CIRAD, Unité Propre de Recherche Forêts et Sociétés (FORETS), Campus de Baillarguet, 34090, Montpellier, France.
Université de Montpellier, 34090, Montpellier, France.
Ambio. 2024 Dec;53(12):1715-1721. doi: 10.1007/s13280-024-02087-4.
In complex Social-Ecological Systems (SES), the interplay between ecological and social components shapes trajectories that impact human well-being and ecosystem services. While SES dynamics have been studied in static conditions, there has been less attention to how said systems respond to shocks and stressors over time and space. This special issue presents a collection of articles that use diverse methodologies-ranging from system dynamics modeling to participatory approaches-to analyze past SES changes and discuss future scenarios. Case studies from regions including Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Honduras, Chile, Ethiopia and Mongolia illustrate key variables influencing social-ecological transitions and provide insights into potential policy strategies to support sustainable SES. The studies underscore the need for multi-scalar approaches to SES research that explicitly theorize and empirically assess trajectories across space and time.
在复杂的社会-生态系统（SES）中，生态和社会组成部分的相互作用塑造了影响人类福祉和生态系统服务的轨迹。虽然 SES 动态在静态条件下已经得到了研究，但对于这些系统如何随着时间和空间的推移对冲击和压力做出反应，关注较少。本期特刊收录了一系列文章，这些文章使用了从系统动力学建模到参与式方法等多种方法，分析过去 SES 的变化，并讨论未来的情景。来自巴西、哥伦比亚、墨西哥、洪都拉斯、智利、埃塞俄比亚和蒙古等地区的案例研究说明了影响社会-生态转变的关键变量，并提供了关于支持可持续 SES 的潜在政策战略的见解。这些研究强调了 SES 研究需要采用多尺度方法，明确从理论和经验上评估跨越空间和时间的轨迹。
