Document Type
Editorial
Publication Title
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Publisher
MDPI
Publication Date
11-10-2014
Volume
11
Disciplines
Forest Management | Forest Sciences | Life Sciences
Abstract
Effective integration in science and knowledge co-production is a challenge that crosses research boundaries, climate regions, languages and cultures. Early career scientists are crucial in the identification of, and engagement with, obstacles and opportunities in the development of innovative solutions to complex and interconnected problems. On 25-31 May 2014, International Council for Science and International Social Science Council, in collaboration with the International Network of Next-Generation Ecologists and Institute for New Economic Thinking: Young Scholars Initiative, assembled a group of early career researchers with diverse backgrounds and research perspectives to reflect on and debate relevant issues around ecosystems and human wellbeing in the transition towards green economy, funded by the German Research Foundation, at Villa Vigoni, Italy. As a group of young scientists, we have come to a consensus that collaboration and communication among a diverse group of peers from different geographic regions could break down the barriers to multi-disciplinary research designed to solve complex global-scale problems. We also propose to establish a global systematic thinking to monitor global socio-ecological systems and to develop criteria for a “good” anthropocene. Finally, we aim to bridge gaps among research, the media, and education from a governance perspective linking with “sustainable development goals”.
Keywords
future earth, policy, integrated science, ecosystem, well-being, health, green economy, anthropocene
DOI
10.3390/ijerph111111553
Rights
© 2014 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Recommended Citation
Shiue, Ivy; Samberg, Leah; Kulohoma, Benard; Dogaru, Diana; Wyborn, Carina; Hamel, Perrine; Sogaard Jorgensen, Peper; Lussier, Paul; Sundaram, Bharath; Lim, Michelle; and Tironi, Antonio, "2014 Future Earth Young Scientists Conference on Integrated Science and Knowledge Co-Production for Ecosystems and Human Well-Being" (2014). Forest Management Faculty Publications. 53.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/forest_pubs/53