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Carlos A Nobre1, Myanna Lahsen, Jean P H B Ometto

  • 1Centro de Ciência do Sistema Terrestre, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil. carlos.nobre@inpe.br

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Reconciling the United Nations Millennium Development Goals with environmental sustainability requires better knowledge and capacity building, especially in developing regions. Establishing Southern centers of excellence is crucial for sustainable resource management and societal transformation.

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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Science
  • Development Studies
  • Policy Studies

Background:

  • The United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) aimed to improve global development but faced challenges in environmental sustainability.
  • Reconciling development objectives with environmental protection is critical for long-term global well-being.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore strategies for aligning the MDGs with environmental sustainability at national and international scales.
  • To emphasize the role of knowledge creation, capacity building, and centers of excellence in achieving sustainable development.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of the intersection between development goals and environmental sustainability.
  • Argumentation for enhanced knowledge utilization and capacity building in developing regions.
  • Advocacy for the establishment of Southern centers of excellence for applied research.

Main Results:

  • Development and effective use of sustainability-relevant knowledge are key to reconciling MDGs and environmental sustainability.
  • Global capacity building, particularly in less developed regions, is essential.
  • Stronger integration of knowledge creation, technology, and policy development is necessary.

Conclusions:

  • Southern centers of excellence are vital for bottom-up societal transformation towards sustainability.
  • These centers should focus on applied research, decision-making, and sustainable natural resource management.
  • Innovative methods for assessing and valuing ecosystem services are needed from these centers.