Abstract
Decision-based policy-making is currently perceived as one of the main pillars of modern governance. It is based on the idea that the basis for decision-making should be to understand the mechanisms governing the key processes.
Although a lot of state institutions have been reported to this principle, there is considerable reserves in the use of these scientific findings. The current question is how to transfer the scientific knowledge gained from the research into practice.
Interactions between the state sphere and the scientific community hurt in a number of areas the different needs of both spheres, which also apply to the environmental sphere. The environmental sphere belongs to those where the importance of scientific knowledge is more obvious than others.
The role of scientific knowledge is absolutely crucial in the field of the environment, because with few exceptions, the negative effects are not directly visible to the naked eye, but we learn about them after complex and demanding data processing. This brochure is intended to serve both public administration and self-government bodies that seek to use scientific knowledge in public policy decisions as well as students and other public interested parties.
The authors have summarized the difficulties in communication between scientists and the decision-making sphere and the ways how to face them. These principles were illustrated by case studies.