Key knowledge gaps to achieve global sustainability goals

Matías E. Mastrángelo; Natalia Pérez-Harguindeguy; Lucas Enrico; Elena Bennett; Sandra Lavorel; Graeme S. Cumming; Dilini Abeygunawardane; Leonardo D. Amarilla; Benjamin Burkhard; Benis N. Egoh; Luke Frishkoff; Leonardo Galetto; Sibyl Huber; Daniel S. Karp; Alison Ke; Esteban Kowaljow; Angela Kronenburg-García; Bruno Locatelli; Berta Martín-López; Patrick Meyfroidt; Tuyeni H. Mwampamba; Jeanne Nel; Kimberly A. Nicholas; Charles Nicholson; Elisa Oteros-Rozas; Sebataolo J. Rahlao; Ciara Raudsepp-Hearne; Taylor Ricketts; Uttam B. Shrestha; Carolina Torres; Klara J. Winkler; Kim Zoeller

doi:10.1038/s41893-019-0412-1

Key knowledge gaps to achieve global sustainability goals

Matías E. Mastrángelo^*
, Natalia Pérez-Harguindeguy
, Lucas Enrico
, Elena Bennett
, Sandra Lavorel
, Graeme S. Cumming
, Dilini Abeygunawardane
, Leonardo D. Amarilla
, Benjamin Burkhard
, Benis N. Egoh
, Luke Frishkoff
, Leonardo Galetto
, Sibyl Huber
, Daniel S. Karp
, Alison Ke
, Esteban Kowaljow
, Angela Kronenburg-García
, Bruno Locatelli
, Berta Martín-López
, Patrick Meyfroidt

Tuyeni H. Mwampamba, Jeanne Nel, Kimberly A. Nicholas, Charles Nicholson, Elisa Oteros-Rozas, Sebataolo J. Rahlao, Ciara Raudsepp-Hearne, Taylor Ricketts, Uttam B. Shrestha, Carolina Torres, Klara J. Winkler, Kim Zoeller

^*Corresponding author for this work

School of Sustainability

Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

136 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Regional and global assessments periodically update what we know, and highlight what remains to be known, about the linkages between people and nature that both define and depend upon the state of the environment. To guide research that better informs policy and practice, we systematically synthesize knowledge gaps from recent assessments of four regions of the globe and three key themes by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. We assess their relevance to global sustainability goals and trace their evolution relative to those identified in the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. We found that global sustainability goals cannot be achieved without improved knowledge on feedbacks between social and ecological systems, effectiveness of governance systems and the influence of institutions on the social distribution of ecosystem services. These top research priorities have persisted for the 14 years since the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. Our analysis also reveals limited understanding of the role of indigenous and local knowledge in sustaining nature’s benefits to people. Our findings contribute to a policy-relevant and solution-oriented agenda for global, long-term social-ecological research.

Original language	English
Journal	Nature Sustainability
Volume	2
Issue number	12
Pages (from-to)	1115-1121
Number of pages	7
ISSN	2398-9629
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-019-0412-1
Publication status	Published - 01.12.2019

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Research areas and keywords

Ecosystems Research
biodiversity
Ecosystem services
policy
sustainability

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Ecology
Food Science
Urban Studies
Global and Planetary Change
Nature and Landscape Conservation
Geography, Planning and Development
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

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10.1038/s41893-019-0412-1

1 Finished

IPBES: Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
Martín-López, B. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.15 → 31.12.18
Project: Research

