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Autonomous inland waterway transport for a safer and sustainable tomorrow: The AUTOBarge project 自动化内河运输，实现更安全和可持续的未来：AUTOBarge项目

Societal Impacts

Pub Date : 2025-12-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.socimp.2025.100161

Rana Saha , Yan-Yun Zhang , Martin Baerveldt , Zhongbi Luo , Hoang Anh Tran , Amirreza Haqshenas Mojaveri , Dhanika Mahipala , Chengqian Zhang , Abhishek Dhyani , Yunjia Wang , Dhaneswara Al Amien , Sophie Orzechowski , Camilla Domenighini , Vasso Reppa

The AUTOBarge project aimed to upgrade inland waterway transport (IWT) by engaging autonomous and sustainable shipping technologies. Addressing both technical and non-technical challenges, the project stimulated safer, more efficient, and environmentally friendly freight solutions, directly supporting several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The technical results encompassed ship manoeuvring models, collision avoidance algorithms, advanced sensor fusion techniques, and real-time situational awareness for safe navigation in confined waterways. Social, economic, and legal aspects were also explored, including stakeholder mapping, regulatory readiness, and liability in autonomous IWT contexts. A key outcome is the AUTOBargeSim, an open-source MATLAB toolbox for simulating autonomous vessel behaviour, assessing guidance systems, and enabling energy-efficient voyage planning. Technological innovations from the project contribute to reduced emissions, lower road congestion, and improved working conditions by shifting operational tasks onshore. Policy recommendations and regulatory frameworks were proposed to guide the safe and scalable implementation of autonomous barges in Europe. By integrating automation, digitalization, and sustainability, AUTOBarge laid the foundation for a future autonomous IWT with wide societal impact.

AUTOBarge项目旨在通过采用自主和可持续的航运技术来升级内河运输（IWT）。该项目解决了技术和非技术挑战，激发了更安全、更高效、更环保的货运解决方案，直接支持了若干可持续发展目标（sdg）。技术成果包括船舶操纵模型、避碰算法、先进的传感器融合技术以及在狭窄水道中安全航行的实时态势感知。还探讨了社会、经济和法律方面的问题，包括利益相关者映射、监管准备和自主内涝环境中的责任。一个关键成果是AUTOBargeSim，这是一个开源的MATLAB工具箱，用于模拟自主船舶行为，评估制导系统，并实现节能航行规划。该项目的技术创新有助于减少排放，减少道路拥堵，并通过将作业任务转移到岸上来改善工作条件。提出了政策建议和监管框架，以指导欧洲自主驳船的安全和可扩展实施。通过集成自动化、数字化和可持续性，AUTOBarge为未来具有广泛社会影响的自主IWT奠定了基础。

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Learning ecologies as an inclusive impactful approach to increasing science literacy 学习生态学是提高科学素养的一种具有包容性和影响力的方法

Societal Impacts

Pub Date : 2025-11-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.socimp.2025.100156

Eleni Chatzidaki , Michail Giannakos , Evita Tasiopoulou , Ioana Caraghiozov , Laura Mentini , Stefania Laneve , Georgios Mavromanolakis , Pavlos Koulouris , Vasilis Liakopoulos

Science education should be a fundamental part of all children’s habitat. Policies should empower students, teachers, parents, and the broader community by enhancing access and creating opportunities for involvement and excellence in science literacy. STE(A)M Learning Ecologies (SLEs) is an EU-funded project developing engaging open schooling-enabled science learning paths for all in learning continuums of formal and informal education settings focusing on inclusiveness. The SLEs approach is grounded in three main pillars: STE(A)M as an overarching pedagogical and content approach, Open Schooling as a way to connect schools with their communities, and Living Lab practice to foster co-creation, experimentation, and real-life relevance. In this article, we discuss the potential social impact of successfully quality science education via learning ecologies; describe the SLEs methodology as an approach to achieve this goal; and showcase lessons learned from the first phase of the project. So far, the SLEs approach has demonstrated promising results in enabling stakeholders to recognize gaps in STEAM learning opportunities—spanning content areas, age groups, and experience levels—and highlighted the importance of cross-community collaboration to address ongoing challenges.

