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Chapter 12
Earth Stewardship: An Initiative
by the Ecological Society of America to Foster
Engagement to Sustain Planet Earth
F.Stuart Chapin III , S. T. A. Pickett , Mary E. Power , Scott L. Collins ,
Jill S. Baron , David W. Inouye , and Monica G. Turner
Abstract The Ecological Society of America (ESA) has responded to the growing
commitment among ecologists to make their science relevant to society through a
series of concerted efforts, including the Sustainable Biosphere Initiative (1991),
scientifi c assessment of ecosystem management (1996), ESA's vision for the future
(2003), Rapid Response Teams that respond to environmental crises (2005), and the
Earth Stewardship Initiative (2009). During the past 25 years, ESA launched fi ve
new journals, largely refl ecting the expansion of scholarship linking ecology with
broader societal issues. The goal of the Earth Stewardship Initiative is to raise
awareness and to explore ways for ecologists and other scientists to contribute more
effectively to the sustainability of our planet. This has occurred through four