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  • Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Sustainability Science

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  • 21st-century challenges include providing energy, water, food, housing, and healthcare to a growing population.
  • Unsustainable rates of deforestation and aquifer depletion, alongside fossil fuel use driving climate change, pose significant threats.

Discussion:

  • Geoscientists must forge broader collaborations with other disciplines to tackle these complex issues.
  • Convergence, the integration of engineering, physical sciences, computation, and life sciences, offers a successful model.

Key Insights:

  • The geosciences need to adopt a convergence approach, mirroring its success in biomedical research.
  • Interdisciplinary integration is crucial for addressing environmental and resource management crises.

Outlook:

  • Embracing convergence is essential for the future of geosciences and for finding solutions to global sustainability challenges.
  • Future research should focus on synergistic partnerships to advance environmental and resource solutions.