The lack of progress in reversing the declining global trend in biodiversity is partly due to a
mismatch between how living nature is conceived and valued by the conservation …

The burgeoning literature on sustainability transformation agrees that values play a key,
albeit unelucidated, role on the transformation research agenda. Recent literature linking …

The practice of envisioning the future has deep roots in the past. Across the continent of
Africa, there are traditions of oral storytelling, griots, folklore, and indigenous speculation that …

The urgency of restoring ecosystems to improve human wellbeing and mitigate climate and
biodiversity crises is attracting global attention. The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration …

Conservation research and practice are increasingly engaging with people and drawing on
social sciences to improve environmental governance. In doing so, conservation engages …

A confluence of concerns about tropical forest loss, global warming, and social inequality
drive calls to transform land use governance. Yet there is widespread debate about what …

Technical summaryThe question of how science can become a lever in achieving the
Sustainable Development Goals permeates most recent sustainability research. Wide …

We find ourselves at a critical crossroads for the future governance of the high seas, but the
perceived remoteness of the global ocean creates a psychological barrier for people to …

When deciding how to conserve biodiversity, practitioners navigate diverse missions,
sometimes conflicting approaches, and uncertain trade‐offs. These choices are based not …

Summary The draft Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework commits to achievement of
equity and justice outcomes and represents a" relational turn" in how we understand …