Pervasive human-driven decline of life on Earth points to the need for transformative change
BACKGROUND Human actions have long been known to drive declines in nature, and there
is growing awareness of how globalization means that these drivers increasingly act at a …
is growing awareness of how globalization means that these drivers increasingly act at a …
Locally based, regionally manifested, and globally relevant: Indigenous and local knowledge, values, and practices for nature
The knowledge, values, and practices of Indigenous peoples and local communities offer
ways to understand and better address social-environmental problems. The article reviews …
ways to understand and better address social-environmental problems. The article reviews …
Global priority areas for ecosystem restoration
Extensive ecosystem restoration is increasingly seen as being central to conserving
biodiversity and stabilizing the climate of the Earth. Although ambitious national and global …
biodiversity and stabilizing the climate of the Earth. Although ambitious national and global …
People have shaped most of terrestrial nature for at least 12,000 years
Archaeological and paleoecological evidence shows that by 10,000 BCE, all human
societies employed varying degrees of ecologically transformative land use practices …
societies employed varying degrees of ecologically transformative land use practices …
Making the UN decade on ecosystem restoration a social-ecological endeavour
The United Nations (UN) recently declared 2021 to 2030 the Decade on Ecosystem
Restoration. Against this background, we review recent social-ecological systems research …
Restoration. Against this background, we review recent social-ecological systems research …
Scientists' warning to humanity on threats to indigenous and local knowledge systems
The knowledge systems and practices of Indigenous Peoples and local communities play
critical roles in safeguarding the biological and cultural diversity of our planet. Globalization …
critical roles in safeguarding the biological and cultural diversity of our planet. Globalization …
Land use and ecological change: A 12,000-year history
EC Ellis - Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Human use of land has been transforming Earth's ecology for millennia. From hunting and
foraging to burning the land to farming to industrial agriculture, increasingly intensive human …
foraging to burning the land to farming to industrial agriculture, increasingly intensive human …
Recognizing Indigenous peoples' and local communities' rights and agency in the post-2020 Biodiversity Agenda
Abstract The Convention on Biological Diversity is defining the goals that will frame future
global biodiversity policy in a context of rapid biodiversity decline and under pressure to …
global biodiversity policy in a context of rapid biodiversity decline and under pressure to …
Governing for transformative change across the biodiversity–climate–society nexus
Transformative governance is key to addressing the global environmental crisis. We explore
how transformative governance of complex biodiversity–climate–society interactions can be …
how transformative governance of complex biodiversity–climate–society interactions can be …
Climate change and California's terrestrial biodiversity
In this review and synthesis, we argue that California is an important test case for the nation
and world because terrestrial biodiversity is very high, present and anticipated threats to …
and world because terrestrial biodiversity is very high, present and anticipated threats to …