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Peer-reviewed Article

Adaptation: is securing funding really the top priority for COP negotiations?

In Sustainability Science
Author:
This article critically examines UNEP's Adaptation Gap Report 2023 (AGR2023) as a foundational source in the narrative that insufficient adaptation finance is the primary barrier to climate change adaptation and, based on this analysis, offers suggestions for future Conference of the Parties (COP) discussions on the adaptation framework. This...
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Keywords:
Climate Change Adaptation
adaptation finance
GAP report
national adaptation plans
adaptation policy
climate justice
Peer-reviewed Article

Revisiting the sustainability science research agenda

In Sustainability Science
Author:
Katja
Brundiers
Carena J.
van Riper
Christian
Pohl
Peter
Edwards
Herlin
Chien
Iris C.
Bohnet
Noé
Aguilar-Rivera
Prajal
Pradhan
Tobias
Plieninger
Wiebren Johannes
Boonstra
Alexander G.
Flor
Annamaria
Di Fabio
Arnim
Scheidel
Chris
Gordon
David J.
Abson
Erik
Andersson
Federico
Demaria
Jasper O.
Kenter
Jeremy
Brooks
Joanne
Kauffman
Maike
Hamann
Martin
Graziano
Nidhi
Nagabhatla
Nobuo
Mimura
Nora
Fagerholm
Patrick
O’Farrell
Identifying research gaps and priorities is paramount to advance sustainability science and contribute to a sustainable future. This editorial contributes to this effort by contemplating the sustainability science research agenda and aligning it with recent changes in global dynamics. Drawing on consultations with the editorial board members of the...
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Keywords:
Sustainability transformation; Research prioritization; Transdisciplinarity; Sustainable development; Expert consultation
Peer-reviewed Article

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Tier 1 forest biomass estimates from Earth Observation

In Scientific Data
Author:
Neha Hunka
Laura Duncanson
John Armston
Ralph Dubayah
Sean P. Healey
Maurizio Santoro
Paul May
Arnan Araza
Clement Bourgoin
Paul M. Montesano
Christopher S. R. Neigh
Hedley Grantham
Peter Potapov
Svetlana Turubanova
Alexandra Tyukavina
Jessica Richter
Nancy Harris
Mikhail Urbazaev
Adrián Pascual
Daniela Requena Suarez
Martin Herold
Benjamin Poulter
Sylvia N. Wilson
Giacomo Grassi
Maria J. Sanz
Joana Melo
Aboveground biomass density (AGBD) estimates from Earth Observation (EO) can be presented with the consistency standards mandated by United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This article delivers AGBD estimates, in the format of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Tier 1 values for natural forests, sourced from...
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Peer-reviewed Article
Three Foci of SDG Interactions

Three foci at the science-policy interface for systemic Sustainable Development Goal acceleration

In Nature Communications
Author:
Prajal
Pradhan
Nina
Weitz
Vassilis
Daioglou
Gabriel
Abrahão
Cameron
Allen
Geanderson
Ambrósio
Frederike
Arp
Furqan
Asif
Therese
Bennich
Tim
Benton
Frank
Biermann
Min
Cao
Henrik
Carlsen
Fang
Chen
Min
Chen
Michiel
Daams
Jonathan
Dawes
Shobhakar
Dhakal
Elisabeth
Gilmore
Luis
Javier Miguel González
Klaus
Hubacek
Yuanchao
Hu
Wander
Jager
Samir
KC
Norman
Kearney
Utkarsh
Ashok Khot
Teun
Kluck
Shridhar
Kulkarni
Julia
Leininger
Chaohui
Li
Jing
Li
Hermann
Lotze-Campen
Gonzalo
Parrado-Hernando
Matteo
Pedercini
Ram
Kumar Phuyal
Christina
Prell
Arpan
Rijal
Vanessa
Schweizer
FransJ
Sijtsma
Bjoern
Soergel
Nathalie
Spittler
Detlef
van Vuuren
Anne
Warchold
Eartha
Weber
Birka
Wicke
Oscar
Widerberg
Rienne
Wilts
Christopher
Wingens
Chaoyang
Wu
Qiang
Xing
Jin
Yan
Zifeng
Yuan
Caroline
Zimm
The integrated and indivisible nature of the SDGs is facing implementation challenges due to the silo approaches. We present the three interconnected foci (SDG interactions, modeling, and tools) at the science-policy interface to address these challenges. Accounting for them will support accelerated SDG progress, operationalizing the integration...
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Keywords:
Sustainable Development Goals
SDG interlinkages
SDG Interaction
SDG tools
SDG modelling
Peer-reviewed Article