科学教育应该是所有儿童生活的基本组成部分。政策应该增强学生、教师、家长和更广泛的社区的权能，通过增加获取和创造参与和卓越科学素养的机会。STE(A)M学习生态（SLEs）是欧盟资助的一个项目，为所有人在正式和非正式教育环境的学习连续体中开发具有吸引力的开放式学校科学学习路径，重点是包容性。SLEs方法以三个主要支柱为基础：STE(A)M作为总体教学和内容方法，开放式学校作为连接学校与社区的方式，以及生活实验室实践，以促进共同创造，实验和现实生活相关性。在本文中，我们通过学习生态讨论了成功的优质科学教育的潜在社会影响；将SLEs方法描述为实现这一目标的方法；并展示从项目第一阶段吸取的经验教训。到目前为止，SLEs方法在使利益相关者认识到STEAM学习机会的差距（跨越内容领域、年龄组和经验水平）方面显示出了有希望的结果，并强调了跨社区合作应对持续挑战的重要性。

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Labelling the risk: Developing international Codex Alimentarius standards to support effective alcohol warning and labelling laws 风险标签：制定国际食品法典标准，以支持有效的酒精警告和标签法律

Societal Impacts

Pub Date : 2025-11-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.socimp.2025.100159

Nikhil Gokani , Florence Berteletti

Alcohol is a psychoactive substance that can lead to dependence and is a leading contributor to global disease and death, including at least seven types of cancer. Despite these risks, most alcoholic beverages remain exempt from the basic labelling requirements applied to foods and non-alcoholic drinks. This leaves consumers unaware of key information such as energy content, ingredients and health risks. Labelling is an evidence-based measure to inform the public and help reduce alcohol harm. However, countries introducing alcohol labelling laws often face legal challenges, particularly under World Trade Organization (WTO) rules. This article explores how developing international alcohol labelling standards through the Codex Alimentarius Commission can help countries defend their national labelling laws against WTO disputes, and details Eurocare’s efforts to advance the development of such standards.

酒精是一种精神活性物质，可导致依赖，是全球疾病和死亡的主要原因，包括至少七种癌症。尽管存在这些风险，大多数酒精饮料仍然不受适用于食品和非酒精饮料的基本标签要求的约束。这使得消费者对能量含量、成分和健康风险等关键信息一无所知。标签是一项以证据为基础的措施，旨在告知公众并帮助减少酒精危害。然而，实行酒精标签法的国家往往面临法律挑战，特别是根据世界贸易组织（WTO）的规则。本文探讨了通过食品法典委员会制定国际酒精标签标准如何能够帮助各国在WTO争端中捍卫其国家标签法，并详细介绍了欧洲保健协会为推动此类标准的制定所做的努力。

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Five years to 2030: Assessing a multi-stakeholder collaboration model for localized sustainable development goals (SDGs) implementation in Banyumas regency, Indonesia 到2030年的五年：评估印尼巴尤马斯县实施地方可持续发展目标的多利益攸关方合作模式

Societal Impacts

Pub Date : 2025-11-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.socimp.2025.100157

Elpeni Fitrah, Nuriyeni Kartika Bintarsari, M. Musa Al Hasyim, Rizky Yunas Saputra, Afifah Asma Nailah

This study examines global-local partnership dynamics in sustainable development implementation through a qualitative case study of Banyumas Regency, Central Java, Indonesia. As a mid-sized Indonesian regency pursuing localized sustainable development goals (SDGs) despite limited resources, Banyumas has established partnerships involving UNDP, the World Bank, and German development agencies. Using in-depth interviews (n = 45), policy document analysis (n = 32 documents), and focus group discussions (n = 2), this research analyzes collaboration patterns and evaluates how international organizations contribute to local sustainable development. Findings reveal that partnerships concentrate predominantly in integrated waste management, achieving 99.31 % household waste handling coverage and 66.83 % waste reduction through circular economy initiatives. However, collaborations remain largely project-based and sector-specific, operating at cooperative rather than integrative levels of multi-stakeholder engagement. The study introduces the concept of "resource magnetism"—a self-reinforcing mechanism whereby early success in one sector attracts cumulative additional resources while potentially neglecting other priority areas—to explain this concentration pattern. Other critical SDG sectors, including energy, tourism, and climate action, remain significantly underserved. The pentahelix governance model, while institutionally adopted, shows incomplete operational integration across the five stakeholder sectors. This research contributes to the underexplored literature on regency-level SDG implementation partnerships in developing country contexts, offering insights into partnership evolution patterns, sustainability challenges, and the structural barriers shaping global-local collaboration effectiveness.

