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 …

Collective behavior provides a framework for understanding how the actions and properties
of groups emerge from the way individuals generate and share information. In humans …

Recent years have seen a rapid increase in the use of behavioural science to address the
priorities of public and private sector actors. There is now a vibrant ecosystem of …

Societal transformations are necessary to address critical global challenges, such as
mitigation of anthropogenic climate change and reaching UN sustainable development …

Gender has a powerful influence on people's experience of, and resilience to, climate
change. Global climate change policy is committed to tackling gender inequalities in …

Highlights•Relational and instrumental rationality coexist in human decision-
making.•Instrumental views on decision-making are embedded in relational …

Humanity is facing many grand challenges at unprecedented rates, nearly everywhere, and
at all levels. Yet virtually all these challenges can be traced back to the decision and …

Conservation scientists increasingly seek to find ways to implement their research for
improved policy and practice. However, such efforts may be ineffective, or even …

Ecosystem restoration is an important means to address global sustainability challenges.
However, scientific and policy discourse often overlooks the social processes that influence …