1. The programme on ecosystem change and society (PECS) – a decade of deepening social-ecological research through a place-based focus
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Albert V. Norström, Bina Agarwal, Patricia Balvanera, Brigitte Baptiste, Elena M. Bennett, Eduardo Brondízio, Reinette Biggs, Bruce Campbell, Stephen R. Carpenter, Juan Carlos Castilla, Antonio J. Castro, Wolfgang Cramer, Graeme S. Cumming, María Felipe-Lucia, Joern Fischer, Carl Folke, Ruth DeFries, Stefan Gelcich, Juliane Groth, Chinwe Ifejika Speranza, Sander Jacobs, Johanna Hofmann, Terry P Hughes, David P.M. Lam, Jacqueline Loos, Amanda Manyani, Berta Martín-López, Megan Meacham, Hannah Moersberger, Harini Nagendra, Laura Pereira, Stephen Polasky, Michael Schoon, Lisen Schultz, Odirilwe Selomane, Marja Spierenburg, Institute of Economic Growth (IEG), Delhi University, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México = National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Indiana University [Bloomington], Indiana University System, Smithsonian Institution, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC), Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica Celso Suckow da Fonseca (Rio de Janeiro) ( CEFET/RJ), Institut méditerranéen de biodiversité et d'écologie marine et continentale (IMBE), Avignon Université (AU)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut de recherche pour le développement [IRD] : UMR237-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), James Cook University (JCU), Faculty of Sustainability, Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Columbia University [New York], Center of applied ecology & sustainability (CAPES), Facultad de ciencias biologicas [Santiago], Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC)-Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC), and University of Bern
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Ecology ,Ecosystem social-ecological systems ,PATHWAYS ,GOVERNANCE ,SERVICES ,Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law ,sustainability science ,transformations ,KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS ,co-production ,LESSONS ,reflexive ,CITIZEN SCIENCE ,Ecosystems Research ,NATURES CONTRIBUTIONS ,[SDE]Environmental Sciences ,Automotive Engineering ,Christian Albert ,BIODIVERSITY ,valuation ,ADVANCING SUSTAINABILITY ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,LEVERAGE POINTS ,Nature and Landscape Conservation - Abstract
The Programme on Ecosystem Change and Society (PECS) was established in 2011, and is now one of the major international social-ecological systems (SES) research networks. During this time, SES research has undergone a phase of rapid growth and has grown into an influential branch of sustainability science. In this Perspective, we argue that SES research has also deepened over the past decade, and helped to shed light on key dimensions of SES dynamics (e.g. system feedbacks, aspects of system design, goals and paradigms) that can lead to tangible action for solving the major sustainability challenges of our time. We suggest four ways in which the growth of place-based SES research, fostered by networks such as PECS, has contributed to these developments, namely by: 1) shedding light on transformational change, 2) revealing the social dynamics shaping SES, 3) bringing together diverse types of knowledge, and 4) encouraging reflexive researchers. The Programme on Ecosystem Change and Society (PECS) was established in 2011, and is now one of the major international social-ecological systems (SES) research networks. During this time, SES research has undergone a phase of rapid growth and has grown into an influential branch of sustainability science. In this Perspective, we argue that SES research has also deepened over thepast decade, and helped to shed light on key dimensions of SES dynamics (e.g. system feedbacks, aspects of system design, goals and paradigms) that can lead to tangible action for solving the major sustainability challenges of our time. We suggest four ways in which the growth of place-based SES research, fostered by networks such as PECS, has contributed to these developments, namely by: 1)shedding light on transformational change, 2) revealing the social dynamics shaping SES, 3) bringing together diverse types of knowledge, and 4) encouraging reflexive researchers
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- 2022