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Peer-reviewed Article
In BioScience
Excerpt (first section): Nature-based solutions (NbS) have become a pillar of global sustainability governance, featuring prominently in international agenda-setting instruments such as the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, as well as in conservation messaging. Using nature to address societal challenges is the defining feature of NbS...
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In a world that expects cities to fuel economic growth and attract millions of people every year, there's something unnerving about the phrase "shrinking cities." But thousands of cities are getting smaller, leaving vacant homes, abandoned factories, and oversized infrastructure. Shrinking cities pose a new problem for urban planners: how to manage...
Peer-reviewed Article
In Nature Sustainability
The urgent need for transformative change to address the intertwined crises of climate change and biodiversity loss is widely recognized. Here, drawing on work originally conducted within the IPBES Transformative Change Assessment and using a bibliometric analysis of more than 4 million scholarly documents, we examine the actions and actors driving...
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Briefing Note
The 12 th meeting of the IPBES Plenary (IPBES-12) was held in Manchester, UK, from 3–9 February 2026, preceded as usual by regional consultations and a Stakeholder Day on 2 February. The largest individual focus of the meeting was the consideration of the report of The Methodological Assessment of the Impact and Dependence of Business on...
Presentation
UNDP Regional Workshop on Advancing Circular Policy and Business Solutions for Plastics in the Tourism Sector
From 24 to 27 February 2026, the UNDP held a training course in Yokohama for 40 ASEAN officials on the link between measures to tackle marine plastic pollution and the tourism sector. Mr. Hiroshi Ono, Executive Director of IGES, shared Japan’s experience on Circular Economy and waste management policy development, helping the participants to gain...
Book Chapter
In Pioneering the Future for Traffic and Safety Sciences
How has sustainable transport been discussed in the international community? First, let’s take an overview of the history of the SDGs. In June 1992, the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), also known as the “Earth Summit,” was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Earth Summit was a conference aimed at obtaining concrete...
Peer-reviewed Article
In Sustainability Science
Aquatic food systems are essential to global food security and biodiversity but remain underserved by existing sustainability indexes, especially amid rising uncertainties and accelerating climate change. Current frameworks are fragmented, environmentally weighted, and insufficiently inclusive of social, economic, and governance dimensions. As we...
Peer-reviewed Article
Estimating Sunda Clouded Leopard Lifespans From Minimum Residence Times via Long-Term Photo-Tracking
In Biotropica
Sunda clouded leopard conservation requires understanding key species traits. Using photo-identification, we estimated lifespans from minimum residence times, documenting the oldest wild individual known to date—a 6.51-year-old female. We discuss methodological limitations in female detectability and transient individuals in the population and...
Peer-reviewed Article
In Pure and Applied Geophysics
Climate variability poses a serious challenge to the sustainability of fragile mountain ecosystems where local livelihoods are closely dependent on natural resources. However, limited studies have examined long-term trends and local perceptions of climate variability in the north-eastern region of Dimapur district of Nagaland state in India. Thus...
Peer-reviewed Article
In Groundwater for Sustainable Development
The intensification of agriculture, coupled with unregulated fertilizer application and groundwater overexploitation, has led to widespread nitrate (NO3 ) contamination in many agrarian regions, including the Malwa region of Punjab, India. This study employs the Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) system to simulate the spatio-temporal evolution...