| Category |
Text Publication |
| Reference Category |
Journals |
| DOI |
10.1002/pan3.10124
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Licence  |
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| Title (Primary) |
Levers and leverage points for pathways to sustainability |
| Author |
Chan, K.M.A.; Boyd, D.R.; Gould, R.K.; Jetzkowitz, J.; Liu, J.; Muraca, B.; Naidoo, R.; Olmsted, P.; Satterfield, T.; Selomane, O.; Singh, G.G.; Sumaila, R.; Ngo, H.T.; Boedhihartono, A.K.; Agard, J.; de Aguiar, A.P.D.; Armenteras, D.; Balint, L.; Barrington-Leigh, C.; Cheung, W.W.L.; Díaz, S.; Driscoll, J.; Esler, K.; Eyster, H.; Gregr, E.J.; Hashimoto, S.; Hernández Pedraza, G.C.; Hickler, T.; Kok, M.; Lazarova, T.; Mohamed, A.A.A.; Murray-Hudson, M.; O'Farrell, P.; Palomo, I.; Saysel, A.K.; Seppelt, R.; Settele, J.; Strassburg, B.; Xue, D.; Brondízio, E.S. |
| Source Titel |
People and Nature |
| Year |
2020 |
| Department |
CLE; BZF; NSF; iDiv |
| Volume |
2 |
| Issue |
3 |
| Page From |
693 |
| Page To |
717 |
| Language |
englisch |
| Supplements |
https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/action/downloadSupplement?doi=10.1002%2Fpan3.10124&file=pan310124-sup-0001-Summary.pdf |
| Keywords |
biodiversity; ecosystem services; governance interventions; human population size; indirect drivers; Intergovernmental Science‐Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES); policy; relational values |
| Abstract |
- Humanity is on a deeply unsustainable trajectory. We
are exceeding planetary boundaries and unlikely to meet many
international sustainable development goals and global environmental
targets. Until recently, there was no broadly accepted framework of
interventions that could ignite the transformations needed to achieve
these desired targets and goals.
- As a component of the IPBES Global Assessment, we
conducted an iterative expert deliberation process with an extensive
review of scenarios and pathways to sustainability, including the
broader literature on indirect drivers, social change and sustainability
transformation. We asked, what are the most important elements of
pathways to sustainability?
- Applying a social–ecological systems lens, we
identified eight priority points for intervention (leverage points) and
five overarching strategic actions and priority interventions (levers),
which appear to be key to societal transformation. The eight leverage points
are: (1) Visions of a good life, (2) Total consumption and waste, (3)
Latent values of responsibility, (4) Inequalities, (5) Justice and
inclusion in conservation, (6) Externalities from trade and other
telecouplings, (7) Responsible technology, innovation and investment,
and (8) Education and knowledge generation and sharing. The five
intertwined levers can be applied across the eight leverage
points and more broadly. These include: (A) Incentives and capacity
building, (B) Coordination across sectors and jurisdictions, (C)
Pre‐emptive action, (D) Adaptive decision‐making and (E) Environmental
law and implementation. The levers and leverage points are all
non‐substitutable, and each enables others, likely leading to
synergistic benefits.
- Transformative change towards sustainable pathways
requires more than a simple scaling‐up of sustainability initiatives—it
entails addressing these levers and leverage points to change the fabric
of legal, political, economic and other social systems. These levers
and leverage points build upon those approved within the Global
Assessment's Summary for Policymakers, with the aim of enabling leaders
in government, business, civil society and academia to spark
transformative changes towards a more just and sustainable world.
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| Persistent UFZ Identifier |
https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=23406 |
Chan, K.M.A., Boyd, D.R., Gould, R.K., Jetzkowitz, J., Liu, J., Muraca, B., Naidoo, R., Olmsted, P., Satterfield, T., Selomane, O., Singh, G.G., Sumaila, R., Ngo, H.T., Boedhihartono, A.K., Agard, J., de Aguiar, A.P.D., Armenteras, D., Balint, L., Barrington-Leigh, C., Cheung, W.W.L., Díaz, S., Driscoll, J., Esler, K., Eyster, H., Gregr, E.J., Hashimoto, S., Hernández Pedraza, G.C., Hickler, T., Kok, M., Lazarova, T., Mohamed, A.A.A., Murray-Hudson, M., O'Farrell, P., Palomo, I., Saysel, A.K., Seppelt, R., Settele, J., Strassburg, B., Xue, D., Brondízio, E.S. (2020):
Levers and leverage points for pathways to sustainability
People Nat. 2 (3), 693 - 717 10.1002/pan3.10124 |
