Faced with the realities of meeting the United Nations sustainable development goals (SDGs), scientists will need to move beyond rescuing them (see S. Malekpour et al. Nature 621, 250–254; 2023). In my view, modifying those that inherently contradict one another is more likely to secure the protection of the planet’s ecosystems and resources.
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