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Achieving Inter- and Transdisciplinarity in Ecohealth: Insights from a Rodent-Borne Disease Project in a Polycrisis Era

The authors explore the challenges of addressing “wicked problems,” such as emerging zoonotic diseases, and the potential of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research (ITDR) to tackle them. Using a case study on rodent-borne diseases (RBDs) in Europe, they examine the factors influencing ITDR’s success. The article highlights the limited adoption of ITDR in RBD research and […]

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The Thematic Assessment Report on Interlinkages Among Biodiversity, Water, Food and Health

This report explores the interconnected crises and challenges of biodiversity loss, water availability and quality, food insecurity, health risks, and climate change, focusing on their interlinkages. It assesses current and future trends, emphasizing biodiversity and nature’s contributions to people. The report also examines response options and governance strategies to promote coordinated decision-making, minimize trade-offs, and

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Tipping Points, Cascading Impacts, and Interacting Risks in the Earth System: Proceedings of a Workshop

This book summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop convened by The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on January 17–19, 2024. The workshop focused on understanding, predicting, and preparing for climate tipping points, cascading impacts, and interacting risks in the earth system, while fostering connections within the transdisciplinary research community.

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A Dangerous Confluence: The Intertwined Crises of Disinformation and Democracies

The authors explore the significant impact of disinformation on elections, emphasizing its potential to undermine democratic processes. Through case studies from Hungary, the United States, and the United Kingdom, they analyze how disinformation spreads, the conditions that facilitate its dissemination, and its detrimental effects on the health of democracies. The report delves into the historical

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“Planetary Phase Shift” as a New Systems Framework to Navigate the Evolutionary Transformation of Human Civilisation

This paper addresses a gap in foresight studies by proposing a new framework, “collective forward intelligence,” to analyze trends across ecological, social, political, and economic systems. It develops planetary phase shift theory, suggesting that humanity is at a critical turning point, with global crises signalling industrial civilization’s potential collapse or transformation.

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Polycrisis: A Framework for Understanding Multiple Crises in the Metacoupled World

The authors propose a Polycrisis framework combined with the meta-coupling framework to understand and assess the interdependence of multiple global crises in an interactive world. They apply this framework to Germany and China and discuss the policy implications for managing these crises, offering insights for future management strategies at both national and global levels.

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Re-imagining Earth System Governance in an Era of Polycrisis

The 2024 Forum on ‘Re-Imagining Earth System Governance in an Era of Polycrisis’ convened academics, researchers, practicioners and government representatives exchanging critical insights on earth system governance in an era of polycrisis. Hosted by the Earth System Governance Project and co-hosted by Utrecht University, Canada Research Chairs, German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), the

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