Sustainability and peace have long been recognized within academic and policy circles as intrinsically interrelated. Although there are some studies that examine impacts of sustainability on peace and vice versa, a specific focus on the sustainability–peace nexus remains marginal in academic and policy discourses, and pathways where sustainability and peace interact remain ambiguous. As a result, global initiatives on peace and sustainability remain fragmented. It is, therefore, crucial to identify the different components that mutually reinforce the desirable outcomes from sustainability and peace initiatives. This special feature of Sustainability Science aims to contribute to a better understanding of these components by highlighting the emerging discourses on the peace–sustainability nexus and the issues surrounding it. It includes articles that provide insights to better address issues at the nexus of peace and sustainability. Key takeaways for scientists and policy makers are that systemic approaches are needed to capture the multiple dynamic interactions between peace and sustainability; addressing issues at the intersection of peace and sustainability requires interactions between a wide range of stakeholders within and across various local, regional, national, and global scales; and international scientific collaboration is essential for comprehensive understanding of the interactions between peace and sustainability. We hope that this special feature will contribute to a better understanding of the complexities of the peace–sustainability nexus and provide insights into developing more effective solutions and strategies for making progress towards creating more peaceful and sustainable communities in the future.

长期以来，学术界和政策界一直认为可持续发展与和平具有内在的相互关联性。尽管有一些研究考察了可持续性对和平的影响，反之亦然，但在学术和政策论述中，对可持续性与和平关系的特别关注仍然边缘化，可持续性与和平相互作用的途径仍然模棱两可。因此，关于和平与可持续性的全球倡议仍然支离破碎。因此，至关重要的是确定相互加强可持续性与和平倡议的理想结果的不同组成部分。可持续发展科学的这一特色旨在通过突出关于和平与可持续发展关系及其相关问题的新兴论述，有助于更好地理解这些组成部分。它包括提供见解的文章，以更好地解决和平与可持续性之间的关系问题。科学家和决策者的主要收获是需要系统性的方法来捕捉和平与可持续性之间的多重动态相互作用；解决和平与可持续性交叉点的问题需要广泛的利益攸关方在地方、区域、国家和全球范围内和之间进行互动；国际科学合作对于全面了解和平与可持续性之间的相互作用至关重要。