本研究通过对印度尼西亚中爪哇省Banyumas Regency的定性案例研究，考察了可持续发展实施中的全球-地方伙伴关系动态。Banyumas是印度尼西亚的一个中等规模的摄区，尽管资源有限，但仍在追求当地的可持续发展目标（sdg），它与联合国开发计划署（UNDP）、世界银行（World Bank）和德国发展机构建立了伙伴关系。通过深度访谈（n = 45）、政策文件分析（n = 32）和焦点小组讨论（n = 2），本研究分析了合作模式，并评估了国际组织如何促进当地可持续发展。调查结果显示，伙伴关系主要集中在综合废物管理方面，通过循环经济举措实现了99.31% %的家庭废物处理覆盖率和66.83% %的废物减减量。然而，合作仍然主要基于项目和特定部门，在合作而不是多方利益相关者参与的综合层面上运作。该研究引入了“资源磁力”的概念来解释这种集中模式。“资源磁力”是一种自我强化的机制，即在一个领域的早期成功会吸引累积的额外资源，同时可能忽视其他优先领域。其他关键的可持续发展目标部门，包括能源、旅游和气候行动，仍然严重缺乏服务。五螺旋治理模型虽然在制度上被采用，但显示出五个利益相关者部门之间的运营整合不完整。本研究对发展中国家摄政级可持续发展目标实施伙伴关系的文献研究做出了贡献，为伙伴关系演变模式、可持续性挑战以及影响全球-地方合作效率的结构性障碍提供了见解。

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Embedding ethics in business practice: Pathways to societal impact in a post-transitional business environment 在商业实践中嵌入伦理：转型后商业环境中社会影响的途径

Societal Impacts

Pub Date : 2025-11-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.socimp.2025.100158

Anna Lašáková, Ivan Skaloš

This article presents the main outcomes and societal relevance of an extensive research project aimed at strengthening ethical business conduct in Slovakia, a post-transition country characterised by institutional fragility, regulatory inconsistency, and weak public engagement with business ethics. Despite formal alignment with EU legal standards, many Slovak companies still lack internal ethical infrastructures. Addressing this gap, the project combined qualitative inquiry with a nationally representative quantitative survey to identify ethical deficits, developmental needs, and practical pathways for ethical capacity building. The research resulted in two applied instruments for companies as well as practical recommendations strategically targeting key stakeholders. This article outlines several strategies for increasing the likelihood of generating the momentum required for a broader transformation, emphasising that collaborations at the meso level – among businesses, professional associations, and academia – can play a pivotal role in this process. This integrative, practice-oriented approach demonstrates how business ethics research can achieve real-world relevance even in low-trust, under-resourced environments. As such, this project also offers some transferable lessons for other post-transformational or institutionally challenged contexts seeking to bridge the gap between legal compliance and meaningful ethical conduct in business.

本文介绍了一项广泛的研究项目的主要成果和社会意义，该项目旨在加强斯洛伐克的商业道德行为。斯洛伐克是一个转型后的国家，其特点是制度脆弱、监管不一致、公众对商业道德的参与度较低。尽管正式符合欧盟法律标准，但许多斯洛伐克公司仍然缺乏内部道德基础设施。为了解决这一差距，该项目将定性调查与具有全国代表性的定量调查相结合，以确定道德缺陷、发展需求和道德能力建设的实际途径。研究结果为公司提供了两种应用工具，以及针对关键利益相关者的战略实用建议。本文概述了提高产生更广泛转型所需动力的可能性的几种策略，强调了企业、专业协会和学术界之间的中介人合作可以在这一过程中发挥关键作用。这种综合的、以实践为导向的方法表明，即使在低信任、资源不足的环境中，商业伦理研究也可以实现现实世界的相关性。因此，该项目也为其他转型后或制度性挑战的环境提供了一些可转移的经验教训，以弥合法律合规与商业中有意义的道德行为之间的差距。

