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DOI 10.1007/s11625-024-01593-4
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Titel (primär) Transformative science–policy interfacing: the case of biodiversity and ecosystem services
Autor Sarkki, S.; Young, J.C.; Vandewalle, M.; Heikkinen, H.I.; Norum, R.; Stenseke, M.; Nesshöver, C.; Wittmer, H. ORCID logo
Quelle Sustainability Science
Erscheinungsjahr 2025
Department NSF; UPOL
Band/Volume 20
Heft 1
Seite von 231
Seite bis 249
Sprache englisch
Topic T5 Future Landscapes
Supplements Supplement 1
Keywords Science–policy interfaces; Transformative change; Co-production; Linear model; Biodiversity and ecosystem services
Abstract Science–policy interfaces (SPI), such as IPCC and IPBES, are key mechanisms by which scientists can contribute to policy making to tackle socio-environmental problems. To capture recent and ongoing developments, we examine the evolution of global and European SPI landscapes in the biodiversity domain grounding a novel concept of “transformative science–policy interfacing”, which is a collective effort to enable fundamental societal change by enhancing connectivity between co-production of knowledge and policy implementation. We consider that transformative science–policy interfacing is not in conflict with, but rather extends the currently prevailing co-production paradigm into directions that rethink the relationships between science, SPI, and policy. It shifts the balance of knowledge co-production from “making sense together” towards “enabling transformative change”. It employs the Science & Technology Studies concept of “co-production of science and social order” by focusing on orchestration of the science–policy interface landscape with a normative agenda leaning towards transformative change. Based on the overview of the evolution of SPI landscape in global and European biodiversity domains, we identify and discuss eight key directions for transformative science–policy interfacing. Further work will be needed to test whether the development towards transformative science–policy interfacing can be observed also in domains beyond environmental topics.
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Sarkki, S., Young, J.C., Vandewalle, M., Heikkinen, H.I., Norum, R., Stenseke, M., Nesshöver, C., Wittmer, H. (2025):
Transformative science–policy interfacing: the case of biodiversity and ecosystem services
Sustain. Sci. 20 (1), 231 - 249 10.1007/s11625-024-01593-4