Actions and actors driving transformative change for global sustainability

The urgent need for transformative change to address the intertwined crises of climate change and biodiversity loss is widely recognized. Here, drawing on work originally conducted within the IPBES Transformative Change Assessment and using a bibliometric analysis of more than 4 million scholarly do...

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Autores: Reyes-García, Victoria|||0000-0002-2914-8055, Krug, Rainer M., Agrawal, Arun|||0000-0001-6796-2958, Benessaiah, Karina|||0000-0001-9959-554X, Bonilla-Moheno, Martha, Claudet, Joachim, Forsyth, Tim, Garibaldi, Lucas Alejandro|||0000-0003-0725-4049, Gemmill-Herren, Barbara, Guibal, Camille, Goldstein, Bruce Evan, Gosnell, Hannah, Guo, Xiaona, Huntjens, Patrick, Ifejika Speranza, Chinwe|||0000-0003-1927-7635, Leventon, Julia, Santos de Lima, Letícia|||0000-0002-0268-2055, Magris, Rafael A., Miwa, Koji, Molina, José Luis|||0000-0002-2932-2690, O'brien, Karen|||0000-0002-2448-0665, Pandit, Ram|||0000-0003-4053-5694, Pereira, Laura M.|||0000-0002-4996-7234, Raab, Kristina, Scheidel, Arnim|||0000-0001-9764-685X, Tittonell, Pablo, Ugarte Lucas, Paula|||0000-0002-5779-1013, Villasante, Sebastián|||0000-0001-6296-4479, Zinngrebe, Yves
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Fecha de publicación:2026
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
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SDG 13 - Climate Action
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spelling Actions and actors driving transformative change for global sustainabilityReyes-García, Victoria|||0000-0002-2914-8055Krug, Rainer M.Agrawal, Arun|||0000-0001-6796-2958Benessaiah, Karina|||0000-0001-9959-554XBonilla-Moheno, MarthaClaudet, JoachimForsyth, TimGaribaldi, Lucas Alejandro|||0000-0003-0725-4049Gemmill-Herren, BarbaraGuibal, CamilleGoldstein, Bruce EvanGosnell, HannahGuo, XiaonaHuntjens, PatrickIfejika Speranza, Chinwe|||0000-0003-1927-7635Leventon, JuliaSantos de Lima, Letícia|||0000-0002-0268-2055Magris, Rafael A.Miwa, KojiMolina, José Luis|||0000-0002-2932-2690O'brien, Karen|||0000-0002-2448-0665Pandit, Ram|||0000-0003-4053-5694Pereira, Laura M.|||0000-0002-4996-7234Raab, KristinaScheidel, Arnim|||0000-0001-9764-685XTittonell, PabloUgarte Lucas, Paula|||0000-0002-5779-1013Villasante, Sebastián|||0000-0001-6296-4479Zinngrebe, YvesSDG 7 - Affordable and Clean EnergySDG 13 - Climate ActionThe urgent need for transformative change to address the intertwined crises of climate change and biodiversity loss is widely recognized. Here, drawing on work originally conducted within the IPBES Transformative Change Assessment and using a bibliometric analysis of more than 4 million scholarly documents, we examine the actions and actors driving transformative change for global sustainability. The literature disproportionately focuses on a limited set of available actions and actors, neglecting others and overlooking their potential interactions. Notably, the actions 'changing social norms' and 'technological change' and the communication and knowledge and private sectors are frequently discussed, while actions referring to transforming the economic and governance systems and the civil society and the public sector are understudied. Moreover, actions and actors do not tend to appear together in consistent or systematic ways; instead, most action-actor combinations appear at rates similar to random chance, with only a few notable exceptions. The uneven distribution of scholarly attention may hinder the coordination and cross-sectoral coalitions required for effective transformative change. Our findings call for a more inclusive approach to research on actors and actions needed for transformative change towards a just and sustainable world, and for a greater focus on synergies between actions and actors potentially driving transformative change. 220262026-01-0120262026-10-31Articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501AMhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_ab4af688f83e57aainfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleimage/vnd.microsoft.iconhttps://ddd.uab.cat/record/327026https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1038/s41893-026-01783-1reponame:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UABinstname:Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaInglésengEuropean Commission https://doi.org/10.13039/501100000780 771056European Commission https://doi.org/10.13039/501100000780 101002784Agencia Estatal de Investigación https://doi.org/10.13039/501100011033 RYC2020-029088-IMinisterio de Ciencia e Innovación https://doi.org/10.13039/501100004837 CEX2019-000940-Membargoed accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_f1cfAquest material està protegit per drets d'autor i/o drets afins. Podeu utilitzar aquest material en funció del que permet la legislació de drets d'autor i drets afins d'aplicació al vostre cas. Per a d'altres usos heu d'obtenir permís del(s) titular(s) de drets.https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccessoai:dnet:uabarcelona_::fc0ea85f87d9b5869d93f05c263b85092026-06-06T12:50:31Z
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title Actions and actors driving transformative change for global sustainability
spellingShingle Actions and actors driving transformative change for global sustainability
Reyes-García, Victoria|||0000-0002-2914-8055
SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 13 - Climate Action
title_short Actions and actors driving transformative change for global sustainability
title_full Actions and actors driving transformative change for global sustainability
title_fullStr Actions and actors driving transformative change for global sustainability
title_full_unstemmed Actions and actors driving transformative change for global sustainability
title_sort Actions and actors driving transformative change for global sustainability
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Reyes-García, Victoria|||0000-0002-2914-8055
Krug, Rainer M.
