Transition to sustainability: towards a humane and diverse world

Copyright: © 2008 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Reproduction of this publication for educational or other non-commercial purposes is authorized without prior written permission from the copyright holder provided the source is fully acknowledged.The environmental movement has made huge progress over the last decades. Among others, it has raised awareness of challenges facing humanity, helped develop a critical mass of policies, and worked towards the implementation of many of these policies in collaboration with other stakeholders. Now, however, we are at a turning point in the history of the global environmental movement. In order to rise to challenges of the 21st century such as climate change and peak oil it will not be possible to do business as usual; a step change will be needed. As IUCN celebrates its 60th anniversary, and marks six decades of global conservation achievement, it is also taking stock of the urgent challenges facing life on earth and reviewing its strategies. The key to future conservation action will lie in reconciling the needs of the environment with those of society in a manner which is equitable and just, and in promoting sustainable lifestyles and livelihoods as well as protecting endangered species and spaces. This document outlines IUCN’s Future of Sustainability initiative, the rationale for its implementation and describes how the conservation movement can play new and decisive roles in the transition to sustainability

Innovating for sustainability: a systematic review of the body of knowledge

publication-status: PublishedThis systematic review identifies activities that firms should be doing to adapt their innovation systems to drive sustainable outcomes. Firms can innovate toward sustainability through a series of small incremental steps or through more radical, disruptive transformations. We call these different contexts “Operational Optimization” and “Systems Building.” A third context, “Organizational Transformation,” is transitional.Network for Business Sustainabilit

Biodiversity and Human Welfare

UNRISD Discussion Papers are preliminary documents circulated in a limited number of copies to stimulate discussion and critical comment

Beyond the square wheel: toward a more comprehensive understanding of biodiversity conservation as a social and political process. Society and Natural Resources 15

In this article we build on an accompanying critique of recent writings in international biodiversity conservation (this issu