Program on ecosystem change and society: an international research strategy for integrated social-ecological systems

Stephen R. Carpenter; Carl Folke; Albert Norström; Olof Olsson; Lisen Schultz; Bina Agarwal; Patricia Balvanera; Bruce Morgan Campbell; Juan Carlos Castilla; Wolfgang Cramer; Ruth DeFries; Pablo Eyzaguirre; Terry P. Hughes; Stephen Polasky; Zainal Sanusi; Robert Scholes; Marja Spierenburg

doi:10.1016/j.cosust.2012.01.001

Program on ecosystem change and society: an international research strategy for integrated social-ecological systems

Stephen R. Carpenter, Carl Folke, Albert Norström, Olof Olsson, Lisen Schultz, Bina Agarwal, Patricia Balvanera, Bruce Morgan Campbell, Juan Carlos Castilla, Wolfgang Cramer, Ruth DeFries, Pablo Eyzaguirre, Terry P. Hughes, Stephen Polasky, Zainal Sanusi, Robert Scholes, Marja Spierenburg

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Abstract

The Program on Ecosystem Change and Society (PECS), a new initiative within the ICSU global change programs, aims to integrate research on the stewardship of social-ecological systems, the services they generate, and the relationships among natural capital, human wellbeing, livelihoods, inequality and poverty. The vision of PECS is a world where human actions have transformed to achieve sustainable stewardship of social-ecological systems. The goal of PECS is to generate the scientific and policy-relevant knowledge of social-ecological dynamics needed to enable such a shift, including mitigation of poverty. PECS is a coordinating body for diverse independently funded research projects, not a funder of research. PECS research employs a range of transdisciplinary approaches and methods, with comparative, place-based research that is international in scope at the core.

Original language	English
Journal	Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
Volume	4
Issue number	1
Pages (from-to)	134-138
Number of pages	5
ISSN	1877-3435
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2012.01.001
Publication status	Published - Feb 2012

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Carpenter, S. R., Folke, C., Norström, A., Olsson, O., Schultz, L., Agarwal, B., Balvanera, P., Campbell, B. M., Carlos Castilla, J., Cramer, W., DeFries, R., Eyzaguirre, P., Hughes, T. P., Polasky, S., Sanusi, Z., Scholes, R., & Spierenburg, M. (2012). Program on ecosystem change and society: an international research strategy for integrated social-ecological systems. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 4(1), 134-138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2012.01.001

Carpenter, SR, Folke, C, Norström, A, Olsson, O, Schultz, L, Agarwal, B, Balvanera, P, Campbell, BM, Carlos Castilla, J, Cramer, W, DeFries, R, Eyzaguirre, P, Hughes, TP, Polasky, S, Sanusi, Z, Scholes, R & Spierenburg, M 2012, 'Program on ecosystem change and society: an international research strategy for integrated social-ecological systems', Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 134-138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2012.01.001

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