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Farmers near protected reserves in Morocco suffer repeated crop and livestock losses to wildlife, and existing deterrents are either ineffective or too costly for widespread deployment, fueling retaliatory killings.

The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for methods for restoring the productivity and resilience of agricultural systems under climate change creates cascading risks across interconnected human and natural systems. Key missing elements include durable performance, low lifetime cost, and governance arrangements capable of sustaining impact beyond pilot stages.

Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for teacher development platforms producing national-scale practice change are still lacking. Progress is hindered by incomplete mechanistic knowledge, high capital and operational barriers, and the absence of deployment models suited to the contexts of greatest need.

Achieving solutions for managing the growing burden of mental health conditions in young populations at meaningful scale demands simultaneous progress in fundamental research, engineering integration and socio-technical systems that work for low- and middle-income settings. Existing efforts remain fragmented relative to the magnitude of the challenge.

Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for methods for reducing the transmission of antimicrobial resistance through food and environmental pathways are still lacking. Progress is hindered by incomplete mechanistic knowledge, high capital and operational barriers, and the absence of deployment models suited to the contexts of greatest need.

People displaced by climate impacts from Poland have no dedicated legal migration pathway under current international frameworks, leaving many in prolonged legal limbo.

Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for real-time systems for detecting and responding to food safety threats across supply chains are still lacking. Progress is hindered by incomplete mechanistic knowledge, high capital and operational barriers, and the absence of deployment models suited to the contexts of greatest need.

The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for education approaches that build the capacity for systems thinking and long-term decision making creates cascading risks across interconnected human and natural systems. Key missing elements include durable performance, low lifetime cost, and governance arrangements capable of sustaining impact beyond pilot stages.

Current approaches to designs for digital identity and credential systems that protect privacy and prevent exclusion either underperform under variable field conditions or generate externalities that undermine long-term sustainability and equity. Closing the gap requires coordinated advances in science, systems design and enabling institutions.

Remote forest concessions in Myanmar are difficult to monitor for illegal logging due to limited satellite resolution refresh rates and insufficient ground-truthing capacity by local enforcement.

Achieving low-cost diagnostics and treatments for the major neglected tropical diseases at meaningful scale demands simultaneous progress in fundamental research, engineering integration and socio-technical systems that work for low- and middle-income settings. Existing efforts remain fragmented relative to the magnitude of the challenge.

Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for circular economy systems that eliminate leakage of plastics into the environment are still lacking. Progress is hindered by incomplete mechanistic knowledge, high capital and operational barriers, and the absence of deployment models suited to the contexts of greatest need.

Rapidly urbanizing areas of Poland experience worsening heat-island effects, yet most cities lack neighborhood-level heat alert systems tied to actionable cooling-center and outreach protocols.

Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for institutional designs that reduce the influence of short-term interests on long-term policy are still lacking. Progress is hindered by incomplete mechanistic knowledge, high capital and operational barriers, and the absence of deployment models suited to the contexts of greatest need.

Informal waste pickers in Philippines recover a substantial share of recyclable material but operate without legal recognition, safety equipment, or fair pricing from recycling buyers.

Current approaches to scalable restoration of degraded dryland ecosystems under intensifying aridity either underperform under variable field conditions or generate externalities that undermine long-term sustainability and equity. Closing the gap requires coordinated advances in science, systems design and enabling institutions.

Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for symbiont-mediated coral heat tolerance enhancement protocols are still lacking. Progress is hindered by incomplete mechanistic knowledge, high capital and operational barriers, and the absence of deployment models suited to the contexts of greatest need.

Current approaches to selective critical-ion extraction from low-grade brines either underperform under variable field conditions or generate externalities that undermine long-term sustainability and equity. Closing the gap requires coordinated advances in science, systems design and enabling institutions.

The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for education systems that equip learners with the skills needed for a circular and regenerative economy creates cascading risks across interconnected human and natural systems. Key missing elements include durable performance, low lifetime cost, and governance arrangements capable of sustaining impact beyond pilot stages.

A persistent gap exists in realizing practical, scalable solutions for autonomous systems for monitoring and maintaining critical undersea infrastructure. Scientific understanding, engineering readiness and institutional capacity remain insufficient to translate promising concepts into durable impact under real-world constraints of cost, skills and governance.