Climate change resilience and mitigation for a just transition in a biodiversity loss framework
The research discussing biodiversity loss, climate change, and the mitigation of it having as final beneficiaries both people and environmental integrity is vital for an adequate understanding of sustainability. The gaps in current knowledge must be addressed by a paradigm switch that includes nature as a stakeholder and not only a provider of raw resources and land for humans. In this sense, strengthening the multinational stakeholders’ commitments and actions to limit biodiversity loss and to urge sustainable patterns of economic activity and the energy transition process are a linchpin of our world.
Environmental features such as biodiversity should be considered not only from a human-centered perspective, but also to switch the paradigm towards biocentrism to better emphasize it as a part of planetary priorities. As climate change continues to cause vital risks to people, ecosystems, and economies, academia and policymakers evaluate and design instruments to mitigate the causes and ensure resilience to the effects. Pollution has been a part of life since the early industrial stages, but the multiplication speed of toxic emissions in recent decades has pushed nature’s ability to respond and prevent the effects of climate-induced risks. Catastrophic floods and fires occur in regions that were safe in the past affecting both humans and wild species without discrimination.
United Nations set the SDG 15 to emphasize biodiversity and its relevance for the planet’s wellbeing. The disequilibrium between human actions and the natural environment is identified as critical, while the threats are discussed in a broader context, including both people and the planet, meaning that the ecological dimension is recognized accordingly as a stand-alone priority.
List of topic areas
- Biodiversity loss-free economic development patterns;
- Biodiversity-neutral climate change mitigation policies and practices;
- SDG 15-oriented actions and models;
- Biodiversity accounting models for sustainable future;
- Ecosystem integrated energy transition options.
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Key deadlines
Opening date for manuscripts submissions: 10th December, 2024
Closing date for manuscripts submission: 1st May, 2025
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