C. Governing across scales

Governing across scales: innovative stewardship of the Earth system


While global forces such as climate change and trade affect welfare at all levels, local actions are having global consequences. We need more effective systems for managing human activities that affect and are affected by Earth system processes.
  • How do human uses of natural resources and waste disposal practices affect the oceans, polar regions, freshwater, biodiversity, the atmosphere and other global commons?

  • How can we better manage urban development and devise effective systems to manage or govern resource use and ecosystem services from local to global levels, responding simultaneously to the globalization of problems and the growing pressure for local empowerment?

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