Mapping the evolving research landscape of sustainability science from 2006 to 2023: unveiling its transformation.

In Sustainability Science
Author:
Chiho
Kamiyama
Raffaela
Kozar
Exploring the trends of sustainability science research is vital for advancing our understanding of creating a more sustainable and resilient future for our planet and society. This overview article explores a segment of the sustainability science research landscape from 2006 to 2023 by examining articles published in the Sustainability Science...
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Keywords:
Research landscape Sustainability research trends Sustainable future Topics interconnectedness Sustainability Science journal
Peer-reviewed Article
Journal of Coastal Conservation

Assessment of climate change related loss and damage on mangrove ecosystem: a case study in Ca Mau, Vietnam

In Journal of Coastal Conservation
Author:
Thang Trung Nguyen
Anh Ngoc Thi Nguyen
Globally, mangroves have been promoted to protect the coastal ecosystems and human settlements against weather vagaries including climate change impacts. However, climate change can also affect the mangrove ecosystems, affecting their ability to mitigate losses and damages caused by climate change. Recognizing the need to understand the impact of...
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Keywords:
mangrove
Loss and Damage
Book Chapter

Equity and Fairness in Community-Based Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction

In Disaster Risk and Management under Climate Change
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Equity and fairness have a high significance in Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation as it is evident that disasters affect communities differently depending on their developmental levels, and social status. Any public policy or intervention on disaster risk reduction deals with communities that are at different ‘starting lines’ in...
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Keywords:
equity
fairness
Climate Change Adaptation
Peer-reviewed Article

Analysis of past energy transitions of OECD and BRICS countries in the scope of energy interconnection

In Sustainability Science
Author:
Augustin
Vaillant
Naoya
Abe
Different baseline endowments and circumstances among countries, including local events, have resulted in disparities in energy policy and status. Differences in energy status have caused countries to make various decisions, but with the implementation of grid interconnections, some countries elected to plan the development of their energy sector...
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Keywords:
Electricity interconnection; Energy security; Energy transition; Optimal matching
Peer-reviewed Article

Spatial‑temporal pattern of change in production‑living-ecological space of Nanchong City from 2000 to 2020 and underlying factors

In Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
Author:
Haowei
Xu
Fei
Zhang
Weipeng
Li
Jingchao
Shi
Mou Leong
Tan
This study analyzed the spatial-temporal change pattern and underlying factors in production-living-ecological space (PLES) of Nanchong City, China, over the past 20 years using historical land use data (2000, 2010, 2020). A land use transfer matrix was calculated from the historical land use maps, and spatial analysis was conducted to analyze...
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Peer-reviewed Article

Overwhelming evidence galvanizes a global consensus on the need for action against Invasive Alien Species

In Biological Invasions
Author:
E.
Schwindt
T. A.
August
S.
Vanderhoeven
M. A.
McGeoch
S.
Bacher
B. S.
Galil
P.
Genovesi
P. E.
Hulme
T.
Ikeda
B.
Lezner
M. A.
Nuñez
A.
Ordonez
A.
Pauchard
S. J.
Rahlao
H. E.
Roy
K. V.
Sankaran
H.
Seebens
A. W.
Sheppard
P.
Stoett
V.
Vandvik
J. R. U.
Wilson
L. A.
Meyerson
On 4 September 2023, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) released the most comprehensive global synthesis of the current knowledge on the biological invasion process and the impacts of invasive alien species, i.e., the Thematic Assessment Report on Invasive Alien Species and their Control...
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Keywords:
invasive alien species
biological invasions
IPBES