2026 Special Focus—Unseen Unsustainability: Addressing Hidden Risks to Long-Term Wellbeing for All

• Cultivating a Complexities of Place Ethos for Change

  Brian Castellani, John Bothwell
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Leading with Soul Through Burnout and Beyond

  Patrick Dunn
  Innovation Showcase

• Fractured Transitions

  Androniki Papathanasi, Aristides Kiprakis, Oscar Sanchez Santillan, Karla G. Cedano
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Is Ecoanxiety a Misdiagnosis?

  Peter Graham
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• It Takes Two (Brain Hemispheres) to Tango

  Björn Hassler
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Data, Metrics, Patterns and Gaps - Unseen Consequences of Ignoring Climate Signs

  Carlos Fiorentino
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Beyond Immersion

  Chengcheng Yin
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Revisiting the Pollution Haven Hypothesis

  Esther Owusu Baffoe, Anthony Dawson Amoah, Francis Ayensu, Ike Obeng, David Kissi
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Uncovering Hidden Risks of Climate Change to Animal Behavior

  Abraham Isaac Camelo Guerrero, Peter A. Khaiter
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Valuing Spatial Ecologies Supporting Nature-based Experiences in Urban Preschools

  Farhana Mohammed Isa
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• From “Heat or Eat” to Energy Justice

  Aristides Kiprakis, Androniki Papathanasi
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Could the Environmental Daly Curve Hypothesis Be Validated for Less Industrialized Economies?

  Francis Ayensu, Patterson Ansong Kissi, Anthony Dawson Amoah, Esther Owusu Baffoe, David Kissi, Ike Obeng
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Managing Our Evolutionary Hack

  Robert Jones
  Innovation Showcase

• Enhancing and Optimizing Sustainability Strategies in the Generative AI Ecosystem

  Ikechukwu Nwabufo, Suresh Chandran
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

Participatory Process

• Between the Challenges and Innovations of Female Climate Leadership

  Carmen Daniela Maier
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Alignment of Current Public Participation Practices in Environmental Decision-Making with International Agreements

  Thandokazi Maxam
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Let's Play - Toys and the Circular Economy

  Janet Mc Kennedy, Siobhan Enright
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• A Letter to Pen a New, Black Farmer Ecosystem

  Jamila Walida Simon
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

Ecological Realities

• The Synchronicity of Middle Eastern and Chinese Climate Change

  William Thompson, Leila Zakhirova
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Legal Liability for Damage Caused by Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Related Pollution at Sea

  Molefhi Phorego
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Modelling Hypersalinization in a Coastal Lagoon

  Franklin Torres Bejarano
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Sustainable Forest Management Systems within the North West Region of Cameroon

  Leoga Galega Sylviline, Achu Walters Awa
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Water, Growth, and Governance

  Collin Wogenstahl
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Applying the Precautionary Principle to Hidden Collapse

  Rhett Martin
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Thinking with Machines in the Anthropocene

  Dirk Van Rooy
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• How Big International NGOs Shape Protected Areas in Latin America

  Marina Ruiz
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

Economic, Social, and Cultural Context

• Bridging Art and Science to Foreground Inuit Culture

  Melanie Zurba
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Narratives and Emotions

  Angel Rodríguez Soler
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• The Importance of SDG 17 in Promoting the Socioeconomic Position of Women in Rural Spain

  Elena Bulmer
  Poster Session

• Cultural Sustainability and Greater Localization for Economic Resilience

  Anne Marchand
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Financing Sources for Entrepreneurship

  Carlos Lopez Gutierrez, Andrea Pérez, Ana Fernandez Laviada
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• EagleVille International Airport Sustainability Strategy

  Kate Evans, Kelly George
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Understand and Reduce Consumer Food Waste

  Yu Ma
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• GMT Ground Services' Sustainability Strategy

  Kelly George
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Peace Education for Social Sustainability

  Jack Maebuta
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Generation Z's Emotional Involvement and Detachment with Nature

