2014 Future Earth Young Scientists Conference on integrated science and knowledge co-production for ecosystems and human well-being.
Effective integration in science and knowledge co-production is a challenge that crosses research boundaries, climate regions, languages and cultures. Early career scientists are crucial in the identification of, and engagement with, obstacles and opportunities in the development of innovative solutions to complex and interconnected problems. On 25-31 May 2014, International Council for Science and International Social Science Council, in collaboration with the International Network of Next-Generation Ecologists and Institute for New Economic Thinking: Young Scholars Initiative, assembled a group of early career researchers with diverse backgrounds and research perspectives to reflect on and debate relevant issues around ecosystems and human wellbeing in the transition towards green economy, funded by the German Research Foundation, at Villa Vigoni, Italy. As a group of young scientists, we have come to a consensus that collaboration and communication among a diverse group of peers from different geographic regions could break down the barriers to multi-disciplinary research designed to solve complex global-scale problems. We also propose to establish a global systematic thinking to monitor global socio-ecological systems and to develop criteria for a "good" anthropocene. Finally, we aim to bridge gaps among research, the media, and education from a governance perspective linking with "sustainable development goals".
School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society, Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, Scotland, UK. I.shiue@hw.ac.uk.
Ivy
I
Shiue
College of Forestry and Conservation, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, USA. lsamberg@gmail.com.
Leah
L
Samberg
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya. bkulohoma@iscb.org.
Benard
B
Kulohoma
Environment & GIS Department, Institute of Geography, Romanian Academy, Bucharest 023993, Romania. dianadogaru77@yahoo.com.
Diana
D
Dogaru
College of Forestry and Conservation, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, USA. cwyborn@wwfint.org.
Carina
C
Wyborn
The Natural Capital Project, Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. perrine.hamel@stanford.edu.
Perrine
P
Hamel
Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark. psjorgensen@bio.ku.dk.
Peter Søgaard
PS
Jørgensen
Yale Climate & Energy Institute, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA. paul.lussier@yale.edu.
Paul
P
Lussier
Azim Premji University, Bangalore 560100, India. b.sundaram@apu.edu.in.
Bharath
B
Sundaram
School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society, Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, Scotland, UK. m.lim@dundee.ac.uk.
Michelle
M
Lim
School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society, Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, Scotland, UK. atironi@ctf.cl.
Antonio
A
Tironi
D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D017753:Ecosystem; D004782:Environmental Health; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D011634:Public Health