Early-career experts essential for planetary sustainability

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Lim, Michelle, Lynch, Abigail J., Fernandez-Llamazares, Alvaro, Balint, Lanke, Basher, Zeenatul, Chan, Ivis, Jaureguiberry, Pedro, Mohamed, A. A. A., Mwampamba, Tuyeni H., Palomo, Ignacio, Pliscoff, Patricio, Salimov, Rashad A., Samako, Aibek, Selomane, Odirilwe, Shrestha, Uttam B. and Sidorovich, Anna A.. 2017. "Early-career experts essential for planetary sustainability." Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 29, pp. 151-157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2018.02.004
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Early-career experts essential for planetary sustainability

ERA Journal ID124549
Article CategoryArticle
AuthorsLim, Michelle (Author), Lynch, Abigail J. (Author), Fernandez-Llamazares, Alvaro (Author), Balint, Lanke (Author), Basher, Zeenatul (Author), Chan, Ivis (Author), Jaureguiberry, Pedro (Author), Mohamed, A. A. A. (Author), Mwampamba, Tuyeni H. (Author), Palomo, Ignacio (Author), Pliscoff, Patricio (Author), Salimov, Rashad A. (Author), Samako, Aibek (Author), Selomane, Odirilwe (Author), Shrestha, Uttam B. (Author) and Sidorovich, Anna A. (Author)
Journal TitleCurrent Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
Journal Citation29, pp. 151-157
Number of Pages7
Year2017
Place of PublicationUnited Kingdom
ISSN1877-3435
1877-3443
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2018.02.004
Web Address (URL)https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877343518300125?via%3Dihub
Abstract

Early-career experts can play a fundamental role in achieving planetary sustainability by bridging generational divides and developing novel solutions to complex problems. We argue that intergenerational partnerships and interdisciplinary collaboration among early-career experts will enable emerging sustainability leaders to contribute fully to a sustainable future. We review 16 international, interdisciplinary, and sustainability-focused early-career capacity building programs. We conclude that such programs are vital to developing sustainability leaders of the future and that decision-making for sustainability is likely to be best served by strong institutional cultures that promote intergenerational learning and involvement.

Keywordscapacity building; decision making; expert system; institutional framework; interdisciplinary approach; intergenerational transfer; sustainability
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020419999. Other environmental sciences not elsewhere classified
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Institution of OriginUniversity of Southern Queensland
Byline AffiliationsUniversity of Adelaide
United States Geological Survey, United States
University of Helsinki, Finland
Anglia Ruskin University, United Kingdom
Michigan State University, United States
Sarasota Bay Foundation, United States
National University of Cordoba, Argentina
Agricultural Research Center, Egypt
National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico
Basque Centre for Climate Change, Spain
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Chile
Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Azerbaijan
Eberhard Karl University of Tübingen, Germany
Stockholm University, Sweden
Institute for Agriculture and the Environment
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
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