Big Data in Earth system science and progress towards a digital twin

X Li, M Feng, Y Ran, Y Su, F Liu, C Huang… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2023‏ - nature.com
The concept of a digital twin of Earth envisages the convergence of Big Earth Data with
physics-based models in an interactive computational framework that enables monitoring …

The natural capital framework for sustainably efficient and equitable decision making

IJ Bateman, GM Mace - Nature Sustainability, 2020‏ - nature.com
The concept of 'natural capital'is gaining traction internationally as recognition grows of the
central role of the natural environment in sustaining economic and social well-being. It is …

The supply of multiple ecosystem services requires biodiversity across spatial scales

G Le Provost, NV Schenk, C Penone, J Thiele… - Nature ecology & …, 2023‏ - nature.com
The impact of local biodiversity loss on ecosystem functioning is well established, but the
role of larger-scale biodiversity dynamics in the delivery of ecosystem services remains …

Ten facts about land systems for sustainability

P Meyfroidt, A De Bremond, CM Ryan, E Archer… - Proceedings of the …, 2022‏ - pnas.org
Land use is central to addressing sustainability issues, including biodiversity conservation,
climate change, food security, poverty alleviation, and sustainable energy. In this paper, we …

Digital government transformation in turbulent times: Responses, challenges, and future direction

SJ Eom, J Lee - Government Information Quarterly, 2022‏ - Elsevier
We are living in turbulent times, with the threats of COVID-19 and related social conflicts.
Digital transformation is not an option but a necessity for governments to respond to these …

Landscape management strategies for multifunctionality and social equity

M Neyret, S Peter, G Le Provost, S Boch… - Nature …, 2023‏ - nature.com
Increasing pressure on land resources necessitates landscape management strategies that
simultaneously deliver multiple benefits to numerous stakeholder groups with competing …

Middle-range theories of land system change

P Meyfroidt, RR Chowdhury, A de Bremond… - Global environmental …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Changes in land systems generate many sustainability challenges. Identifying more
sustainable land-use alternatives requires solid theoretical foundations on the causes of …

Working landscapes need at least 20% native habitat

LA Garibaldi, FJ Oddi, FE Miguez… - Conservation …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
International agreements aim to conserve 17% of Earth's land area by 2020 but include no
area‐based conservation targets within the working landscapes that support human needs …

The functional complex network approach to foster forest resilience to global changes

C Messier, J Bauhus, F Doyon, F Maure… - Forest …, 2019‏ - Springer
Human impacts on Earth's ecosystems have greatly intensified in the last decades. This is
reflected in unexpected disturbance events, as well as new and increasing socio-economic …

Improving network approaches to the study of complex social–ecological interdependencies

Ö Bodin, SM Alexander, J Baggio, ML Barnes… - Nature …, 2019‏ - nature.com
Achieving effective, sustainable environmental governance requires a better understanding
of the causes and consequences of the complex patterns of interdependencies connecting …