A new paper has just been published in Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability on “Advancing sustainability through mainstreaming a social–ecological systems perspective”, co-authored by a number of SAPECS-affiliated researchers including Reinette Biggs and Marja Spierenburg.
In the paper, the authors discuss the ways in which the concept of social–ecological systems has facilitated a number of advancements, like the increased recognition of the dependence of humanity on ecosystems and the improved collaboration across disciplines, and between science and society. However, they also identify a number of areas in which the potential of a social–ecological systems perspective to improve sustainability outcomes has not yet been fully realized, such as understanding the interactions among power relations, justice, and ecosystem stewardship.
For more information, access the article here.
And for the main author’s blog post on the article, please visit the Ideas for Sustainability blog site.
