Uncharted political waters for sustainability

Summary

Increasing autocratization globally threatens academic freedoms and scientific integrity, undermining core assumptions of sustainability science and environmental policymaking. To stay relevant, sustainability scientists and environmentalists must change how we work and ally with those defending academic freedom.

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Affiliated research theme or topic: Doing sustainability research, Transformative futures
Link to centre authors: Elmqvist, Thomas
Publication info: Robert I. McDonald, Dagmar Haase, Thomas Elmqvist, David Maddox. 2025. Uncharted political waters for sustainability. Nature Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-025-01739-x

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