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Area of Science:

  • Conservation Science
  • Software Engineering
  • Human-Computer Interaction

Background:

  • Software tools for biodiversity conservation often lack diverse perspectives, limiting their utility.
  • Meeting broad decision-maker needs can exceed the capacity of single research groups or institutions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate how participatory, collaborative codesign enhances software utility for biodiversity conservation planning.
  • To showcase the development of integrated software tools informed by end-user needs.

Main Methods:

  • An interdisciplinary, multi-institutional collaboration involving ecological modelers, software engineers, and end-users (decision-makers, practitioners, experts).
  • Leveraging and adapting codesign and agile development paradigms.
  • Facilitating collaboration across all development stages: conceptualization, development, testing, and feedback.

Main Results:

  • The codesign process ensured the developed tools were accessible and applicable for informing biodiversity conservation decision-making.
  • Integrated software tools were successfully created to address a wide range of user needs.

Conclusions:

  • Participatory, collaborative codesign is crucial for developing effective biodiversity conservation software.
  • This approach enhances the utility of tools for better decision-making in conservation planning.