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An introduction to Future Earth

Image: NASA

Introduction slides

12 Nov 2021

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Outline

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2015

Permanent secretariat

The creation of Future Earth

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Our strategy

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　Future Earth Pillars

57 Researchers

21 Countries

Earth Commission

Pathways

Facilitate Research & Innovation

Build and Mobilize Networks

Shape the Global Narrative

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Global Secretariat Hub USA

Global Secretariat Hub Canada

Global Secretariat Hub China

Global Secretariat Hub France

Global Secretariat Hub Japan

Global Secretariat Hub Sweden

Global Secretariat Hub South Asia

Global Secretariat Hub Taipei

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Vision, Mission, and Purpose

Vision and Mission:

Future Earth is a global initiative focused on advancing sustainability science. Future Earth’s vision is of a sustainable and equitable world for all, where societal decisions are informed by openly-accessible and shared knowledge. Future Earth’s mission is to advance research in support of transformations to global sustainability.

Purpose:

Future Earth convenes researchers and scholars from all parts of the world, across different societal and academic sectors, and across the natural, social, and human sciences. Future Earth initiates and supports international collaboration between these researchers and stakeholders to identify and generate the integrated knowledge needed for successful transformations towards societies that provide good and fair lives for all within a stable and

resilient Earth system. Future Earth uses a rigorous transdisciplinary research and systems thinking approach throughout its work in which basic and applied research are combined to generate actionable, solution-oriented knowledge to inform and guide decisions by policy makers and practitioners at all levels of governance.

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Vision, Mission, and Purpose

Future Earth is a global initiative focused on advancing sustainability science.

Future Earth’s vision is of a sustainable and equitable world for all, where societal decisions are informed by openly-accessible and shared knowledge.

Future Earth’s mission is to advance research in support of transformations to global sustainability.

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Global Research Networks (GRNs)- Global Research Projects (GRPs) and the Knowledge-Action-Networks (KANs), as well as new networks -

Early-Career Researchers (ECRs)- engaged in ECR Network of Networks and others like Global Young Academy (GYA)

National and Regional Networks (NCs/RCs), - national or regional committees representing Future Earth communities in their countries or regions

Custodian Organizations - international representative bodies in the worlds of science, science funding, policy, the private sector and civil society. (ISC, UNESCO, UNEP and the Belmont Forum)

Funders- national and international scientific organizations and other donors who provide financial support to the Future Earth Secretariats and/or Future Earth activities. (Funding institutions of each GSH and the GCH).

Partner Organizations - national and international organisations and initiatives that work in the global sustainability domain and with which Future Earth maintains strategic and activity-based relations.

Global Secretariat Hubs and Global Coordinating Hub

Future Earth Community

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oneHEALTH �

Future Earth covers wide range of Earth System Sciences

and promotes interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary researches

Biodiversity

Earth and human history

Marine, water

Monsoon Asia

Atmosphere

Land use

Health

Governance

Ecosystems

Carbon emission

Modelling

Finance & Economics

Emerging Risks & Disasters

Health

Natural Assets

Ocean

Systems of

Sustainable

Consumption

& Production

Urban

Water-Energy-Food Nexus

Global Research Projects (GRPs)

Knowledge-Action Networks (KANs)

to inform solutions for complex societal issues

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Our governance structure

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https://members.futureearth.org/

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Some projects we’re working on

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Science for Impact: Developing Timely, Integrative, Multi-scale, Rigorous Research Products to provide more powerful scientific messages

Anthropocene Magazine

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Science-policy activity with UN level events and reports

Future Earth has the observer status in several UN processes. Through this, we can register delegations of scientists to participate in all the major international meetings such as COP, influence research agendas and share the community work.

For example, at the UNFCCC COP26, the Future Earth delegation was composed of 9 researchers from the community and 4 Secretariat staff. Together they participated as speakers in more than 15 side events and press conferences.

Upcoming: Stockholm+50

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A roadmap towards sustainability, resilience and innovation in the Caribbean.

Integrated scientific messages delivered to global leaders

HLPF, Jul 2018

Future Earth is an official partner/observer

COP26, 2021

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Our very own global congress

Call for session proposals is open: Deadline February 5, 2022, at 23:59 SAST (UTC +2).

