Carbon Removal Moving into Practice with Unresolved Tradeoffs
The World Resources Institute's recent breakdown shows carbon removal expanding across multiple approaches, with growing attention to feasibility, scale, and unintended consequences.
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Revisiting the Foundations of Social-Ecological Systems Thinking
A recent SocSES dialogue with Frances Westley, Brian Walker, and others reflects on how social-ecological systems thinking has evolved—and what it may need to become as conditions of disruption intensify.
Future Earth: Pathways Deep Dive Webinar announcement
In contexts where academic knowledge and transformative agendas are devalued - or even actively undermined - how can our research and teaching practices remain engaged, critical, and accessible?
Transformation Literacy Conference by the Collective Leadership Institute
How do we create and hold spaces for genuine collaboration — especially when the conditions make it hardest? On April 22, 2026, the Collective Leadership Institute invites you to its 5th Transformation Literacy Conference: "Intergenerational Collaborations for Cultures of Peace"
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…
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…
What is the Transformative Change Assessment (TCA)?
The IPBES Transformative Change Assessment is a landmark global effort bringing together 101 experts from 42 countries to synthesize thousands of sources, future visions, and case studies into pathways for addressing the root causes of biodiversity loss and enabling systems wide change.
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.
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…
Ioan Fazey’s Introduction to Shamanic Leadership course
Ready for deep inner work? Ioan Fazey’s Introduction to Shamanic Leadership course teaches ancient practices to help you lead from your deepest wisdom and become a conscious catalyst for transformation. 📅 March 3, 9, 16 & 30 | 4:45-9pm UK
Curtis Ogden is offering a new short course through Gaia Education
Energy Systems: Science and Practice for Just and Sustainable Communities explores how energy flows shape resilient, regenerative, and inclusive systems — with practical tools for personal and community contexts. 📅 Starts Feb 23, 2026 | 4 interactive sessions 💡 Learn to develop durably vibrant and broadly inclusive systems of all…
Got an Engagement Tool to Share?
NBRACER is gathering effective, inclusive strategies from around the world for engaging people in social-ecological resilience and nature-based solutions. The goal: to collect practical tools that connect, inspire, and empower diverse actors — from fostering dialogue and elevating marginalized perspectives to co-creating solutions with local communities and integrating Indigenous and…