  Tim Bickerstaffe
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• The Role of Humanities Education in Framing Responsibility to Act for Cultural and Social Sustainability

  Tugba Sevin
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Redefining University Roles in Sustainability Governance

  Hamidreza Harati
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Many Strands Left Behind

  Jessica Telfer
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Moving Toward Sustainable Consumption

  Iris Mohr
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Leadership for Sustainable Ecosystems

  Lori Trudell
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Transnational Environmental Obligations Legal Analysis and Application in Ecuador's Electrical Crisis

  Jesus Ramon Jaimes Becerra
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• The Benjamin Netanyahu Research Laboratory

  Atar Brosh
  Innovation Showcase

• Political Greenwashing in Canada

  Malaika Jacques Bérubé
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

Education, Assessment and Policy

• Sustainability Through Play

  Zahidah Abdkadir
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• When Indigenous Wisdom and Catholic Social Thought Cooperate

  Catherine Craft Fairchild
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Green Literacy

  Jen Cullerton Johnson
  Innovation Showcase

• STEM Environments In Secondary Education Sustainability Programs

  Ray Wu Rorrer, Peter Mecca
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Adjusting to a New Normal

  Tameka Womack
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Climate Focus Co-Curricular Activities to Promote Environmental Stewardship and Sustainable Future

  Biplob Deb
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Intercollegiate Waste Audits

  Helen Turner, Amanda J Gale
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Sustainability in Support of Teaching, Training, and Research in the Didactics of Artistic Disciplines

  Catherine Grivet Bonzon
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Becoming a Global Citizen

  Ellen Thursby
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• An AI-Enhanced Educational Framework for Environmental Policy Analysis

  Maria Burns
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Implementing Sustainability Evaluation Tool for Higher Education Institutions at a Franciscan Institution

  Alicia H. Sprow, Spencer S Stober
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Reimagining Adult Education

  Katrina Rogers, Elena Nicklasson
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Unseen Sustainability

  Vitalia Kinakh
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Cultivating a Complexities of Place Ethos for Change

  Brian Castellani, John Bothwell
  2026 Special Focus—Unseen Unsustainability: Addressing Hidden Risks to Long-Term Wellbeing for All

• Between the Challenges and Innovations of Female Climate Leadership

  Carmen Daniela Maier
  Participatory Process

• Alignment of Current Public Participation Practices in Environmental Decision-Making with International Agreements

  Thandokazi Maxam
  Participatory Process

• The Synchronicity of Middle Eastern and Chinese Climate Change

  William Thompson, Leila Zakhirova
  Ecological Realities

• Bridging Art and Science to Foreground Inuit Culture

  Melanie Zurba
  Economic, Social, and Cultural Context

• Sustainability Through Play

  Zahidah Abdkadir
  Education, Assessment and Policy

• Narratives and Emotions

  Angel Rodríguez Soler
  Economic, Social, and Cultural Context

• Legal Liability for Damage Caused by Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Related Pollution at Sea

  Molefhi Phorego
  Ecological Realities

• Fractured Transitions

  Androniki Papathanasi, Aristides Kiprakis, Oscar Sanchez Santillan, Karla G. Cedano
  2026 Special Focus—Unseen Unsustainability: Addressing Hidden Risks to Long-Term Wellbeing for All

• Cultural Sustainability and Greater Localization for Economic Resilience

  Anne Marchand
  Economic, Social, and Cultural Context

• Is Ecoanxiety a Misdiagnosis?

