Minik Rosing from the University of Copenhagen, National Champion of Denmark, shares his thoughts on how we can utilize the potential of Greenland’s glacial rock flour as part of a global solution for climate, biodiversity, and for addressing food security challenges.

Pedro Jaureguiberry from Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal and Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, National Champion of Argentina, shares his thoughts on the human drivers that directly influence various dimensions of biodiversity—from genes and species to ecosystems, and how to effectively mitigate them using policy.

Federico Maggi from The University of Sydney, National Champion of Australia, along with his winning article's co-authors Fiona H.M. Tang from Monash University and Francesco N. Tubiello from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Italy, share their thoughts on the kind of research required to find innovative solutions to the global contamination challenge. They particularly highlight their research results on pesticide contamination.

Steve Widdicombe from Plymouth Marine Laboratory, National Champion of the United Kingdom, describes a new approach for quantifying the biological impacts of ocean acidification on species and ecosystems across regional and global scales, and how it helps to generate data needed to increase local climate resilience and adaptation.

Ariel Greiner from Pennsylvania State University and the University of Oxford, first author of the winning article of Canada, 2023, together with Emily Darling from the Wildlife Conservation Society and the University of Toronto, Marco Andrello from the Institute for the study of Anthropic impacts and Sustainability in the marine environment, and Marie-Josée Fortin from the University of Toronto, National Champion of Canada, 2023, share their thoughts on why maintaining reef connectivity is crucial for protecting the important ecosystems of coral reefs worldwide.

Baojing Gu from Zhejiang University, International Champion of China for the 2023 edition of the Frontiers Planet Prize, discusses why managing nitrogen emissions is essential for maintaining safe planetary boundaries and safeguarding public health in urban environments, and outlines a cost-effective strategy for reducing ammonia emissions and contributing to cleaner air.

The Frontiers Research Foundation is an official sponsor of INGSA 2024: The Transformation Imperative, the fifth international conference of the International Network for Governmental Science Advice (INGSA) which will be held. 30 April – 3 May 2024 in Kigali, Rwanda. The conference will focus on transformation, expanded evidence, and inclusion within the iterative and dynamic process of science advice.

Paul Behrens from Leiden University, International Champion of The Netherlands for the 2023 edition of the Frontiers Planet Prize, together with Zhongxiao Sun, first author of their winning article, share their thoughts on why a global food transition is key for keeping humanity operating within the safe operating space of our planet.

To keep our planet operating within its safe ecological boundaries, the global community is facing a complete systems change in our way of life. Prof Jean-Claude Burgelman, Director of the Frontiers Planet Prize shares that this transformation requires an accelerated techno-economic paradigm shift for a “green renaissance” towards a healthy planet. The only way we can make it happen is by massively investing in open transformational science.

At COP28, members of the Frontiers Planet Prize community participated in the panel session "Pathways to a Sustainable Earth: Unlocking Solutions through Transformational Science", that examined the key obstacles and challenges that must be addressed to fully harness the potential of transformational science as the basis for policy discourse. The panel was moderated by Wendy Broadgate, Global Hub Director of Future Earth and an advisory board member of the Frontiers Planet Prize.

The Frontiers Planet Prize triggers the science that propels the transition to a sustainable world by sparking the most significant race in human history for sustainable solutions. These solutions will bring about a green renaissance in science and help humanity stay within safe operating space of Earth’s ecosystem.

Frontiers Research Foundation, in collaboration with the Falling Walls Foundation, organized a session around planetary boundary science. This session, the Planetary Boundary Science: Advancing Science to Save the Planet round table, focused on whether we are producing the right science to find these solutions and provide the answers needed to get the right stakeholders on board. Jean-Claude Burgelman, director of the Frontiers Planet Prize, professor of Open Science Policy (Free University of Brussels), and former Head of Unit for Open Science Policy at the European Commission, moderated the round table. 

To keep our planet operating within its safe ecological boundaries, the global community is facing a complete systems change in our way of life. Prof Jean-Claude Burgelman, Director of the Frontiers Planet Prize shares that this transformation requires an accelerated techno-economic paradigm shift for a “green renaissance” towards a healthy planet. The only way we can make it happen is by massively investing in open transformational science.

Established in 2022, the Villars Institute is a non-profit foundation dedicated to accelerating the transition to net-zero emissions. It aims to create a healthier planet through intergenerational collaboration and systems leadership. In June of 2023, the Frontiers Planet Prize took part in the 2023 Villars Symposium, an event that fosters intergenerational collaboration and promotes transdisciplinary cooperation.