Citizen science and the nexus approach: unlocking synergies for sustainable development

Deleted Journal, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 33(1)

Published: Feb. 4, 2025

Abstract This article explores how citizen science can contribute to achieving the United Nations (UN) sustainable development goals (SDGs) by focusing on complex and sometimes interrelated nature of sustainability challenges. Citizen presents a unique opportunity ethically engage communities in research actively involving them defining targets, gathering data, analysing results, thereby generating actionable insights that directly inform both local global efforts. The authors advocate for integrating with nexus approach environmental resources management, which examines interrelatedness interdependencies are inherent within systems, emphasising relationships among water, energy, food systems. proposes strategies enhance role addressing These include strengthening collective interaction knowledge exchange between five subsystems described quintuple helix innovation model, namely policy, science, industry, society environment. also highlights importance inclusive participation, co-defining localised indicators, co-creating citizen-led actions. By empowering participatory production promoting multi-actor collaboration, not only has potential valuable data monitoring progress SDGs but help deliver UN’s pledge ‘leave no one behind.’ Ultimately, creating an environment participation diverse societal actors nexus-oriented unlock full advancing ensuring future.

Language: Английский

From emerging theories to messy realities: Inclusive innovation in agriculture and food systems

Agricultural Systems, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 104121 - 104121

Published: Sept. 1, 2024

Language: Английский