Unraveling human drivers behind complex interrelationships among sustainable development goals: a demonstration in a flagship protected area

Ecology and Society: a journal of integrative science for resilience and sustainability

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Hongbo Yang¹  Thomas Dietz²  Yingjie Li³  Yue Dou⁴  Yujun Wang⁵  Qiongyu Huang⁶  Jindong Zhang¹  Melissa Songer⁶  Jianguo Liu¹ 

[1] Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability, Michigan State University;Department of Sociology and Environmental Science and Policy Program, Michigan State University;Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University;Natural Resource Department, Faculty of Geo-information Science and Earth Observation ,(ITC), University of Twente;Key Laboratory of Southwest China Wildlife Resources Conservation, China West Normal University, Ministry of Education, Nanchong, Sichuan Province;Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, Front Royal

关键词: conservation;    poverty alleviation;    Sustainable Development Goals;    Synergies;    Trade-offs;   

DOI  :  10.5751/ES-13275-270315

学科分类：生物科学（综合）

来源: Resilience Alliance Publications

【 摘 要 】

The transformational potential of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) lies in effective efforts to reconcile the conflicts and maximize the synergies among the interrelated SDGs. Previous research on the interrelationships among SDGs often focused on depicting the degree to which different goals reinforce or hamper each other; however, drivers behind these interrelationships have rarely been evaluated. We developed a novel approach to unraveling the impact of human activities on the complex trade-offs and synergies among SDGs. We used the approach to assess the impacts of four globally common livelihoods, including cropping, local off-farm labor work, labor migration, and livestock husbandry, on the interrelationships among SDG 1 (no poverty), SDG 3 (enhance human well-being), and SDG 15 (protect life on land) in a demonstration site. The results show that our approach can be very useful in informing coherent governance and facilitating progress toward SDGs across social, economic, and environmental dimensions simultaneously.

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