Standard solutions to the threat of> 1.5° C global average warming are not ambitious
enough to prevent large-scale irreversible loss. Meaningful climate action requires …

The term “climate emergency” represents a new phase in climate change framing that many
hope will invigorate more climate action. Yet there has been relatively little discussion of …

Coral reefs are losing the capacity to sustain their biological functions. In addition to other
well-known stressors, such as climatic change and overfishing, plastic pollution is an …

Parachute science is the practice whereby international scientists, typically from higher-
income countries, conduct field studies in another country, typically of lower income, and …

Indigenous peoples globally have high exposure to environmental change and are often
considered an" at-risk" population, although there is growing evidence of their resilience. In …

Marine heatwaves (MHWs) are prolonged anomalous warm seawater events that can
severely impact marine ecosystems and have never been studied previously in the South …

Coral reefs are highly diverse ecosystems that thrive in nutrient-poor waters, a phenomenon
frequently referred to as the Darwin paradox. The energy demand of coral animal hosts can …

Coral reefs are critically important ecosystems that support coastal societies and economies
throughout the tropical oceans. However, many of the word's coral reefs are already …

Climate change is impacting coral reefs now. Recent pan-tropical bleaching events driven
by unprecedented global heat waves have shifted the playing field for coral reef …

Sustainability in the Anthropocene requires social cooperation and learning against a
backdrop of increasingly complex, polycentric governance. Here, we introduce an …