Abstract
The environmental and societal challenges posed by climate change and the erosion of biodiversity raise the crucial question of our planet's short-term habitability. CID 52 Environments & Society : from knowledge to action develops a collective, interdisciplinary and concerted scientific approach to meet this challenge, by seeking innovative, inclusive methodologies and solutions that respect socio-ecosystems. Given the urgency of the situation, the commission stresses the need for scientists, decision-makers and citizens to work together to produce useful, transformative solutions for adapting societies to global change. These solutions explore social and technological change, as well as nature-based approaches. The report also highlights the importance of sustainable evaluation of solutions, while promoting interdisciplinarity as a response to global crises. CID 52 proposes to rename the commission Socio-ecosystems and the global environmental crisis: issues, knowledge and methodologies for sustainable solutions, better reflecting the integration of this research into public policy for effective and sustainable assimilation and adaptation of human and non-human populations.