136 Citations
1 Contributions to collected editions/anthologies
1 Journal articles
1 Scientific review articles

Assessing nature’s contributions to people: Recognizing culture, and diverse sources of knowledge, can improve assessments
Díaz, S., Pascual, U., Stenseke, M., Martín-López, B., Watson, R. T., Molnár, Z., Hill, R., Chan, K. M. A., Baste, I. A., Brauman, K. A., Polasky, S., Church, A., Lonsdale, M., Larigauderie, A., Leadley, P. W., Van Oudenhoven, A. P. E., Van Der Plaat, F., Schröter, M., Lavorel, S. & Aumeeruddy-Thomas, Y. & 10 others, Bukvareva, E., Davies, K., Demissew, S., Erpul, G., Failler, P., Guerra, C. A., Hewitt, C. L., Keune, H., Lindley, S. & Shirayama, Y., 19.01.2018, In: Science. 359, 6373, p. 270-272 3 p.
Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
2411 Citations (Scopus)
Nature’s contributions to people and quality of life
Martín-López, B., Church, A., Başak Dessane , E., Berry, P., Chenu, C., Christie, M., Gerino, M., Keune, H., Oteros-Rozas, E., Paillard, S., Rossberg, A. G., Schröter, M. & van Oudenhoven, A. P. E., 2018, IPBES (2018): The IPBES regional assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services for Europe and Central Asia. Rounsevell, M., Fischer, M., Torre-Marin Rando, A. & Mader, A. (eds.). Bonn: Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, p. 60-185
Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research

Open Access
The IPBES Conceptual Framework - connecting nature and people
Díaz, S., Demissew, S., Carabias, J., Joly, C., Lonsdale, M., Ash, N., Larigauderie, A., Adhikari, J. R., Arico, S., Báldi, A., Bartuska, A., Baste, I. A., Bilgin, A., Brondizio, E., Chan, K. M. A., Figueroa, V. E., Duraiappah, A., Fischer, M., Hill, R. & Koetz, T. & 64 others, Leadley, P., Lyver, P., Mace, G. M., Martin-Lopez, B., Okumura, M., Pacheco, D., Pascual, U., Pérez, E. S., Reyers, B., Roth, E., Saito, O., Scholes, R. J., Sharma, N., Tallis, H., Thaman, R., Watson, R., Yahara, T., Hamid, Z. A., Akosim, C., Al-Hafedh, Y., Allahverdiyev, R., Amankwah, E., Asah, T. S., Asfaw, Z., Bartus, G., Brooks, A. L., Caillaux, J., Dalle, G., Darnaedi, D., Driver, A., Erpul, G., Escobar-Eyzaguirre, P., Failler, P., Fouda, A. M. M., Fu, B., Gundimeda, H., Hashimoto, S., Homer, F., Lavorel, S., Lichtenstein, G., Mala, W. A., Mandivenyi, W., Matczak, P., Mbizvo, C., Mehrdadi, M., Metzger, J. P., Mikissa, J. B., Moller, H., Mooney, H. A., Mumby, P., Nagendra, H., Nesshover, C., Oteng-Yeboah, A. A., Pataki, G., Roué, M., Rubis, J., Schultz, M., Smith, P., Sumaila, R., Takeuchi, K., Thomas, S., Verma, M., Yeo-Chang, Y. & Zlatanova, D., 01.06.2015, In: Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 14, p. 1-16 16 p.
Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

Open Access
2174 Citations (Scopus)

2 Academic networks or partnerships

Scientific Steering Committee Schweden (External organisation)
Martín-López, B. (Member)
01.11.2014 → …
Activity: Membership › Academic networks or partnerships › Research
France Committee Future Earth (External organisation)
Martín-López, B. (Member)
01.12.2013 → …
Activity: Membership › Academic networks or partnerships › Research

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Mastrángelo, M. E., Pérez-Harguindeguy, N., Enrico, L., Bennett, E., Lavorel, S., Cumming, G. S., Abeygunawardane, D., Amarilla, L. D., Burkhard, B., Egoh, B. N., Frishkoff, L., Galetto, L., Huber, S., Karp, D. S., Ke, A., Kowaljow, E., Kronenburg-García, A., Locatelli, B., Martín-López, B., ... Zoeller, K. (2019). Key knowledge gaps to achieve global sustainability goals. Nature Sustainability, 2(12), 1115-1121. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-019-0412-1

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Key knowledge gaps to achieve global sustainability goals

Abstract

UN SDGs

Research areas and keywords

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

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Projects

IPBES: Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

Research output

Assessing nature’s contributions to people: Recognizing culture, and diverse sources of knowledge, can improve assessments

Nature’s contributions to people and quality of life

The IPBES Conceptual Framework - connecting nature and people

Activities

Scientific Steering Committee Schweden (External organisation)

France Committee Future Earth (External organisation)

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