  Peter Graham
  2026 Special Focus—Unseen Unsustainability: Addressing Hidden Risks to Long-Term Wellbeing for All

• When Indigenous Wisdom and Catholic Social Thought Cooperate

  Catherine Craft Fairchild
  Education, Assessment and Policy

• Financing Sources for Entrepreneurship

  Carlos Lopez Gutierrez, Andrea Pérez, Ana Fernandez Laviada
  Economic, Social, and Cultural Context

• Modelling Hypersalinization in a Coastal Lagoon

  Franklin Torres Bejarano
  Ecological Realities

• EagleVille International Airport Sustainability Strategy

  Kate Evans, Kelly George
  Economic, Social, and Cultural Context

• Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Understand and Reduce Consumer Food Waste

  Yu Ma
  Economic, Social, and Cultural Context

• Sustainable Forest Management Systems within the North West Region of Cameroon

  Leoga Galega Sylviline, Achu Walters Awa
  Ecological Realities

• It Takes Two (Brain Hemispheres) to Tango

  Björn Hassler
  2026 Special Focus—Unseen Unsustainability: Addressing Hidden Risks to Long-Term Wellbeing for All

• STEM Environments In Secondary Education Sustainability Programs

  Ray Wu Rorrer, Peter Mecca
  Education, Assessment and Policy

• Adjusting to a New Normal

  Tameka Womack
  Education, Assessment and Policy

• Water, Growth, and Governance

  Collin Wogenstahl
  Ecological Realities

• Climate Focus Co-Curricular Activities to Promote Environmental Stewardship and Sustainable Future

  Biplob Deb
  Education, Assessment and Policy

• Applying the Precautionary Principle to Hidden Collapse

  Rhett Martin
  Ecological Realities

• Data, Metrics, Patterns and Gaps - Unseen Consequences of Ignoring Climate Signs

  Carlos Fiorentino
  2026 Special Focus—Unseen Unsustainability: Addressing Hidden Risks to Long-Term Wellbeing for All

• Beyond Immersion

  Chengcheng Yin
  2026 Special Focus—Unseen Unsustainability: Addressing Hidden Risks to Long-Term Wellbeing for All

• GMT Ground Services' Sustainability Strategy

  Kelly George
  Economic, Social, and Cultural Context

• Peace Education for Social Sustainability

  Jack Maebuta
  Economic, Social, and Cultural Context

• Intercollegiate Waste Audits

  Helen Turner, Amanda J Gale
  Education, Assessment and Policy

• Generation Z's Emotional Involvement and Detachment with Nature

  Tim Bickerstaffe
  Economic, Social, and Cultural Context

• The Role of Humanities Education in Framing Responsibility to Act for Cultural and Social Sustainability

  Tugba Sevin
  Economic, Social, and Cultural Context

• Redefining University Roles in Sustainability Governance

  Hamidreza Harati
  Economic, Social, and Cultural Context

• Thinking with Machines in the Anthropocene

  Dirk Van Rooy
  Ecological Realities

• Sustainability in Support of Teaching, Training, and Research in the Didactics of Artistic Disciplines

  Catherine Grivet Bonzon
  Education, Assessment and Policy

• Let's Play - Toys and the Circular Economy

  Janet Mc Kennedy, Siobhan Enright
  Participatory Process

• Many Strands Left Behind

  Jessica Telfer
  Economic, Social, and Cultural Context

• Moving Toward Sustainable Consumption

  Iris Mohr
  Economic, Social, and Cultural Context

• Revisiting the Pollution Haven Hypothesis

  Esther Owusu Baffoe, Anthony Dawson Amoah, Francis Ayensu, Ike Obeng, David Kissi
  2026 Special Focus—Unseen Unsustainability: Addressing Hidden Risks to Long-Term Wellbeing for All

• Uncovering Hidden Risks of Climate Change to Animal Behavior

  Abraham Isaac Camelo Guerrero, Peter A. Khaiter
  2026 Special Focus—Unseen Unsustainability: Addressing Hidden Risks to Long-Term Wellbeing for All

• Becoming a Global Citizen

  Ellen Thursby
  Education, Assessment and Policy

• An AI-Enhanced Educational Framework for Environmental Policy Analysis

  Maria Burns
  Education, Assessment and Policy

• Leadership for Sustainable Ecosystems

  Lori Trudell
  Economic, Social, and Cultural Context

• Transnational Environmental Obligations Legal Analysis and Application in Ecuador's Electrical Crisis

