Although thousands of biodiversity indicators have already been designed, scientists and decision-makers are still asking for new versions. Why are we still not satisfied? Our argument is that, if biodiversity indicators aim to improve the effectiveness of science-policy interfaces, it is essential to assess their actual contribution to biodiversity conservation. How? Through an analysis of current uses of indicators in the strategic interactions among a set of actors placed in a given field of biodiversity organized actions This paper presents our investigations into the use of French national and regional red lists of threatened species as a strategic resource for scientists and policy-makers. The manner the red lists are designed, discussed and used is essential so that they can be adapted to suit the way biodiversity is managed in France. The lists systematise information on threatened species in ways that allow users to strategically connect or disconnect knowledge and action, according to the needs of environmental operators in different situations. Their contribution to effective biodiversity actions lies in what we call their potential to act as ‘circuit breakers’ between science and policy. This research suggests new perspectives both for analysing environmental management situations including indicator design and for operators who want to design new indicators.

尽管已经设计了成千上万的生物多样性指标，但科学家和决策者仍在要求新版本。为什么我们仍然不满意？我们的观点是，如果生物多样性指标旨在提高科学与政策互动的有效性，则必须评估其对生物多样性保护的实际贡献。如何？通过分析指标的当前使用情况，这些指标在特定生物多样性组织行动领域中的一系列参与者之间的战略互动中使用。本文介绍了我们对法国国家和区域性濒危物种红色名录作为科学家战略资源的利用情况的调查。和决策者。红色清单的设计，讨论和使用方式至关重要，因此可以对其进行调整以适应法国管理生物多样性的方式。该列表以各种方式系统化有关受威胁物种的信息，使用户可以根据不同情况下环境操作人员的需要从战略上联系或断开知识与行动。它们对有效的生物多样性行动的贡献在于我们称之为在科学与政策之间充当“断路器”的潜力。这项研究为分析环境管理状况（包括指标设计）以及想要设计新指标的运营商提供了新的观点。它们对有效的生物多样性行动的贡献在于我们称之为在科学与政策之间充当“断路器”的潜力。这项研究为分析环境管理状况（包括指标设计）以及想要设计新指标的运营商提供了新的观点。它们对有效的生物多样性行动的贡献在于我们称之为在科学与政策之间充当“断路器”的潜力。这项研究为分析环境管理状况（包括指标设计）以及想要设计新指标的运营商提供了新的观点。