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Improving smallholder farm practices in Central Bangladesh through wide-row intercropping: Lessons from two clustered villages 通过宽行间作改善孟加拉国中部小农的耕作方式：来自两个集群村庄的经验教训

Societal Impacts

Pub Date : 2025-10-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.socimp.2025.100155

Md. Salauddin Palash , A.K.M. Mominul Islam , Mohammad Gulzarul Aziz , M. Wakilur Rahman , Alison Laing

This paper explores the current practices and experiences of additive intercropping in central Bangladesh, focusing on its socio-economic and nutritional benefits in enhancing food security and livelihoods. A farm-based, participatory experimental design involving 40 households compared monocrop maize production to additive maize intercropped with various vegetables. The study found that intercropping improves yields and profitability. Additive intercropping in wide-row crops like maize maintains the full main crop density while introducing short-duration intercrops which are sown concurrently with maize, thus enhancing smallholder farmers’ nutrition and food security, providing additional income, and mitigating climate risks. Uptake of additive intercropping varied across locations, with Jamalpur farmers displaying greater vegetable diversity and higher usage compared to Muktagacha. In both regions radish was the most preferred vegetable. Differences in farmers’ preferences for growing heavy feeder vegetables, like cabbage and cauliflower, reflect local consumption preferences, food habits, and knowledge gaps in both horticultural production and food preparation. The findings underscore the importance of scaling up simple and effective agronomic management practices such as wide-row, additive intercropping among smallholder farmers by promoting its socio-economic and nutritional benefits. Increased awareness and knowledge about vegetable utilization can further enhance food security and improve livelihoods through sustainable intercropping practices.

本文探讨了孟加拉国中部加料间作的当前做法和经验，重点关注其在加强粮食安全和生计方面的社会经济和营养效益。一项基于农场的参与性实验设计涉及40户家庭，比较了单一作物玉米生产与多种蔬菜间作的添加剂玉米生产。研究发现间作提高了产量和盈利能力。玉米等宽行作物的附加间作既保持了主要作物的全部密度，又引入了与玉米同时播种的短周期间作，从而提高了小农的营养和粮食安全，提供了额外收入，并减轻了气候风险。不同地区对添加剂间作的吸收情况各不相同，与Muktagacha相比，Jamalpur农民表现出更大的蔬菜多样性和更高的使用量。在这两个地区，萝卜是最受欢迎的蔬菜。农民对种植卷心菜和花椰菜等重饲料蔬菜的偏好差异，反映了当地的消费偏好、饮食习惯以及园艺生产和食品制备方面的知识差距。研究结果强调了通过促进社会经济和营养效益，在小农中推广简单有效的农艺管理实践（如宽行加料间作）的重要性。提高对蔬菜利用的认识和知识，可以通过可持续间作进一步加强粮食安全，改善生计。

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Cross-cultural insights from the AGILE index 2025 on aligning AI governance with the SDGs 2025年敏捷指数对人工智能治理与可持续发展目标的跨文化洞察

Societal Impacts

Pub Date : 2025-10-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.socimp.2025.100154

Ammar Younas , Cunqing Huangfu , Yi Zeng

The uneven alignment between AI governance and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) threatens to widen global inequities and slow progress toward shared sustainability targets. Drawing on data from the AGILE Index 2025, a comprehensive evaluation of AI governance capacity across 40 countries, this paper provides cross-cultural insights into how different governance traditions, societal priorities, and institutional capacities shape the relationship between AI and the SDGs. The analysis highlights three areas of concern: declining SDG-related performance in several high-income countries, uneven research attention across SDG domains, and the limited integration of sustainability principles into national AI strategies. By situating these disparities within their cultural and societal contexts, the paper underscores the importance of designing governance frameworks that are not only technically robust but also socially relevant and context-sensitive. These findings offer actionable pathways for governments and stakeholders to align AI governance with global sustainability objectives in more inclusive and equitable ways.

