Much of the Earth's biosphere has been appropriated for the production of harvestable
biomass in the form of food, fuel and fibre. Here we show that the simplification and …

The potential consequences of cross-scale systemic environmental risks with global effects
are increasing. We argue that current descriptions of globally connected systemic risk poorly …

Financial advisers recommend a diverse portfolio to respond to market fluctuations across
sectors. Similarly, nature has evolved a diverse portfolio of species to maintain ecosystem …

Social-ecological systems (SES) research offers new theory and evidence to transform
sustainable development to better contend with the challenges of the Anthropocene. Four …

The effects of climate change on the ocean environment–especially ocean warming,
acidification, and sea level rise–will impact fish stocks and fishers in important ways. Likely …

Sustainability in the Anthropocene requires social cooperation and learning against a
backdrop of increasingly complex, polycentric governance. Here, we introduce an …

Sustainable development is critical to ensure the future of humanity. Therefore, the
assessment and governance of sustainability becomes a central challenge our society is …

Integrated management of multiple economic sectors is a central tenet of blue growth and
socially optimal use of ocean-based natural resources, but the mechanisms of …

Progress towards sustainability is hampered by differing perceptions of how to advance
goals in systems characterized by massive interdependency. Systems thinking has been …

International fisheries conflict can cause crises by threatening maritime security, ecosystems
and livelihoods. In a highly connected world, the possibility for localized fisheries conflict to …