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Climate and conservation scientists are bringing real progress to the fight against global warming, despite political and funding obstacles. But greater support for strategic, multidisciplinary research is needed, if the world wants to improve its performance on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
By bearing firsthand witness to how the climate crisis is affecting life and livelihoods, their fieldwork directly informs policy to protect vulnerable sites.
A description of the terminology and methodology used in this supplement, and a guide to the functionality that is available free online at natureindex.com.
Through international research and local collaborations, the Institute of Spatial and Regional Planning at the University of Stuttgart is changing the way the world prepares for a future of extremes.