Science and community leaders --- In reply to Maxime's comment about the role of science as just another voice, comparable to interest groups - I think it's different, it should have a higher weigh, but it needs trust from other relevant voices at the table, e.g., community/local/religious leaders. You cannot expect they will listen to science if they have never been engaged before, if there hasn't been an effort by the scientific community to build trust with them. This might be something that can be built on early on through school and teachers, but I know that would not work with certain communities that listen to different local authorities.

Source author: Brenda Estefania Ortiz Calva eortizcalva@aaas.org