and the United Kingdom, one PanAfrica Centre, and one international CEE Centre, Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI). Centres obtain their own funds to perform centre functions.
Learn more about the functions of CEE Centres on the CEE website.
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CEE Centre Snapshots
Canadian Centre for Evidence-Informed Conservation (CCEIC)
2024 was a productive and collaborative year with several evidence synthesis projects involving national and international partners. The Centre rebranded in 2024 as the CCEIC. Centre members contributed to CEE in several key roles: serving on the Board (1 member), as Editorin-Chief for the journal (1), providing support for the Executive Office (1), and on the CEEDER Editorial Board and Review College (3).
CEE Chile
This year, CEE Chile underwent significant internal restructuring and is now part of the Naturalnvest Initiative. With new team members and projects starting at the Centre, CEE Chile looks forward to reactivating collaboration with the broader CEE community.
Fondation pour la Recherche sur la Biodiversité (FRB)
FRB continues to provide financial and institutional support to researchers using systematic review methods. This year marked the third delivery of a five-day training course provided by FRB’s synthesis centre. The training was a success with 20 early-career researchers receiving training. FRB continues to support the CEE Training Team.
Stockholm Environmental Institute (SEI)
SEI had an active year in 2024, providing leadership and management at CEE’s journal Environmental Evidence , representing CEE as part of the Cochrane-Cambell-JBI-CEE AI Methods Working Group and contributing to Responsible use of AI in evidence synthesis (RAISE) guidelines
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Communications Strategy
In 2024, the CEE Communications Team prioritised refining the Communications Plan and finalising the Team Strategic and Implementation Plan.
Efforts focused on ensuring the sustainability of communications activities and on maximising impact. This included leveraging initiatives from other CEE Teams, maintaining a consistent social media presence, expanding our YouTube channel, and launching a new quarterly newsletter. The Communications Team worked closely with CEEDER, the Training Team and the Meetings Team throughout the year to support and promote CEE activities and strengthen relationships with new and existing partners.
Under the direction of the CEE Communications Team, Dr. Morgan Piczak (website and social media) and Dr. Andrew Kadykalo (Plain Language Summaries) continued their role as joint Communications Officer until mid-2024. We thank Morgan and Andrew for their service in this role as Communications Officers since 2023. Since their departure, communication activities have been carried out by members of the Communications Team and the Executive Office.
CEE Communications and Engagement Strategy
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Ensure effective communication among CEE Centres and beyond
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Provide a strategy to share knowledge and coordinate activity among CEE Centres Provide clarity and consistency in the development and delivery of key messages Provide a framework to build awareness of the CEE and celebrate achievements Define roles and scope with respect to communications
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Define review and evaluation processes
Communications Highlights
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New YouTube playlists
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CEESAT CEEWatch
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New presence on Bluesky Newsletter launch (CEEConnections) Migrated to new website host
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Evidence Highlights
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12 CEE in the Community
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14 Evidence Services
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15 Introducing Our New Editors-in-Chief
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16 Environmental Evidence Journal
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17 Featured Reviews
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18 Featured Maps
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CEE in the Community
As part of CEE’s mission to promote rigorous evidence synthesis for environmental management through its global network, CEE members attended the What Works Climate Climate Solutions Summit in Berlin and the Global Evidence Summit in Prague in 2024.
The What Works Climate Solutions Summit brought together researchers, decision-makers, and practitioners to share the latest developments in evidence synthesis methods, practices, and research. The Summit had 335 participants from 50 countries and provided an opportunity to showcase CEE’s activities, help the broader community learn about our training, tools, and other resources, and position CEE as an integral part of the “new what works movement in climate.” CEE was recognised for playing a key role in efforts to build a rigorous evidence bank of climate solutions.
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Selected presentations and events: e Round Table: On Collaborative Living Evidence for Climate Solutions (Ruth Stewart)
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Round Table: Introduction to CEE (Biljana Macura, Ruth Garside, Samantha Cheung)
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Panel Discussion: The Role of Nature Based Solutions in International Climate Policy (Biljana Macura, Samantha Cheng, Ruth Garside, Matt Grainger)
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Talk: Applying Qualitative Evidence Synthesis in Environment & Development: Challenges & Lessons Learned (Biljana Macura)
The Summit covered diverse topics, including artificial intelligence, the value of qualitative evidence synthesis and the need for nature-based solutions. Drs. Ruth Stewart, Ruth Garside, and Matthew Grainger (Board Trustees), Dr. Biljana Macura (Editor-inChief, Environmental Evidence ), and Dr. Samantha Cheng (CEE team member), represented CEE by hosting or presenting in sessions, sitting on several panels, and hosting round tables about the Collaboration.