人工智能治理与可持续发展目标（sdg）之间的不平衡可能会扩大全球不平等，并减缓实现共同可持续发展目标的进程。本文利用对40个国家人工智能治理能力进行综合评估的《2025年敏捷指数》（AGILE Index 2025）的数据，从跨文化视角分析了不同的治理传统、社会优先事项和机构能力如何影响人工智能与可持续发展目标之间的关系。该分析强调了三个令人担忧的领域：几个高收入国家与可持续发展目标相关的绩效下降，可持续发展目标领域的研究关注不平衡，以及可持续性原则与国家人工智能战略的整合有限。通过将这些差异置于文化和社会背景中，本文强调了设计治理框架的重要性，这些框架不仅在技术上稳健，而且具有社会相关性和环境敏感性。这些发现为政府和利益相关者提供了可行的途径，以更加包容和公平的方式使人工智能治理与全球可持续发展目标保持一致。

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Designing inclusive energy transitions: Insights from Latin America’s electricity sector 设计包容性能源转型：来自拉丁美洲电力部门的见解

Societal Impacts

Pub Date : 2025-09-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.socimp.2025.100153

Ana Julieth Calderón Márquez , Beatrice Smyth , André Felipe Simões , Marcelo Pereira da Cunha

Policymakers in the Global South lack tailored guidance for aligning decarbonization with social equity. Imported frameworks from high-income countries often overlook local governance and territorial realities. To address this gap, this study employs a three-stage methodology analyzing Latin America's electricity sector: (i) a comparative policy analysis of six frontrunner countries that achieved near-universal electricity access with high shares of renewables, (ii) a historical diagnosis of structural lock-ins constraining Colombia’s electricity transition, and (iii) a scenario-based input–output model assessing Colombia's decarbonization pathways to 2037. Findings reveal that successful countries combined stable long-horizon policies, adaptive governance that balances state and market roles, and equity-focused access measures. By contrast, Colombia’s transition is hindered by structural technological, institutional, financial, and territorial lock-ins that reproduce inequality and limit diversification. Modeling suggests ambitious decarbonization could cut Colombia's CO₂-equivalent emissions by up to 11 % in 2037, with minimal macroeconomic impact. However, achieving this outcome requires complementary redistribution measures to protect vulnerable groups. This study offers a transferable framework for designing inclusive electricity transitions in the Global South.

全球南方国家的政策制定者缺乏将脱碳与社会公平结合起来的量身定制的指导。从高收入国家引进的框架往往忽视了地方治理和地域现实。为了解决这一差距，本研究采用了一种三阶段方法来分析拉丁美洲的电力部门：(i)对六个实现了高可再生能源比例的几乎普遍电力接入的领先国家进行比较政策分析，（ii）对制约哥伦比亚电力转型的结构性锁定进行历史诊断，以及（iii）基于场景的投入产出模型评估哥伦比亚到2037年的脱碳途径。研究结果表明，成功的国家结合了稳定的长期政策、平衡国家和市场角色的适应性治理以及以公平为重点的准入措施。相比之下，哥伦比亚的转型受到结构性技术、体制、金融和地域限制的阻碍，这些限制了不平等和多样化。模型显示，雄心勃勃的脱碳计划可以在2037年将哥伦比亚的二氧化碳当量排放量减少11. %，同时对宏观经济的影响最小。然而，要实现这一成果，需要采取补充性的再分配措施来保护弱势群体。本研究为设计全球南方的包容性电力转型提供了一个可转移的框架。

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Altered tradeoffs between uncertainty and feeling in inherent indecisions: Uniform-binomial mixture densities to gauge the impact of shifts in work operations on employees 在不确定性和内在不确定性之间的改变权衡：均匀二项混合密度来衡量工作操作中轮班对员工的影响

Societal Impacts

Pub Date : 2025-09-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.socimp.2025.100152

