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View article: Syntheses and structures of a nitrogen-rich pyrimidine triazole ligand and its Cu <sup>I</sup> and Ag <sup>I</sup> complexes
Syntheses and structures of a nitrogen-rich pyrimidine triazole ligand and its Cu <sup>I</sup> and Ag <sup>I</sup> complexes Open
The product of an azide–alkyne Huisgen cycloaddition between a pyridine azide and a simple alkyne was crystallized alongside the products of the corresponding complexation reactions with copper(I) iodide and silver(I) nitrate. 4,6-Dimethyl…
View article: Assessing the exposure of buildings to long-term sea level rise across the Global South
Assessing the exposure of buildings to long-term sea level rise across the Global South Open
Future sea levels are expected to rise, resulting in the progressive inundation of coastal cities. Because the spatio-temporal progression of this inundation is complex, few estimates have been made of how sea level rise will impact specif…
View article: Using old fields for new purposes: ecosystem service outcomes of restoring marginal agricultural land to forests
Using old fields for new purposes: ecosystem service outcomes of restoring marginal agricultural land to forests Open
Context Human activities, particularly intensive agriculture, have caused significant environmental degradation, reduced ecosystem diversity, and increased vulnerability to global change. Recent international policies, such as the Global B…
View article: A mixed method evaluation of ecosystem services and services-to-ecosystems illuminates culturally important trees in a settled landscape
A mixed method evaluation of ecosystem services and services-to-ecosystems illuminates culturally important trees in a settled landscape Open
Biodiversity loss can lead to losses in ecological functions, ecosystem services, and cultural values. Yet, literature that empirically relates species’ ecological and cultural importance is scarce. We investigate tree species’ cultural im…
View article: Landscapes—a lens for assessing sustainability
Landscapes—a lens for assessing sustainability Open
Our guidelines provide a stepping stone for researchers and practitioners to better incorporate landscape complexities into LS assessments to inform landscape-level decisions and actions.
View article: Whose conservation, revisited: how a focus on people–nature relationships spotlights new directions for conservation science
Whose conservation, revisited: how a focus on people–nature relationships spotlights new directions for conservation science Open
Georgina Mace introduced a compelling perspective on the major shifts in conservation science’s framing and purpose from 1960 to 2010. A decade ago, she proposed that the conservation community had begun to move into a new framing of ‘peop…
View article: Welcome home! Introducing SocSES: a society for inclusive and impactful social-ecological research
Welcome home! Introducing SocSES: a society for inclusive and impactful social-ecological research Open
Global Challenges (FSW)
View article: Pathways to transformation: institutionalizing urban agriculture in a Montréal borough
Pathways to transformation: institutionalizing urban agriculture in a Montréal borough Open
Around the world, cities and their residents are experimenting with innovations for social and ecological sustainability, sowing the seeds of good Anthropocenes. Although such seed initiatives tend to operate at society’s margins, some suc…
View article: From marginal croplands to natural habitats: A methodological framework for assessing the restoration potential to enhance wild-bee pollination in agricultural landscapes
From marginal croplands to natural habitats: A methodological framework for assessing the restoration potential to enhance wild-bee pollination in agricultural landscapes Open
Context Intensive agriculture increases crop yields, but harms biodiversity and associated ecosystem services such as pollination. To sustain wild-bee pollination in intensive agricultural landscapes, a minimum of (semi-) natural habitat i…
View article: Stimulating a Canadian narrative for climate
Stimulating a Canadian narrative for climate Open
This perspective documents current thinking around climate actions in Canada by synthesizing scholarly proposals made by Sustainable Canada Dialogues (SCD), an informal network of scholars from all 10 provinces, and by reviewing responses …
View article: Seeds of Transformation: A History of Seeds of a Good Anthropocene (2014-2024)
Seeds of Transformation: A History of Seeds of a Good Anthropocene (2014-2024) Open
The predominance of catastrophic and dystopian visions about the future makes it difficult to envision and articulate pathways for sustainability transformations towards more positive futures. To address this challenge, the "Seeds of a Goo…
View article: Stimulating a Canadian narrative for climate
Stimulating a Canadian narrative for climate Open
This perspective documents current thinking around climate actions in Canada by synthesizing scholarly proposals made by Sustainable Canada Dialogues (SCD), an informal network of scholars from all 10 provinces, and by reviewing responses …
View article: Assessing the vulnerability of buildings to long-term sea level rise across the Global South
Assessing the vulnerability of buildings to long-term sea level rise across the Global South Open
Future sea levels are expected to rise, resulting in the progressive inundation of coastal cities. Because the spatio-temporal progression of this inundation is complex, few estimates have been made of how sea level rise will impact specif…
View article: A cautious approach to subsidies for environmental sustainability
A cautious approach to subsidies for environmental sustainability Open
Transformational change is possible, but design and implementation must seek to avoid lock-in
View article: Testing a rapid assessment approach for estimating ecosystem service capacity in urban green alleys
Testing a rapid assessment approach for estimating ecosystem service capacity in urban green alleys Open
Urban green infrastructure – the network of greenspaces across cities – provides ecosystem services that are important for urban sustainability. Because of this, cities are increasingly redeveloping underused alleys into green infrastructu…
View article: People working with nature: a theoretical perspective on the co-production of Nature’s Contributions to People
People working with nature: a theoretical perspective on the co-production of Nature’s Contributions to People Open
The co-production of Nature’s Contributions to People (NCP) is a set of processes in which anthropogenic inputs (i.e. material or non-material actions and the assets supporting these actions) and natural inputs (i.e. ecological structures …
View article: Disentangling the complexity of human–nature interactions
Disentangling the complexity of human–nature interactions Open
Human–nature interactions have been identified as an important leverage point for achieving sustainability. Processes to recognize, protect, improve and reimagine human–nature interactions will be central to shift the world to more sustain…
View article: Relational place-based solutions for environmental policy misalignments
Relational place-based solutions for environmental policy misalignments Open
Current reductionist approaches to environmental governance cannot resolve social-ecological crises. Siloed institutions fail to address linked social and ecological processes, thereby neglecting issues of equity, justice, and cumulative e…
View article: Managing environmental knowledge networks to navigate complexity
Managing environmental knowledge networks to navigate complexity Open
Environmental knowledge networks (EKNs) link research collaborators in a common purpose to produce data and knowledge to better understand social-ecological phenomena and address environmental challenges. Over recent years, as scientists h…
View article: Substitutability of natural and human capitals: lessons from a simple exploratory model
Substitutability of natural and human capitals: lessons from a simple exploratory model Open
Most ecosystem services (ES) are co-produced, to varying degrees, by interactions between people and ecosystems. Although ES research has tended to emphasize the role of ecosystems, or natural capital, in ES provision, the need for a deepe…