CEE at the What Works Climate Solutions Summit Left - Right: B. Macura, R. Stewart, S. Cheng, M. Grainger, R. Garside
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The Global Evidence Summit
provided additional opportunities for outreach and networking. Over 1,800 participants from 73 countries attended the Summit to discuss six central themes - the sustainable development agenda, research integrity, making evidence accessible, synergy in evidence synthesis and synthesis products, evidence translation and implementation, advocating for evidence communication and use, and bridging global evidence to local impact. CEE representatives presented talks and posters on a range of topics, from AI in evidence synthesis, to living evidence and evidence syntheses support for sustainable development goals. CEE participation provided opportunities to increase awareness of the organisation’s standards, training opportunities, CEEDER, PROCEED, and more.
Selected presentations and events:
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Plenary session: Evidence Community Perspective on Priority Challenges and Opportunities for Addressing the SDGs: An Intersectional Dialogue (Matt Grainger)
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Special Session: Living Evidence: Innovations and Applications (Ruth Stewart)
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Talk: Artificial Intelligence in Evidence Production: Critical Reflections and Lessons Learned (Biljana Macura)
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Evidence Services
Published in Environmental Evidence
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5 Systematic Map protocols
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3 Systematic Review protocols
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16 Systematic Maps
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5 Systematic Reviews
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1 Evidence in Action paper
New Training Videos for Evidence Users and Producers
Interpreting CEESAT Criteria - Parts 1 - 7 Meet the Makers and Users of Environmental Evidence
- 2 videos hosted by Barbara Livoreil
Articles Added to CEEDER - Assessing quality of new syntheses
66 Evidence Overviews
- 343 Evidence Reviews
New Protocols Registered in PROCEED
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15 Systematic Map protocols
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9 Systematic Review protocols
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1 Rapid Review protocol
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7 other review (configurative or aggregative) protocols
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Environmental Evidence Journal Introducing our New Editors-in-Chief
Dr. Biljana Macura Senior Research Fellow at Stockholm Environment Institute, Sweden
CEE welcomed new leadership for Environmental Evidence in 2024 with the appointment of Dr. Biljana Macura from Stockholm Environment Institute and Dr. Steven Cooke from Carleton University as co-Editors-in-Chief. Under their leadership, Environmental Evidence is positioned to remain the leading open-access journal dedicated to publishing systematic evidence syntheses on various questions relevant for environmental policy and practice. We extend our deepest thanks to Dr. Andrew Pullin, our former Editor-in-Chief, for his invaluable leadership and vision in establishing the journal and guiding its development. His contributions continue to shape the journal's direction.
This editorial transition marks an important milestone in the journal’s continued evolution as a leading platform for evidence synthesis for environmental policy and practice. The editorial team has already organised a collection of articles on the use of artificial intelligence in systematic evidence synthesis. Under their leadership, CEE will continue to champion transparency and methodological rigor, while welcoming new Systematic Reviews and Maps, related methodological contributions, and commentaries. Additionally, the journal’s “Evidence in Action” articles highlight real world examples of how evidence syntheses have been used—or overlooked—in evidenceinformed environmental management.
Dr. Steven Cooke
Director of the Institute of Environmental and Interdisciplinary Science, Carleton University, Canada
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Environmental Evidence
Journal
The official journal of the CEE is Environmental Evidence , an open-access journal that accepts submissions of Systematic Reviews, Systematic Maps, Rapid Reviews, review and map protocols, Evidence in Action articles, commentaries, and research and methodological papers related to the conduct of Systematic Reviews, evidence generation, synthesis, use, and impact.
