Why we need to value biodiversity in the AnthropoceneIn this Q&A, Nathalie Seddon, from the University of Oxford, and Rachel Cavanagh, from the British Antarctic Survey, discuss the need to bring biodiversity to the centre of sustainable development.
What does the Anthropocene mean for environmental justice? In this Q&A, Dimitris Stevis and Stacia Ryder talk about the evolution of the concept of environmental justice and how it can help to foster just transitions from fossil fuel power to renewable energy.
New dataset provides the most complete look yet at the climate of the last 2000 yearsScientists have assembled a comprehensive database of Earth’s past temperatures, drawing on records from tree rings, corals, ocean sediment and more. This archive will provide new opportunities to explore how humans are rewiring the planet’s climate.
Future Earth interviews: The evolving role of Future Earth in global sustainability (video)In these interviews, Jakob Rhyner of United Nations University and Charles Ebikeme of the International Council for Science talk about Future Earth and the role of science in sustainability.
To increase ocean literacy, narratives hold promiseIn a new Q&A, Amelia Greiner Safi of Cornell University talks about how the scientific community can help the public to care about, and act on, the problems facing the world’s seas.
Want to protect the oceans? Time to consider the wider world of developmentA new report from the International Council for Science (ICSU), released ahead of this week's UN Ocean Conference, examines the links among global targets for sustainability.
Scientists assemble most complete database of greenhouse gases to dateA new study pulls together “millions and millions of data points” on heat-trapping chemicals in the atmosphere, providing an exhaustive look at the causes of, and possible solutions to, climate change.
50 questions about humanity’s past connections to the environmentA recent paper in PLOS ONE highlights the priorities, and future directions, of historical ecology – a research arena that explores the relationships between people and natural ecosystems over millennia.
Moving beyond the “turbulent teens”: How can science and the private sector work together for sustainability?In a Q&A, Peter White from the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, say that businesses want to help accelerate the transition to a sustainable world. They just need the right science-based targets.
Shaping knowledge on the links between environment, economy and societyA new open-access issue of Ecology and Society showcases research from the Programme on Ecosystem Change and Society (PECS) investigating the connections between human communities and their surrounding environments.
