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Key knowledge gaps to achieve global sustainability goals

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Other literature type 28 Oct 2019 France, Australia, France, Argentina, France, Argentina, Australia, Australia, Australia, France, Netherlands, France, Belgium, France Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Nature Sustainability, volume 2, pages 1,115-1,121 (eissn: 2398-9629,

Authors: Carolina Torres; Uttam Babu Shrestha; Natalia Pérez-Harguindeguy; Elena M. Bennett; Berta Martín-López; Benjamin Burkhard; Matías E. Mastrangelo; +29 Authors

doi: 10.1038/s41893-019-0412-1

handle: 2078.1/225690 , 11336/116146 , 10568/112808

Key knowledge gaps to achieve global sustainability goals

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Abstract

Regional and global assessments periodically update what we know, and highlight what remains to be known, about the linkages between people and nature that both define and depend upon the state of the environment. To guide research that better informs policy and practice, we systematically synthesize knowledge gaps from recent assessments of four regions of the globe and three key themes by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. We assess their relevance to global sustainability goals and trace their evolution relative to those identified in the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. We found that global sustainability goals cannot be achieved without improved knowledge on feedbacks between social and ecological systems, effectiveness of governance systems and the influence of institutions on the social distribution of ecosystem services. These top research priorities have persisted for the 14 years since the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. Our analysis also reveals limited understanding of the role of indigenous and local knowledge in sustaining nature’s benefits to people. Our findings contribute to a policy-relevant and solution-oriented agenda for global, long-term social-ecological research.

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France, Australia, France, Argentina, France, Argentina, Australia, Australia, Australia, France, Netherlands, France, Belgium, France

Related Organizations

Nelson Mandela University
South Africa
Wageningen University & Research
Netherlands
Université Catholique de Louvain
Belgium
Lund University
Sweden
South African National Biodiversity Institute
South Africa

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