The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed an interconnected and tightly coupled globalized
world in rapid change. This article sets the scientific stage for understanding and responding …

Sustainability science needs more systematic approaches for mobilizing knowledge in
support of interventions that may bring about transformative change. In this Perspective, we …

Ocean and coastal ecosystems support life on Earth and many aspects of human well-being.
Covering two-thirds of the planet, the ocean hosts vast biodiversity and modulates the global …

The promise of co-production to address complex sustainability challenges is compelling.
Yet, co-production, the collaborative weaving of research and practice, encompasses …

Co-production, the collaborative weaving of research and practice by diverse societal actors,
is argued to play an important role in sustainability transformations. Yet, there is still poor …

The Routledge Handbook of Research Methods for Social-Ecological Systems provides a
synthetic guide to the range of methods that can be employed in social-ecological systems …

Extreme weather and climate events and their impacts can occur in complex combinations,
an interaction shaped by physical drivers and societal forces. In these situations …

Biodiversity underpins the fundamental elements for human well-being including food
security, human health and access to clean water. In 2010, the Aichi Targets were adopted …

Formalised knowledge systems, including universities and research institutes, are important
for contemporary societies. They are, however, also arguably failing humanity when their …

Human activities affect the Earth System with an unprecedented magnitude, causing
undesirable irreversible degradation. The United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals …