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Transformative localization to accelerate the 2030 Agenda

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To get the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) back on track we need to reshape our approaches to implementation, including localization. Localization done differently involves progressing beyond symbolic piecemeal efforts, prioritizing the SDGs with the greatest gains, and pluralizing interpretations and pathways for actions.

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  1. Monash University, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Shirin Malekpour, Rob Raven, Cameron Allen, Dianty Ningrum, Andrea Cuesta-Claros, Jarrod Grainger-Brown, Tahl Kestin, Dominique Coy, India Dechrai & Jessica Walters

  2. The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Enayat A. Moallemi

  3. The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Centre for Cities, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Alexei Trundle

  4. Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Australia, New Zealand & Pacific, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Tahl Kestin

  5. Deakin University, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Brett Bryan

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S.M.: conceptualization, design, analysis and writing — original draft; R.R.: conceptualization, design, analysis and writing — review and editing; C.A.: analysis, writing — original draft and visualization; E.A.M.: design, analysis and writing — review and editing; D.N., A.C.-C., J.G.-B., A.T., T.K., D.C., I.D., J.W. and B.B.: analysis and writing — review and editing.

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Malekpour, S., Raven, R., Allen, C. et al. Transformative localization to accelerate the 2030 Agenda. Nat Sustain 7, 516–518 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-024-01324-8

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