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

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

Terry Hughes

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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.

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Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

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1877-3435

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10.1016/j.cosust.2012.01.001