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Taskforces

Taskforces are formal groups that mobilize scholars to collaboratively engage with key issues of governance of the environment and sustainability, within a well-defined research area and in alignment with the Earth System Governance research agenda. Taskforces are community-driven, commonly led by senior Research Fellows or Lead Faculty. You do not have to be a research fellow of the project to participate in these groups.

Taskforce on Earth-Space Governance
Taskforce on Earth-Space Governance

The increasingly complex developments in the space sector bring a significant impact on earth system governance…

Planetary Justice Taskforce
Planetary Justice Taskforce

The Planetary Justice Taskforce of the Earth System Governance Project brings together an interdisciplinary group of…

The Task Force on Earth System Law is composed of a large member network worldwide, which accommodates an interdisciplinary community of scientists focusing on the legal challenges of the Anthropocene and the many complex, multi-scalar governance challenges arising from within an Earth System context.
Taskforce on Earth System Law

The Task Force on Earth System Law is composed of a large member network worldwide, which accommodates an interdisciplinary community of scientists focusing on the legal challenges of the Anthropocene and the many complex, multi-scalar governance challenges arising from within an Earth System context.

Taskforce on Ocean Governance
Taskforce on Ocean Governance

The Taskforce on Ocean Governance seeks to address the daunting multi-level challenge of oceans governance in…

Taskforce on Imagination and Anticipation
Taskforce on Imagination and Anticipation

This taskforce brings together researchers and practitioners exploring how humanity envisions and prepares for transformative environmental…

Taskforce on the Sustainable Development Goals
Taskforce on the Sustainable Development Goals

The Earth System Governance ‘Taskforce on the Sustainable Development Goals’ brings together an interdisciplinary global group…

Taskforce on Knowledge Cumulation
Taskforce on Knowledge Cumulation

The Earth System Governance ‘Taskforce on Knowledge Cumulation’ seeks to bring together scholars that share a…

Climate governance must better reflect characteristics of sectoral systems.
Taskforce on Climate Governance

Climate governance must better reflect characteristics of sectoral systems.

Taskforce on the Governance of Nature and Biodiversity
Taskforce on the Governance of Nature and Biodiversity

Aims and scope The ongoing loss of nature and biodiversity due to human activity, exacerbated by…

Recent publications

Transition Imaginaries: Contested Temporalities, Affective Politics, and Decolonial Technology

'Transition Imaginaries', by Benoit Dillet and Sophia Hatzisavvidou, offers a nuanced exploration of the ways transition politics unfolds, and a novel…

Earth System Governance – Volume 27

The twenty-seventh volume of Earth System Governance is out now.  The Earth System Governance is an open-access journal for all…

Special Issue: Knowledge Cumulation in Environmental Governance Research

Environmental governance research has expanded rapidly in recent years in response to mounting sustainability challenges. At the same time, concerns…

Special Issue: Is Goal-setting an Effective Strategy for Global Sustainability Governance?

In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with 17 Sustainable Development Goals…