Early-career experts essential for planetary sustainability

Lim, Michelle; Lynch, Abigail J.; Fernández‐Llamazares, Álvaro; Balint, Lenke; Basher, Zeenatul; Chan, Ivis; Jaureguiberry, Pedro; Mohamed, Amina; Mwampamba, Tuyeni H.; Palomo, Ignacio; Salimov, Rashad; Samakov, Aibek; Selomane, Odirilwe; Shrestha, Uttam Babu; Sidorovich, Anna

doi:10.1016/j.cosust.2018.02.004

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“…4. The first cohort of the fellowship program (33 fellows) is composed of fellows from 27 countries; 21 are female and 12 male; 64% are natural scientists, 32% socioecological scientists, and 4% social scientists (IPBES 2018;Lim et al 2017). …”

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Organizing international experts: IPBES’s efforts to gain epistemic authority

Gustafsson

Lidskog

2018

Environmental Sociology

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What role do organizational preconditions play in the constitution of expertise? This is the guiding question for this paper, which studies how expertise is shaped in the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). By organizing the world's experts on biodiversity, IPBES sets out to produce policy-relevant knowledge. However, in contrast to many other international expert bodies such as the IPCC, IPBES assesses not only scientific knowledge, but also other forms of knowledge, including indigenous and local knowledge. In light of IPBES's ambition to become an epistemic authority by synthesizing heterogeneous knowledge forms, it is of great interest to investigate how this expertise is constructed. What does 'expertise' mean for IPBES, and how are experts selected? Based on documents studies, this study explores the organizational structure through which IPBES assesses and selects experts. The analysis finds that the construction of expertise involves scientific as well as political dimensions. In the conclusions, problems are raised that are related to the outcome of this process and may threaten the epistemic authority of IPBES. ARTICLE HISTORY

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Section: Concluding Discussionmentioning

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Organizing international experts: IPBES’s efforts to gain epistemic authority

Gustafsson

Lidskog

2018

Environmental Sociology

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“…This work presented 20 Actions derived from a group of earlycareer researchers whose generation will be tasked with resolving the consequences of climate change; they are novel and critical thinkers (Pullin et al 2004) with an unmatched understanding of modern social connectivity and technologies (Aktan et al 2014;Prensky 2001;Lim et al 2017). These Actions are meant to inspire collaborative action and thinking within conservation professionals to facilitate our path forward towards a good Anthropocene as now more than ever, aspiring and diverse groups of conservation professionals can play an active role in achieving and influencing this new reality (Bennett et al 2016).…”

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“…Furthermore, they are at the fore of emerging technologies and paradigms, and thus can provide new perspectives on issues and needs for conservation in the Anthropocene. Early-career scientists completed their education plugged into computers and the internet giving them an up-to-date understanding of the connectedness of todays' society and an inherent comprehension of the digital language of computers and the internet (Aktan et al 2014;Prensky 2001;Lim et al 2017). As well, as students or recent graduates, they are familiar with emerging conservation tools and initiatives.…”

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“…Moreover, early-career scientists are likely to be unsatisfied with the idea that "this is always how we have done things", which is known to be a pervasive way of thinking in environmental management (Pullin et al 2004). Also, it is they who will be tasked with implementing many of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), defining future goals, as well as playing a role in ensuring that we strive to achieve a good Anthropocene (Lim et al 2017). The 20 listed actions (presented in no order other than similarity in theme) emerged over the course of a semester-long graduate course focused around the concept of a good Anthropocene.…”

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Twenty actions for a “good Anthropocene”—perspectives from early-career conservation professionals

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Humans are now recognized as the main drivers of environmental change, leaving the future of our planet dependent on human action or inaction. Although the outlook of our planet is often depicted in a “doom and gloom” manner due to recent troubling environmental trends, we suggest that a “good Anthropocene” (in which human quality of life may be maintained or improved without cost to the environment) is attainable if we engage in adaptive, multi-disciplinary actions capable of addressing the socio-ecological issues of today and tomorrow. Early-career conservation scientists and practitioners have an unmatched understanding of novel technologies and social connectivity and, as those left with the ever-growing responsibility to be the problem solvers of the attributed increasing environmental consequences of living in the Anthropocene, their perspectives on steps towards a good Anthropocene are valuable. Here we present a list of 20 actions derived by early-career conservation scientists and practitioners for conservationists to help achieve a good Anthropocene that utilize the social connectivity and technology of today. Central to these actions are the notions that multi-, inter-, and trans-disciplinary collaboratives that embrace diverse world views need to be integrated into decision-making processes; training and outreach platforms need to communicate both environmental challenges and solutions broadly; and conservation successes need to be acknowledged and disseminated in a forward-looking, adaptive capacity. Together the 20 actions identified here reinforce the underlying paradigm shift that must accompany living in the Anthropocene, given that biodiversity and healthy ecosystems are requisite for sustained human life. By sharing this list of actions, we look to promote positive socio-environmental changes towards the collective goal of achieving a good Anthropocene.

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“…There is another lesson to learn -as humans, we are pressed to imagine what better futures are possible and how we can act to get there (Hulme 2020;Pereira et al, 2019c). A recent assessment by the World Labour Organisation worryingly reports that over a half of the young people (15-29 years old) in developed countries and approximately a third in emerging and developing countries are fearful or uncertain of their future working life (ILO 2017).Therefore, it is paramount to engage the youth and early career researchers in sustainability initiatives to help address intergenerational problems with fresher views on the future (Lim et al 2017;Jørgensen et al 2019).…”

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The voices of youth in envisioning positive futures for nature and people

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Ávila-García

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et al. 2020

Ecosystems and People

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The unpredictable Anthropocene poses the challenge of imagining a radically different, equitable and sustainable world. Looking 100 years ahead is not easy, and especially as millennials, it appears quite bleak. This paper is the outcome of a visioning exercise carried out in a 2-day workshop, attended by 33 young early career professionals under the auspices of IPBES. The process used Nature Futures Framework in an adapted visioning method from the Seeds of Good Anthropocene project. Four groups envisioned more desirable future worlds; where humanity has organised itself, the economy, politics and technology, to achieve improved nature-human well-being. The four visions had differing conceptualisations of this future. However, there were interesting commonalities in their leverage points for transformative change, including an emphasis on community, fundamentally different economic systems based on sharing and technological solutions to foster sustainability and human-nature connectedness. Debates included questioning the possibility of maintaining local biocultural diversity with increased connectivity globally and the prominence of technology for sustainability outcomes. These visions are the first step towards a wider galvanisation of youth visions for a brighter future, which is often missing in the arena where it can be taken seriously, to trigger more transformative pathways towards meeting global goals ARTICLE HISTORY

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Early-career experts essential for planetary sustainability

Cited by 19 publications

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Organizing international experts: IPBES’s efforts to gain epistemic authority

Organizing international experts: IPBES’s efforts to gain epistemic authority

Twenty actions for a “good Anthropocene”—perspectives from early-career conservation professionals

The voices of youth in envisioning positive futures for nature and people

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