Annual Journal Metrics
Citation Impact*
3.4 - 2-year Impact Factor
4.6 - 5-year Impact Factor 1.116 - SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper) 0.947 - SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)
Speed
8 days submission to first editorial decision for all manuscripts (Median) 152 days submission to accept (Median)
E ditors-in-Chief
Steven Cooke, PhD, Carleton University, Canada Biljana Macura, PhD, Stockholm Environment Institute, Sweden
Editor Emeritus
Andrew Pullin, PhD, Bangor University, UK A ssociate Editors
Ruth Garside, PhD, University of Exeter, UK Nicola Randall, PhD, Harper Adams University College, UK
Editorial Board
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Péter Batáry, PhD, Georg-August University, Germany
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Monique Borgerhoff-Mulder, PhD, UC Davis, USA Samantha Cheng, PhD, American Museum of Natural History, USA
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Carly Cook, PhD, Monash University, Australia Mélanie Douziech, PhD, Agroscope, Switzerland Adam Felton, PhD, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
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Geoff Frampton, PhD, Southampton University, UK Louise Glew, PhD, World Wildlife Fund, USA
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Elena Kulinskaya, PhD, University of East Anglia, UK
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Malgorzata Lagisz, PhD, University of New South Wales, Australia
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Barbara Livoreil, PhD, Fondation pour la Recherche sur la Biodiversité, France
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Gabor Lovei, PhD, DSc, Dr. habil., University of Aarhus, Denmark
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Alejandro Martinez-Abrain, PhD, University of A Coruña, Spain
Usage
599,028 downloads 309 Altmetric mentions
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Gillian Petrokofsky, PhD, University of Oxford, UK Carina van Rooyen, PhD, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
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Karen E. Smokorowski, PhD, Carleton University, Canada
*Clarivate and Scopus release citation impact metrics mid-calendar year. 2024 metrics will be available in mid-2025.
- Yefeng Yang, PhD, University of New South Wales, Australia
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Featured Reviews
C an linear transportation infrastructure verges constitute a habitat and/or a corridor for vascular plants in temperate ecosystems? A systematic review
Mell H, Fack V, Percevault L. et al. Environ Evid 13, 4 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-024-00328-3
Biochar improves the nutrient cycle in sandy-textured soils and increases crop yield: a systematic review
Bekchanova M, Campion L, Bruns S. et al. Environ Evid 13, 3 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-024-00326-5
In this systematic review, the authors provide evidence of the effect of biochar additions to crop yields in sandy soils. By compiling over 1,600 observations on the responses of soil and plant properties, the authors found that biochar influenced nutrient cycling in sandy soils and contributed to increased plant yields by increasing total and available nutrient levels. The systematic review identified several limitations of the current literature, such as uneven distribution of studies across regions and many studies being excluded due to high risk of bias. However, the findings of the review show that biochar has the potential to contribute to agricultural productivity and sustainability.
In this systematic review, the authors assess the role of verges as corridors for vascular plants. However, there were too few studies available to draw conclusions, and there was high heterogeneity in the literature. Verges did act as habitat for vascular plants, particularly for non-native species. Human activities on transportation infrastructure did not result in loss of plant richness or abundance but did alter plant community composition. More research on this topic is called for, especially as verges may act as a habitat for invasive flora.
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Featured Maps
Existing evidence on the effects of climate variability and climate change on ungulates in North America: a systematic map
Malpeli KC, Endyke SC, Weiskopf SR. et al. Environ Evid 13, 8 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-024-00331-8
Evidence on the performance of nature-based solutions interventions for coastal protection in biogenic, shallow ecosystems: a systematic map
Paxton AB, Riley TN, Steenrod CL. et al. Environ Evid 13, 28 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-024-00350-5
This synthesis mapped the global evidence base on the performance of ‘nature-based solutions’ related to coastal protection. The map identified ecosystems where interventions were most often implemented (salt marshes and mangrove forests) and many types of interventions, such as restoration. Pronounced knowledge gaps were identified, with a lack of literature on the performance of ‘nature-based solutions’ on economic and social outcomes. Future work measuring diverse outcomes is recommended to identify potential cobenefits for people and nature.
This synthesis systematically mapped the current state of knowledge on the effects of climate variability on native ungulates, such as elk ( Cervus canadensis ) in North America. The map identified several topic clusters, including evidence on (1) ungulates in the western U.S. and Canada (2) the effects of precipitation, and (3) the effects of climate on population demographics, habitat and forage, and physiology. Several knowledge gaps were also identified, such as the effects of climate on migration, a lack of studies for several species, and few longterm studies. Future work to fill these knowledge gaps is recommended to inform proactive ungulate management.