Congress themes

Nexus issues
Different ways of knowing
New horizons
African science and innovation (Cross-cutting)

We're pleased to announce the invitation to submit session proposals for the Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress 2022 (SRI2022). This call for session proposals is open to groups composed of anyone working in sustainability science and practice, which includes the research sector, government, business, philanthropy, art and civil society. The second edition of the SRI Congress will be held in Pretoria, South Africa, June 20-24, 2022, and online. Help us shape the program of SRI2022, which will consist of over 100 online and hybrid international sessions and events, highlighting the latest research and innovation in the field of sustainability. The first SRI Congress, SRI2021, held in June 2021, brought together over 700 speakers and more than 2000 participants from 100 countries. For this call, we accept proposals on the four Congress themes:

Nexus issues
Different ways of knowing
New horizons
African science and innovation (Cross-cutting theme)

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Our very own global congress

Inaugural Congress in 2021�
SRI2022 in Pretoria, South Africa, June 2022

Sponsors include: UNESCO, UNEP, ISC, Academia Sinica

Rapidly growing global audience

We're pleased to announce the invitation to submit session proposals for the Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress 2022 (SRI2022). This call for session proposals is open to groups composed of anyone working in sustainability science and practice, which includes the research sector, government, business, philanthropy, art and civil society. The second edition of the SRI Congress will be held in Pretoria, South Africa, June 20-24, 2022, and online. Help us shape the program of SRI2022, which will consist of over 100 online and hybrid international sessions and events, highlighting the latest research and innovation in the field of sustainability. The first SRI Congress, SRI2021, held in June 2021, brought together over 700 speakers and more than 2000 participants from 100 countries. For this call, we accept proposals on the four Congress themes:

Nexus issues
Different ways of knowing
New horizons
African science and innovation (Cross-cutting theme)

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10 New Insights in Climate Science

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Risks Perception Report

How we perceive risk affects how �we act on it

Objective: Complement the World Economic Forum’s annual survey of the business community with a science perspective

Invitation-only survey sent to scientists, including nominated experts from FE and ISC community

219 responses, 65 countries, 2^nd edition

https://futureearth.org/initiatives/other-initiatives/grp/

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Risks Perception Report - Key Messages

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The Earth Commission

The Earth Commission:

Finding a safe

operating space

Science-Based Targets Network:

Building on a �proven model

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The Earth Commission

An independent scientific assessment to quantify safe and just boundaries for people and planet.

biophysical conditions
Integrate socio-economic and well-being issues
Synthesize knowledge about the levers of transformation

The synthesis underpins science based targets for business, cities and nations through the Science Based Target Network

An iterative and ongoing endeavour - integrative research and assessment updates as the science evolves.

The Earth Commission:

A regular assessment for the planet

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The Earth Commission

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The Earth Commission

�Safe and Just stewardship of the global commons

Source: GCA Website, Nature "Climate tipping points — too risky to bet against", November 2019.

We are approaching multiple tipping points in the Earth system

The global commons (hydrological cycle, biosphere, oceans, cryosphere etc) and are critical to the stability of the planet

Permafrost thawing

Coral reefs

die offs

West Antarctic ice

loss accelerating

Amazon rainforest frequent droughts

Arctic sea-ice

decreasing

Greenland�ice loss accelerating

Boreal forest fires & pests

East Antarctic ice

loss accelerating

Tipping points

Connectivity

Atlantic circulation slowdown

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Science Statement for UN Stockholm+50, June 2022

Future Earth, International Science Council, Stockholm Environment Institute, UNEP are developing
Key messages from science on urgency, state of planet, solutions, need for transformation
Publication in April/May in media with signatures from scientists
Possible presentation opportunities: Plenary / Side event / Science conference on 1 June / Leadership Dialogues (Feb - April/May)

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Science-based Pathways for Sustainability

Supporting the development of an open Community of Practice (CoP) by convening researchers from diverse disciplines who engage with societal actors (e.g. civil society, governments, private sector) in processes of adaptive learning to design, implement and evaluate pathways to sustainability.

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Providing space for researchers to discuss and reflect on implications of sustainability science and transdisciplinarity for research practices

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Fostering and supporting agenda-setting, synthesis and capacity building activities around the co-development of pathways for sustainability

Promoting the research outcomes of our Pathways community

3 MAIN ACTIONS

Pathways Forum: a series of bi-monthly interactive webinars co-designed with the Pathways community

Pathways Communication Grant Program: supporting researchers in the development of communication products targeted at decision makers, practitioners, interested citizens

Collaborative activities: co-developing workshops and conference sessions with members of the Pathways community

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Facilitate Research and Innovation

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Thank you

https://futureearth.org/
https://twitter.com/FutureEarth
https://www.facebook.com/futureearth.org

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Future Earth Initiatives

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Questions?

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On-going projects

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Details to include

Project name:

Objective:

Major activities so far: �Timeline:

Partners:

(FE hub if necessary)

Contact person: