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ArticleNature communications2025

Polar regions are critical in achieving global sustainable development goals.

Xin Li, Huadong Guo, Guodong Cheng, Xiaoyu Song, Youhua Ran, Min Feng, Tao Che, Xinwu Li, Lei Wang, Anmin Duan and 6 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Xin LiNational Tibetan Plateau Data Center (TPDC), State Key Laboratory of Tibetan Plateau Earth System, Environment and Resources (TPESER), Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. xinli@itpcas.ac.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2999-9818
Huadong GuoInternational Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0337-1862
Guodong ChengKey Laboratory of Cryospheric Science and Frozen Soil Engineering, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2758-6211
Xiaoyu SongKey Laboratory of Cryospheric Science and Frozen Soil Engineering, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China.
Youhua RanKey Laboratory of Cryospheric Science and Frozen Soil Engineering, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7774-4612
Min FengNational Tibetan Plateau Data Center (TPDC), State Key Laboratory of Tibetan Plateau Earth System, Environment and Resources (TPESER), Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7456-7534
Tao CheKey Laboratory of Cryospheric Science and Frozen Soil Engineering, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6848-7271
Xinwu LiInternational Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals, Beijing, China.
Lei WangNational Tibetan Plateau Data Center (TPDC), State Key Laboratory of Tibetan Plateau Earth System, Environment and Resources (TPESER), Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7201-8715
Anmin DuanState Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3022-2582
Donghui ShangguanKey Laboratory of Cryospheric Science and Frozen Soil Engineering, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9975-0722
Deliang ChenRegional Climate Group, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0288-5618
Rui JinKey Laboratory of Cryospheric Science and Frozen Soil Engineering, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4544-6535
Jie DengKey Laboratory of Cryospheric Science and Frozen Soil Engineering, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China.
Jianbin SuNational Tibetan Plateau Data Center (TPDC), State Key Laboratory of Tibetan Plateau Earth System, Environment and Resources (TPESER), Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Bin CaoNational Tibetan Plateau Data Center (TPDC), State Key Laboratory of Tibetan Plateau Earth System, Environment and Resources (TPESER), Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 41988101
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As important components of global commons, environmental changes in polar regions are crucial to the local and global sustainability. However, they have received little attention in the current framework of sustainable development goals (SDGs). This study examines the impacts of climate change in polar regions, emphasizing the interconnectedness of these areas with other parts of the global system. Here we show that polar regions are a limiting factor in achieving global SDGs, similar to the "shortest stave" in Liebig's barrel, primarily due to the teleconnection effects of climate tipping elements. Proactive actions should ensure polar regions aren't left behind in achieving global SDGs. We proposed a specific SDG target and five indicators for the interconnected effect of the cryosphere on climate actions and incorporate considerations for Indigenous peoples in polar regions. With the right actions and strengthened global partnerships, polar regions can be pivotal for advancing global sustainable development.

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