It has fundamental significance for UNESCO nowadays, at a time when science has tremendous power to shape the future of humanity and when it no longer makes much sense to design science policy in purely national terms.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

But the outlines of a science of human evolution that can explain humanity's success, and also its continuing failings, are now in place.

ECONOMIST: The proper study of mankind

She highlighted that humanity is living in an era of anthropocene and urged for collaboration and synergistic solutions, as well as a strengthened science-policy interface to solve the sustainability crisis that is currently being faced.

UNESCO: State of the Planet under discussion