Following two months of discussions, articles, briefings, and webinars, the first theme of our Future of ES23 horizon scanning & foresight project is now completed.
Find out all about the megatrends shaping the future of the environmental sciences, as well as how we can harness them...
Driven by human activities, the climate destabilisation and biodiversity loss emergencies pose an existential threat to wildlife, people and the planet. Our efforts to protect nature through conservation actions and environmental protection are proving insufficient. New approaches to how we view...
The world is changing, and its relationship with science has never been as important as it is now. Megatrends like climate change, rapid urbanisation, and economic, social, and technological developments are already fundamentally impacting the sector, and all have the potential to change...
This article is part of our Future of ES23 horizon scanning & foresight project on the future of the environmental sciences. Find out more about the project and how you can get involved.
Megatrends are global level observable patterns of progress and change, so it is troubling to look...
Last year, the IES hoped that 2022 would be 'the year of delivery' on environmental commitments. Looking back, the 'year of delay' may be more appropriate. 2022 has not been without its milestones for environmental progress, but the year has not lived up to the significant need for tangible...
The UN Convention on Biological Diversity's (CBD) summit on biodiversity, COP15, has now begun, and will be taking place from 7th December to 19th December 2023 in Montreal, Canada. The summit was originally scheduled to take place in 2020, but was significantly delayed, principally...
