IPBES Transformative Change Assessment Chapter 3. Data Management Report 3.2 Systematic review of literature on transformative change for sustainability

The review corresponds to the IPBES transformative change assessment. The IPBES scoping document for the transformative change assessment describes that chapter 3 should address how transformative change occurs, focusing on those changes that can be intentionally promoted, accelerated, and scaled to realize a sustainable world where biodiversity can thrive. The chapter provides evidence on theories and frameworks for understanding deliberate, or emergent transformative change. In this context, a review of knowledge focused on building clusters of theories and frameworks of transformative change based on literature on transformative change for sustainability was conducted and is further described below.