Category: Publications
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Towards care-centred societies
Abstract Care work, often considered economically non-productive, is undervalued and professionally underpaid. This short perspective paper develops a holistic understanding of care, including paid and unpaid care work. It contributes to identifying pathways towards socially and environmentally sustainable, low-consumption societies. Based on archetypical definitions from feminist literature and gender studies, political science, sociology, psychology, ecological…
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Can Education for Sustainable Development Support Climate Change Adaptation Effectively? A Delphi Study of Germany’s Non‐Formal Education Sector
Abstract Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) aims to transform lifestyles and societal structures for a better future. Today, ESD often focuses on climate change (CC) and is widely considered as an important tool for empowering individuals for climate change adaptation (CCA). However, the effectiveness of ESD has scarcely been assessed empirically, especially in non-formal education.…
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Pulp and participation: Assessing the legitimacy of participatory environmental governance in Umkomaas, South Africa
How legitimate are participatory environmental governance processes in the South African pulp and paper industry? The Sappi Saiccor mill in Umkomaas, KwaZulu Natal (KZN) Province, is a global pulp and paper producer. It is also a major emitter of noxious substances in the heavily polluted and historically marginalised South Durban area, notoriously dubbed “cancer valley”.…
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Only Radical is Realistic Now: International Carbon Rationing in a Climate Emergency
Abstract Climate disruption and biodiversity collapse are but two symptoms of the environmental crisis caused by ever-growing resource consumption. Multiple overshoots of Earth’s planetary boundaries have pushed our natural systems close to or even beyond critical tipping points. Effective reduction of resource consumption, in particular fossil fuels, is now an immediate necessity for civilisation to…
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Social innovation for biodiversity: A literature review and research challenges
New ways to tackle biodiversity loss through social innovation Alongside the news about the ecological crisis, there are also stories about new ways on how individuals and communities are changing their behaviour to address the current loss of biodiversity. In this paper, SERI members worked with an international team of authors to examine social innovations…