  Jesus Ramon Jaimes Becerra
  Economic, Social, and Cultural Context

• Implementing Sustainability Evaluation Tool for Higher Education Institutions at a Franciscan Institution

  Alicia H. Sprow, Spencer S Stober
  Education, Assessment and Policy

• Valuing Spatial Ecologies Supporting Nature-based Experiences in Urban Preschools

  Farhana Mohammed Isa
  2026 Special Focus—Unseen Unsustainability: Addressing Hidden Risks to Long-Term Wellbeing for All

• Reimagining Adult Education

  Katrina Rogers, Elena Nicklasson
  Education, Assessment and Policy

• Unseen Sustainability

  Vitalia Kinakh
  Education, Assessment and Policy

• From “Heat or Eat” to Energy Justice

  Aristides Kiprakis, Androniki Papathanasi
  2026 Special Focus—Unseen Unsustainability: Addressing Hidden Risks to Long-Term Wellbeing for All

• Could the Environmental Daly Curve Hypothesis Be Validated for Less Industrialized Economies?

  Francis Ayensu, Patterson Ansong Kissi, Anthony Dawson Amoah, Esther Owusu Baffoe, David Kissi, Ike Obeng
  2026 Special Focus—Unseen Unsustainability: Addressing Hidden Risks to Long-Term Wellbeing for All

• Enhancing and Optimizing Sustainability Strategies in the Generative AI Ecosystem

  Ikechukwu Nwabufo, Suresh Chandran
  2026 Special Focus—Unseen Unsustainability: Addressing Hidden Risks to Long-Term Wellbeing for All

• Political Greenwashing in Canada

  Malaika Jacques Bérubé
  Economic, Social, and Cultural Context

• A Letter to Pen a New, Black Farmer Ecosystem

  Jamila Walida Simon
  Participatory Process

• How Big International NGOs Shape Protected Areas in Latin America

  Marina Ruiz
  Ecological Realities

Innovation Showcase

• Leading with Soul Through Burnout and Beyond

  Patrick Dunn
  2026 Special Focus—Unseen Unsustainability: Addressing Hidden Risks to Long-Term Wellbeing for All

• Green Literacy

  Jen Cullerton Johnson
  Education, Assessment and Policy

• Managing Our Evolutionary Hack

  Robert Jones
  2026 Special Focus—Unseen Unsustainability: Addressing Hidden Risks to Long-Term Wellbeing for All

• The Benjamin Netanyahu Research Laboratory

  Atar Brosh
  Economic, Social, and Cultural Context

Poster Session

• The Importance of SDG 17 in Promoting the Socioeconomic Position of Women in Rural Spain

  Elena Bulmer
  Economic, Social, and Cultural Context

It Takes Two (Brain Hemispheres) to Tango

Björn Hassler
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

Climate change is one of our times most important and complex challenges. It will lead to large scale changes such as higher temperatures, water scarcity, more unpredictable precipitation and intense storms, which in turn will increase drought, flooding, infrastructure damage, forest fires and more. Possibly, we might also face tipping points such as ice sheet collapse, permafrost thawing, collapse of vital sea currents, and Amazon dieback. Although we know quite well what causes climate change and that both mitigation of greenhouse gases and increased adaption to cushion unavoidable changes are necessary, policy responses have so far not been sufficient and efficient enough. This paper addresses why climate change is so difficult for us human beings to handle politically as well as psychologically, with a minimum of formal terminology. It takes its point of point of departure in distinguishing between intuition and strategy, which in many ways match differences in the left and right brain hemispheres (McGilchrist 2019). Intuition comprises everything we do without much thought. Our brains delegate as much as it can to functions beyond our temporary or permanent control and awareness to save energy and increase efficiency. Thus, intuition guides us via hardwired circuits, sensor inputs, emotions and feelings towards the ultimate objective of survival. However, we also have an ability to act strategically, typically using our conscious awareness to make simulations of alternative futures.