Researchers from the Centre for Complex Systems in Transition were among the Ecological Society of America’s (ESA) 2019 award recipients announced on Monday (April 15, 2019).
The Society’s awards, presented during its annual meeting in Louisville, Kentucky, recognise outstanding contributions to ecology in new discoveries, teaching, sustainability, diversity, and lifelong commitment to the profession.
Reinette (Oonsie) Biggs, Laura Pereira, Tanja Hichert and Rika Preiser were among the authors of Bright spots: seeds of a good Anthropocene. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 14: 441-448, doi:10.1002/fee.1309. The paper won the Innovation in Sustainability Science Award which recognises a peer-reviewed paper published in the past five years exemplifying leading-edge work on solution pathways to sustainability challenges.
According to the ESA, “Bennett and colleagues provide compelling examples drawn from around the globe of concrete ways to improve sustainability and resilience through environmental innovations, reconfigurations of social-ecological relationships, and effective engagement with local stakeholders. The authors represent a diverse mix of institutions distributed in North America, South America, Africa, Asia, and Europe. The publication calls attention not only to world-wide ‘seeds of hope’ for a brighter future, but also to continuing efforts to glean knowledge and experiences that will foster a healthier planet and a higher quality of life for its inhabitants. Their work highlights the types of changes that can be implemented to improve sustainability, resilience, and quality of life in rural and urban area.”
The Ecological Society of America, founded in 1915, is the world’s largest community of professional ecologists and a trusted source of ecological knowledge, committed to advancing the understanding of life on Earth. The 9,000 member Society publishes five journals and a membership bulletin and broadly shares ecological information through policy, media outreach, and education initiatives. The Society’s Annual Meeting attracts 3,000 – 4,000 attendees and features the most recent advances in ecological science. Visit the ESA website at www.esa.org.