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Operations
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20 CEE Board of Trustees
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21 Executive Office
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21 Volunteer Engagement
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22 Securing the Future of CEE
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23 Thank you
CEE Board of Trustees
Kathryn Monk | Chair Honorary Professor, Swansea University, UK
Henrik Smith | Trustee Professor in Animal Ecology, Department of Biology, Lund University, Sweden
Matthew Grainger | Trustee Researcher, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Norway
Steven Cooke | Trustee Director of the Institute of Environmental and Interdisciplinary Science, Carleton University, Canada
Ruth Stewart | Trustee
Director, Alliance for Living Evidence (Alive), Future Evidence Foundation
Dave Stone | Trustee
Chief Scientist, UK Joint Nature Committee, UK
Ruth Garside |Trustee Professor in Evidence Synthesis, University of Exeter, UK
Gill Shepherd | Trustee Visiting Professor, Department of the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
Ravi Prabhu | Trustee Senior Advisor, World Agroforestry Centre (CIFOR – ICRAF), India
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CEE Executive Office
Andrew Pullin | CEO Emeritus Professor of EvidenceBased Conservation, Bangor University, UK
Meagan Harper | Volunteer Executive Office Manager Assistant to the Secretar y PhD Candidate, Biology Carleton University, Canada
Volunteer Engagement
CEE’s achievements in 2024 would not have been possible without the dedicated commitment and contributions of our volunteer network and Centres. In 2024, CEE engaged more than 100 volunteers to deliver evidence services used by academic and user communities. Through the work of our volunteers, CEE managed journal operations, completed screening and appraisal of articles for CEEDER, registered protocols in PROCEED, and produced new training videos to increase the visibility and usability of CEE services. Our Centre affiliates delivered training events and implemented CEE guidelines across their projects, expanding CEE’s reach into policy and practice. Their combined efforts continue to strengthen capacity for evidence-informed environmental decisionmaking and position CEE for sustained growth and impact.
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Securing the Future of CEE
The Collaboration for Environmental Evidence was established in 2007 and is registered for charitable purposes within the UK. In line with legal requirements, the endeavours of CEE satisfy three ‘charitable purposes’ under UK Charity Law:
- The advancement and improvement of environmental protection The advancement of science The advancement of education
and the two ‘public benefit principles’: the general public will benefit from more effective environment management and conservation action because those working in the environmental sector will be able to more easily access information to improve the effectiveness of their work. CEE places no restrictions on who can benefit.
contribute to the conduct or use of CEE evidence syntheses and who are committed to the principle of evidenceinformed practice. As CEE activity increases through greater engagement in evidence synthesis, Thematic and Methods Groups, and the establishment of new CEE Centres, the demands placed on the CEE infrastructure are also increasing.
The continued success of CEE’s ‘openaccess’ strategy is dependent on adequate and sustainable funding of the core infrastructure. Many funding streams, such as environment research grants, do not fund infrastructure costs, and environmental funding tends to support direct action. CEE therefore seeks donations to enable it to continue to support and coordinate environmental evidence synthesis activity worldwide.
The CEE Constitution sets out how CEE will operate within Charity Law. CEE operates as a ‘not-for-profit’ organisation and has a Board of Trustees responsible for proper governance of CEE, probity, and adherence to regulations for ‘not-forprofit’ organisations and charity law. CEE is open to all who wish to
Potential donors are encouraged to contact us at:
info@environmentalevidence.org
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Thank You
The existence and growth of CEE is due in no small part to a wide range of individuals and organisations who have actively supported its vision and aims, either through funding, giving it visibility in key arenas, through giving their time to key CEE activities, or through active involvement in CEE Evidence Synthesis.
Particular thanks for 2024 are due to:
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The Trustees
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CEE Guidelines Editorial Board
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Leaders and staff of CEE Centres
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Leaders and volunteers of CEE Teams
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Leaders and contributors to CEE Groups Members of the CEEDER Editorial Board Members of the CEEDER Review College Members of the PROCEED Editorial Panel Commissioners/funders of CEE Evidence Syntheses
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Review authors, stakeholders, and peer reviewers Volunteers and supporters Springer Nature EEJ Editorial Board
Stay connected
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CCXX R3 accounts (SS)
12/16/2025
3
Fund to which Amount due When due ~~SS~~ Details ~~S=~~ liability relates (optional) (optional) B5 Liabilities - - - - Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees Signature Print Name Date of approval T M Knight 5/6/2025 K A Monk 16/12/2025 ~~=a~~ 4
CCXX R4 accounts (SS)
12/16/2025