Multispecies sustainability
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2020
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Rupprecht, Christoph D. D.
Vervoort, Joost M.
Berthelsen, Chris
Mangnus, Astrid Catharina
Osborne, Natalie
Thompson, Kyle A.
Urushima, Andrea Y. F.
Kóvskaya, Maya
Spiegelberg, Maximilian
Cristiano, Silvio
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Abstract
The sustainability concept seeks to balance how present and future generations of humans meet their needs. But because nature is viewed only as a resource, sustainability fails to recognize that humans and other living beings depend on each other for their well-being. We therefore argue that true sustainability can only be achieved if the interdependent needs of all species of current and future generations are met, and propose calling this ‘multispecies sustainability’. We explore the concept through visualizations and scenarios, then consider how it might be applied through case studies involving bees and healthy green spaces.
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earth systems, interdependence, more-than-human, policies, politics and governance, system control and optimization
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Rupprecht, C D D, Vervoort, J, Berthelsen, C, Mangnus, A, Osborne, N, Thompson, K, Urushima, A Y F, Kóvskaya, M, Spiegelberg, M, Cristiano, S, Springett, J, Marschütz, B, Flies, E J, McGreevy, S R, Droz, L, Breed, M F, Gan, J, Shinkai, R & Kawai, A 2020, 'Multispecies sustainability', Global Sustainability, vol. 3, e34. https://doi.org/10.1017/sus.2020.28