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Transformative pathways for social networks to navigate towards a nature-positive society

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability Special Issue: The State of Knowledge on Social Transformations to Sustainability | Edited by Bruce Goldstein and Susi Moser This special issue explores what we currently know, and what gaps remain, about the social transformations required to address today’s sustainability challenges. It brings together research examining changes across…

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Learn How the Transformative Change Assessment Can Support Transformative Action

The IPBES Transformative Change Assessment offers a powerful lens for understanding—and advancing—systemic change. But how can these insights be applied in practice? On May 8, 2025, the Transformations Community joined cCHANGE, and SocSES to host a global webinar exploring just that: how boundary organizations can activate the TCA to catalyze collective action for…

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New Analysis Exposes Blind Spots in Global Sustainability Research

A new study published in Nature Communications, based on an analysis of 4 million scholarly documents, reveals major blind spots in sustainability research. The findings show that academic attention disproportionately focuses on technological solutions and individual behavior while overlooking systemic economic change and key institutional actors needed to address the climate and biodiversity crises.

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HDCA Webinar: Bridging Human Capabilities & Sustainability Transitions

How can systemic change be both sustainable and equitable? The Human Development and Capability Association invites you to join them on 24 March 2026 (14:00–17:00 CET) for an interdisciplinary dialogue exploring the intersection of the Human Capability Approach and Sustainability Transitions frameworks — and what together they can tell us…

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