Unraveling human drivers behind complex interrelationships among sustainable development goals

A Demonstration in a Flagship Protected Area

Bibliographic Data

ID4239869
AuthorsHongbo Yang (0000-0001-5935-6595, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Thomas Dietz (0000-0002-3041-3127), Yingjie Li (0000-0002-8401-0649, Michigan State University), Yue Dou (0000-0001-6320-5482, University of Twente), Yujun Wang (0000-0002-0921-0122, China West Normal University), Qiongyu Huang (0000-0002-1450-3587, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute), Jindong Zhang (0000-0002-6073-6883, China West Normal University), Melissa Songer (0000-0001-5536-6315, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute), Jianguo Liu (0000-0001-6344-0087, Michigan State University)
Year2022
Volume27
Issue3
Publication date2022-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueConservation Ecology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1195-5449 • E-ISSN: 1708-3087
PublisherResilience Alliance (PUBLISHER • CA)
DOI10.5751/es-13275-270315
OpenAlexW4292755617
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited25

The transformational potential of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) lies in effective efforts to reconcile the conflicts and maximize the synergies among the interrelated SDGs. Previous research on the interrelationships among SDGs often focused on depicting the degree to which different goals reinforce or hamper each other; however, drivers behind these interrelationships have rarely been evaluated. We developed a novel approach to unraveling the impact of human activities on the complex trade-offs and synergies among SDGs. We used the approach to assess the impacts of four globally common livelihoods, including cropping, local off-farm labor work, labor migration, and livestock husbandry, on the interrelationships among SDG 1 (no poverty), SDG 3 (enhance human well-being), and SDG 15 (protect life on land) in a demonstration site. The results show that our approach can be very useful in informing coherent governance and facilitating progress toward SDGs across social, economic, and environmental dimensions simultaneously

Agriculture · Business · Corporate governance · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · Livelihood · Political science · Poverty · Sustainable development · Transformational leadership · Engineering · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance · Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy · Sustainable Supply Chain Management

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