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Hearing All Voices to Address Environmental Challenges at a Global Scale
Environmental Science & Technology ( IF 10.8 ) Pub Date : 2022-06-21 , DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c03795 Miriam L Diamond , Fernando Rosario-Ortiz , Jennifer Field , Fred Leusch , Greg Lowry , Margaret Mills , Peng Wang , Paul Westerhoff , Julie Zimmerman
Environmental Science & Technology ( IF 10.8 ) Pub Date : 2022-06-21 , DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c03795 Miriam L Diamond , Fernando Rosario-Ortiz , Jennifer Field , Fred Leusch , Greg Lowry , Margaret Mills , Peng Wang , Paul Westerhoff , Julie Zimmerman
The protection of human health and the environment is truly a global endeavor. Virtually every region is grappling with the challenges of protecting and restoring air, water, and soil quality from multiple and ever-changing threats. Since its inception, ES&T has been at the forefront of identifying, characterizing, assessing, and monitoring environmental problems, as well as in developing sustainable solutions. However, not all pressing environmental challenges are the same, and diverse parts of our global community are facing challenges that differ not only in scope but also in complexity and severity. As a truly global journal and leader in publishing research related to environmental problems and their solutions, ES&T is proud to receive contributions from almost half the countries around the globe, including work from 80+ countries in 2021. However, a large portion of the research published in ES&T originates from a small subset of regions (North America, China, western Europe), and the perspectives from other regions around the world remain underrepresented. This lack of representation in ES&T published work by no means indicates that the environmental challenges associated with these under-represented regions are not urgent and impactful. As a community we need to ensure more complete representation as a way to support the global mission of our field. In the inaugural editorial of ES&T in 1967, penned by the first Editor in Chief, Prof. James Morgan, he stated that, “Scientific understanding of the environment and the development of chemical technologies for the environment are not ends in themselves. The goal is the benefit of [hu]man”. Through past ES&T publications, the sharing of novel and impactful work for environmental protection has been ongoing for years. However, to fully realize this lofty and continued global vision for ES&T, we strive to better reflect the diversity in environmental challenges faced by communities across the globe. To this end, ES&T is embarking on several initiatives to promote and support authors from underrepresented regions and to elevate important environmental issues that may be overlooked. The first of these initiatives is a series of virtual issues, highlighting research already published in ES&T over the past 5 years from regions around the world that have been historically underrepresented in the journal. These virtual issues will draw attention to the key environmental issues facing those regions, some that are specific to that context and place, and some with broader environmental and societal implications. They also will feature examples of the solutions being designed and developed by researchers from these regions. A series of special issues is also planned, inviting new content from underrepresented regions to raise awareness across the broad ES&T community of the important environmental challenges facing these communities. Out of urgent necessity, tremendous creativity is emerging in many regions and around the globe to provide answers to acute environmental problems, and then to rapidly implement them. To support these efforts and to welcome new authors from underrepresented regions, ES&T is also working toward additional outreach. These activities will provide guidance and insight on how to most effectively frame the novelty, environmental relevance, and impact of current research to most impactfully reach the broad ES&T community and share valuable contributions. In turn, this creates an opportunity to spur new research directions, new partnerships, and ultimately new solutions toward a more sustainable tomorrow. It is imperative that all voices are heard if we are to truly meet our intended ES&T vision of creating a community of scholars whose research is “for the benefit of [all hu]mans.” Miriam L. Diamond is a professor in the Department of Earth Sciences and School of the Environment with cross-appointments to the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Department of Geography, and the Physical and Environmental Sciences Program at Scarborough College. Her science and policy research has been published in over 200 peer-reviewed articles and chapters, in addition to receiving significant media attention. Prof. Diamond is an Associate Editor of the journal Environmental Science& Technology. Prof. Diamond was the co-chair of the Canadian Chemical Management Plan Science Committee from 2017 to 2021, and is involved in several national and international organizations. She is a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. In 2007 she was named Canadian Environmental Scientist of the Year and was a finalist for 2018 the Nature Inspiration Award from the Canadian Museum of Nature. Fernando Rosario-Ortiz is a professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering and the Environmental Engineering Program at the University of Colorado Boulder. He received his D.Env. in Environmental Science and Engineering from UCLA in 2006. His main research interests focus on environmental chemistry and water quality. Prof. Rosario-Ortiz is an Associate Editor with Environmental Science& Technology. This article has not yet been cited by other publications. Miriam L. Diamond is a professor in the Department of Earth Sciences and School of the Environment with cross-appointments to the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Department of Geography, and the Physical and Environmental Sciences Program at Scarborough College. Her science and policy research has been published in over 200 peer-reviewed articles and chapters, in addition to receiving significant media attention. Prof. Diamond is an Associate Editor of the journal Environmental Science& Technology. Prof. Diamond was the co-chair of the Canadian Chemical Management Plan Science Committee from 2017 to 2021, and is involved in several national and international organizations. She is a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. In 2007 she was named Canadian Environmental Scientist of the Year and was a finalist for 2018 the Nature Inspiration Award from the Canadian Museum of Nature. Fernando Rosario-Ortiz is a professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering and the Environmental Engineering Program at the University of Colorado Boulder. He received his D.Env. in Environmental Science and Engineering from UCLA in 2006. His main research interests focus on environmental chemistry and water quality. Prof. Rosario-Ortiz is an Associate Editor with Environmental Science& Technology.
更新日期：2022-06-21
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