Agrawal, Arun|||0000-0001-6796-2958
Benessaiah, Karina|||0000-0001-9959-554X
Bonilla-Moheno, Martha
Claudet, Joachim
Forsyth, Tim
Garibaldi, Lucas Alejandro|||0000-0003-0725-4049
Gemmill-Herren, Barbara
Guibal, Camille
Goldstein, Bruce Evan
Gosnell, Hannah
Guo, Xiaona
Huntjens, Patrick
Ifejika Speranza, Chinwe|||0000-0003-1927-7635
Leventon, Julia
Santos de Lima, Letícia|||0000-0002-0268-2055
Magris, Rafael A.
Miwa, Koji
Molina, José Luis|||0000-0002-2932-2690
O'brien, Karen|||0000-0002-2448-0665
Pandit, Ram|||0000-0003-4053-5694
Pereira, Laura M.|||0000-0002-4996-7234
Raab, Kristina
Scheidel, Arnim|||0000-0001-9764-685X
Tittonell, Pablo
Ugarte Lucas, Paula|||0000-0002-5779-1013
Villasante, Sebastián|||0000-0001-6296-4479
Zinngrebe, Yves
author Reyes-García, Victoria|||0000-0002-2914-8055
author_facet Reyes-García, Victoria|||0000-0002-2914-8055
Krug, Rainer M.
Agrawal, Arun|||0000-0001-6796-2958
Benessaiah, Karina|||0000-0001-9959-554X
Bonilla-Moheno, Martha
Claudet, Joachim
Forsyth, Tim
Garibaldi, Lucas Alejandro|||0000-0003-0725-4049
Gemmill-Herren, Barbara
Guibal, Camille
Goldstein, Bruce Evan
Gosnell, Hannah
Guo, Xiaona
Huntjens, Patrick
Ifejika Speranza, Chinwe|||0000-0003-1927-7635
Leventon, Julia
Santos de Lima, Letícia|||0000-0002-0268-2055
Magris, Rafael A.
Miwa, Koji
Molina, José Luis|||0000-0002-2932-2690
O'brien, Karen|||0000-0002-2448-0665
Pandit, Ram|||0000-0003-4053-5694
Pereira, Laura M.|||0000-0002-4996-7234
Raab, Kristina
Scheidel, Arnim|||0000-0001-9764-685X
Tittonell, Pablo
Ugarte Lucas, Paula|||0000-0002-5779-1013
Villasante, Sebastián|||0000-0001-6296-4479
Zinngrebe, Yves
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Agrawal, Arun|||0000-0001-6796-2958
Benessaiah, Karina|||0000-0001-9959-554X
Bonilla-Moheno, Martha
Claudet, Joachim
Forsyth, Tim
Garibaldi, Lucas Alejandro|||0000-0003-0725-4049
Gemmill-Herren, Barbara
Guibal, Camille
Goldstein, Bruce Evan
Gosnell, Hannah
Guo, Xiaona
Huntjens, Patrick
Ifejika Speranza, Chinwe|||0000-0003-1927-7635
Leventon, Julia
Santos de Lima, Letícia|||0000-0002-0268-2055
Magris, Rafael A.
Miwa, Koji
Molina, José Luis|||0000-0002-2932-2690
O'brien, Karen|||0000-0002-2448-0665
Pandit, Ram|||0000-0003-4053-5694
Pereira, Laura M.|||0000-0002-4996-7234
Raab, Kristina
Scheidel, Arnim|||0000-0001-9764-685X
Tittonell, Pablo
Ugarte Lucas, Paula|||0000-0002-5779-1013
Villasante, Sebastián|||0000-0001-6296-4479
Zinngrebe, Yves
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SDG 13 - Climate Action
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SDG 13 - Climate Action
description The urgent need for transformative change to address the intertwined crises of climate change and biodiversity loss is widely recognized. Here, drawing on work originally conducted within the IPBES Transformative Change Assessment and using a bibliometric analysis of more than 4 million scholarly documents, we examine the actions and actors driving transformative change for global sustainability. The literature disproportionately focuses on a limited set of available actions and actors, neglecting others and overlooking their potential interactions. Notably, the actions 'changing social norms' and 'technological change' and the communication and knowledge and private sectors are frequently discussed, while actions referring to transforming the economic and governance systems and the civil society and the public sector are understudied. Moreover, actions and actors do not tend to appear together in consistent or systematic ways; instead, most action-actor combinations appear at rates similar to random chance, with only a few notable exceptions. The uneven distribution of scholarly attention may hinder the coordination and cross-sectoral coalitions required for effective transformative change. Our findings call for a more inclusive approach to research on actors and actions needed for transformative change towards a just and sustainable world, and for a greater focus on synergies between actions and actors potentially driving transformative change.
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