At the Nexus: equity and justice in tackling biodiversity and climate

Getting transformative change right for biodiversity and climate change policy

Policymakers now discuss “transformative change” in social and economic behaviour as a radical way to protect climate and biodiversity. Yet, transformative change raises significant challenges for integrating scientific analysis with social values. This talk will discuss the movement within environmental science from assessing change towards finding socially valued “solutions,” and what this means for environmental assessment processes, interdisciplinarity, and social participation. The presentation by Dr Caroline Howe will draw in particular from the assessment on transformative change conducted by The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). The lecture will be chaired by Dr Olwenn Martin.