Conservation as a livelihood strategy: linking policy with practice -- Enabling communities to mobilise government support -- Mobilising local expertise through networking and empowerment -- Who represents practitioners in the policy process? -- Partnering with government technical experts to influence policy and practice -- Influence without borders: regional approaches to environmental policy dialogue -- Shaping policies: science-policy interface in natural resources management -- Bringing conservation science to life: the role of communication to support policy influencing processes in Africa -- Strategizing to influence policy: a framework for practitioners.