When developing a novel conservation assessment, tradeoffs between generality and precision, and between realism and simplicity, will inevitably need to be made. Engaging potential end-users during development can help developers navigate these tradeoffs to maximise uptake. End-user engagement can also produce feedback about external perceptions, allowing changes to be made prior to the final design. Here, we report on end-user consultations about the species recovery assessment method introduced by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), which is a new component of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. This species recovery assessment was originally called the 'Green List of Species.' We conducted two types of end-user consultation over a two-year period—1) key informant interviews, and 2) technical consultations about the details of the assessment method, including identification of factors that increased the amount of time required to conduct an assessment. A main finding from the key informant interviews was that the name 'Green List of Species' was inappropriate for the assessment, given the potential for misunderstanding the scope of the assessment and potential confusion with the IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas. We therefore proposed the name 'Green Status of Species', a suggestion accepted by IUCN. A repeated concern in key informant interviews was the perception that the species recovery assessments were complex, indicating a potential tradeoff between scientific rigour and simplicity. To address this concern, we used feedback from the technical consultations to identify assessment steps which were most in need of refinement, and implemented solutions and made recommendations to streamline those steps (e.g., we found that the number of spatial units used in an assessment was positively correlated with assessment time, and increased greatly when more than 15 spatial units were used). This process of end-user engagement makes it much more likely that the Green Status of Species will be used in conservation communication, monitoring, and decision-making—helping achieve the ultimate goal of biodiversity recovery.

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让最终用户参与以最大限度地提高新物种恢复评估的采用率和有效性：IUCN 物种的绿色状态

在开发新的保护评估时，将不可避免地需要在普遍性和精确性之间以及现实性和简单性之间进行权衡。在开发过程中吸引潜在的最终用户可以帮助开发人员进行这些权衡，以最大限度地提高吸收率。最终用户的参与还可以产生有关外部感知的反馈，从而允许在最终设计之前进行更改。在这里，我们报告了关于国际自然保护联盟 (IUCN) 引入的物种恢复评估方法的最终用户咨询，该方法是 IUCN 濒危物种红色名录的一个新组成部分。该物种恢复评估最初被称为“物种绿色名录”。我们在两年内进行了两种最终用户咨询——1) 关键线人访谈，2) 关于评估方法细节的技术咨询，包括确定增加进行评估所需时间的因素。主要知情人采访的一个主要发现是，“绿色物种名录”这个名称不适合评估，因为可能会误解评估的范围，并可能与 IUCN 保护区和保护区的绿色名录混淆。因此，我们提出了“物种的绿色状况”这个名称，这是 IUCN 接受的建议。关键线人访谈中的一个反复担忧是物种恢复评估很复杂的看法，这表明科学严谨性和简单性之间存在潜在的权衡。为了解决这个问题，我们利用技术咨询的反馈来确定最需要改进的评估步骤，并实施解决方案并提出简化这些步骤的建议（例如，我们发现评估中使用的空间单元数量与评估时间呈正相关，并且在使用超过 15 个空间单元时会大大增加）。这种最终用户参与的过程使得物种的绿色状态更有可能用于保护交流、监测和决策——帮助实现生物多样性恢复的最终目标。并且在使用超过 15 个空间单元时会大大增加）。这种最终用户参与的过程使得物种的绿色状态更有可能用于保护交流、监测和决策——帮助实现生物多样性恢复的最终目标。并且在使用超过 15 个空间单元时会大大增加）。这种最终用户参与的过程使得物种的绿色状态更有可能用于保护交流、监测和决策——帮助实现生物多样性恢复的最终目标。