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What is transdisciplinary science?<\/h2>\r\nFor the ISC, transdisciplinary science means the co-design of research and the co-production of knowledge together with communities and societal actors in a way that integrates diverse scientific and societal perspectives on given issues.\r\n\r\nTransdisciplinary science not only helps to generate actionable, context-specific and more nuanced knowledge and solutions to specific challenges, it is also a form of science that is premised on building closer relationships between science, policy and practice.\r\n

Our impact<\/h2>\r\nThe International Science Council has been promoting transdisciplinary science most notably through:\r\n
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  1. the creation of\u00a0Future Earth<\/a>, a global research network that promotes transdisciplinary research for a more sustainable planet<\/li>\r\n \t
  2. the development and implementation of two pioneering international transdisciplinary research funding programmes: Transformations to Sustainability<\/a> (T2S, 2014\u20132022) and\u00a0Leading Integrated Research for Agenda 2030 in Africa<\/a>\u00a0(LIRA 2030, 2016-2021)<\/li>\r\n \t
  3. high-level discussions with national science funders, foundations and development agencies, and international scientific institutions on creating an enabling environment for transdisciplinary research (e.g. the\u00a0Global Forum of Funders<\/a>, the\u00a0Global Research Council<\/a>).<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nThrough these efforts, the ISC has generated extensive context-specific and actionable knowledge and data on a wide range of socio-ecological challenges in various parts of the world, as well as on conditions, opportunities and challenges for transdisciplinary research, and on how to build the institutional and scientific capacities required to successfully undertake this type of research.\r\n\r\nSome of the key comparative learning from these efforts is captured in:\r\n