Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability

From local action to global impact: A new framework for advancing sustainable development

Published on February 9, 2026
An international team, including CSIS member and Alumni, presents a comprehensive framework for understanding and managing cross-scale socioeconomic and environmental interconnections and feedback.
The hidden hubs driving the global illegal wildlife trade

Published on February 4, 2026
New research reveals how transit countries quietly enable wildlife trafficking — and why targeting these hubs could disrupt global trafficking networks.
New PNAS Study Maps Global SDG Progress - Uneven SDG Gains and Challenges Ahead

Published on December 26, 2025
An international team, including CSIS member and Alumni, maps global progress toward Sustainable Development Goals by analysis 117 SDG indicators across 167 countries.
Call for papers for special issue on telecoupling / metacoupling

Published on December 10, 2025
Special issue in the International journal Geography and Sustainability calls for papers on telecoupling/metacoupling.
New Global Study Reveals Gains and Gaps on Path to Sustainable Development Goals

Published on October 16, 2025
An international team, including CSIS members and Alumni, developed three indices—SDRPI, SDGI, and SDCI—to measure global SDG performance, imbalances, and coordination over time and across space.