Dominant research modes are not enough to guide the societal transformations necessary to achieve the 2030 Agenda. Researchers, practitioners, decision makers, funders and civil society should work together to achieve universally accessible and mutually beneficial sustainability science.
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Messerli, P., Kim, E.M., Lutz, W. et al. Expansion of sustainability science needed for the SDGs. Nat Sustain 2, 892–894 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-019-0394-z
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