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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.
science-space
asia
myanmar
illegal
logging
remote
forest
concessions
tracking
difficult
monitor
due
global-unspecified
society-governance
philosophy-ethics
climate-environment
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.
society-governance
africa
ghana
under
scalable
restoration
degraded
dryland
ecosystems
intensifying
aridity
development
current
systems
climate-environment
enabling
solutions
methods
open
Ecuador, South America
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.
society-governance
south-america
ecuador
selective
critical-ion
extraction
low-grade
brines
integrated
pathways
current
approaches
either
systems
climate-environment
enabling
under
solutions
open
Chile, South America
Current approaches to methods for assessing the cumulative impacts of climate change and other stressors on human health 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.
climate-environment
south-america
chile
climate-change
systems
methods
assessing
cumulative
impacts
climate
change
stressors
human
society-governance
enabling
under
solutions
designs
open
Colombia, South America
Current approaches to point-of-care multiplex diagnostics for priority AMR pathogens 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.
health-biology
south-america
colombia
point-of-care
multiplex
diagnostics
priority
amr
pathogens
overcoming
barriers
current
approaches
society-governance
systems
climate-environment
enabling
field
Current approaches to institutional arrangements that accelerate the diffusion of proven climate solutions 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.
climate-environment
asia
nepal
institutional
arrangements
accelerate
diffusion
proven
climate
solutions
integrated
pathways
current
society-governance
systems
enabling
under
designs
Current approaches to circular economy systems that eliminate leakage of plastics into the environment 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.
climate-environment
europe
greece
systems
circular
economy
eliminate
leakage
plastics
environment
systemic
solutions
addressing
society-governance
enabling
technology-computing
economics-resources
under
Current approaches to interventions that reduce the transmission of vector-borne diseases under changing climate 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.
climate-environment
asia
kazakhstan
under
interventions
reduce
transmission
vector-borne
diseases
changing
climate
scalable
solutions
society-governance
systems
enabling
methods
designs
Current approaches to methods for restoring soil biodiversity and function after intensive conventional agriculture 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.
climate-environment
asia
vietnam
biodiversity
methods
restoring
soil
function
intensive
conventional
agriculture
overcoming
barriers
society-governance
systems
enabling
approaches
solutions
Current approaches to methods for restoring the ecological function of rivers fragmented by dams and infrastructure 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.
mathematics-logic
africa
nigeria
methods
restoring
ecological
function
rivers
fragmented
dams
infrastructure
development
current
society-governance
systems
climate-environment
enabling
solutions
Current approaches to technologies enabling precise monitoring of greenhouse gas emissions from individual facilities 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.
climate-environment
asia
nepal
enabling
technologies
precise
monitoring
greenhouse
gas
emissions
individual
facilities
systemic
society-governance
systems
solutions
approaches
continuous
Current approaches to institutional designs that improve the effectiveness of multi-level climate governance 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.
society-governance
africa
zambia
institutional
designs
improve
effectiveness
multi-level
climate
governance
development
current
approaches
systems
climate-environment
enabling
under
solutions
Current approaches to technologies for the safe and efficient recycling of advanced battery chemistries 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.
society-governance
oceania
australia
technologies
safe
efficient
recycling
advanced
battery
chemistries
integrated
pathways
current
systems
climate-environment
enabling
approaches
solutions
open
Honduras, North America
Current approaches to solutions for providing reliable and affordable energy access in displacement and refugee settings 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.
society-governance
north-america
honduras
solutions
providing
reliable
affordable
energy
access
displacement
refugee
settings
scalable
systems
climate-environment
enabling
designs
methods
open
Papua New Guinea, Oceania
Achieving designs for public spaces that promote social connection and mental well-being in dense cities 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.
science-space
oceania
papua-new-guinea
designs
public
spaces
promote
social
connection
mental
well-being
dense
cities
economics-resources
climate-environment
systems
society-governance
solutions
open
New Zealand, Oceania
Current approaches to governance frameworks for managing the dual-use risks of advanced computing and AI technologies 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.
society-governance
oceania
new-zealand
governance
frameworks
managing
dual-use
risks
advanced
computing
technologies
integrated
pathways
systems
climate-environment
enabling
solutions
approaches
open
Paraguay, South America
Current approaches to nature-based solutions for wildfire risk reduction that also support ecosystem health 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.
society-governance
south-america
paraguay
enabling
nature-based
solutions
wildfire
risk
reduction
also
support
ecosystem
health
climate-environment
systems
methods
technologies
nature
open
Solomon Islands, Oceania
Current approaches to urban hydrogen distribution leak sensor and isolation meshes 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.
society-governance
oceania
solomon-islands
enabling
urban
hydrogen
distribution
leak
sensor
isolation
meshes
robust
methods
climate-environment
systems
approaches
solutions
under
open
United States, North America
Current approaches to technologies enabling the continuous monitoring of ocean health indicators at global scale 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.
society-governance
north-america
united-states
technologies
enabling
continuous
monitoring
ocean
health
indicators
scale
deployable
climate-environment
systems
health-biology
solutions
methods
Current approaches to pathways for transitioning coal-dependent communities to sustainable and dignified livelihoods 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.
economics-resources
oceania
australia
pathways
transitioning
coal-dependent
communities
sustainable
dignified
livelihoods
integrated
current
approaches
society-governance
climate-environment
systems
enabling
solutions