Moinak Bhaduri

Responses from large sample surveys are routinely analyzed and often ingeniously recycled to sense people’s latent tendencies, to erect policies, trigger changes. The way these responses originate, whether they are exact revelations, often, at best, get glossed over; at worst, ignored, leading to unexpected impacts when fresh policies get deployed. Here, we analyze Likert scale answers we collected in collaboration with Gallup, surveying 5835 US residents on how they sense guidelines on remote work or a four-day work week or spending time on work outside of scheduled hours could impact their lives. Through binomial-uniform mixture densities, we make provisions for answers to be generated as a result of an inherent uncertainty and feeling towards a topic. We test whether the basis of responses - positive or negative - is imprecision, an unsureness towards an issue, whether sureness gives way to a certain kind of feeling. We find the tradeoff between uncertainty and feeling switches across topics. For some, such as a four-day week or returning to in-person work, uncertainty and feeling covary, while for others, such as spending time outside of work, they anti-vary. Often, separation of demographic-political profiles pairs up with separation of uncertainty-feeling profiles making guessing the impact of new policies predictable.

来自大样本调查的回应经常被分析，并经常巧妙地循环利用，以感知人们的潜在倾向，制定政策，引发变化。这些反应产生的方式，无论它们是否是确切的启示，往往最多被掩盖；最坏的情况是，被忽视，导致新政策出台时产生意想不到的影响。在这里，我们分析了我们与盖洛普（Gallup）合作收集的李克特量表（Likert scale）的答案，调查了5835名美国居民，了解他们如何感知远程工作、每周工作四天或在计划时间之外工作的指导方针会影响他们的生活。通过二项式均匀混合密度，我们为由于固有的不确定性和对主题的感觉而产生的答案提供了条件。我们测试反应的基础——积极的或消极的——是否是不精确的，对一个问题的不确定，确定是否让位于一种特定的感觉。我们发现在不确定性和不同主题的感觉切换之间的权衡。对于一些人来说，比如一周工作四天或重返工作岗位，不确定性和感觉变化，而对另一些人来说，比如在工作之外的时间里，他们会感到反变化。通常，人口政治特征的分离与不确定性特征的分离使得猜测新政策的影响是可预测的。

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Assessing the societal impact of clay resource exploitation: Challenges and opportunities for sustainable pottery development 评估粘土资源开发的社会影响：陶艺可持续发展的挑战与机遇

Societal Impacts

Pub Date : 2025-09-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.socimp.2025.100150

Charles Vicku , Emmanuel Offei Asiamah , Henritta Meakoa Barfi-Mensah , Robert Amoanyi

Clay resource exploitation for ceramic production is often associated with both opportunities and challenges, raising sustainability concerns. The study examines the challenges and opportunities associated with clay extraction for pottery and ceramic production in Vume in the Volta region of Ghana, highlighting potential pathways for sustainability. Using a quantitative approach, structured surveys were administered to artisans, extraction operators, and community members. The findings reveal that while clay extraction supports economic activities and preserves traditional knowledge, it poses significant environmental, social, and financial challenges. Key challenges include ecological degradation, safety and health risks, and competition with mass production, with average indices of 3.12, 3.08, and 2.83, respectively. However, opportunities such as the preservation of traditional knowledge and community empowerment through cooperatives were identified as key factors for promoting sustainable development. Notably, policy development (average index of 2.45) was ranked as the least significant opportunity, while concerns about the sustainability of clay resource extraction (average index of 2.25) were perceived as the least significant challenge. The study underscores the need for policy interventions, regulatory frameworks, and sustainable practices to mitigate the negative impacts of clay extraction while fostering long-term economic and cultural sustainability.

陶瓷生产中粘土资源的开发往往伴随着机遇和挑战，这引起了人们对可持续性的关注。该研究考察了加纳Volta地区Vume陶器和陶瓷生产中粘土提取的挑战和机遇，强调了可持续发展的潜在途径。采用定量方法，对工匠、采掘经营者和社区成员进行了结构化调查。研究结果表明，尽管粘土开采支持经济活动并保存了传统知识，但它也带来了重大的环境、社会和金融挑战。主要挑战包括生态退化、安全和健康风险以及与大规模生产的竞争，平均指数分别为3.12、3.08和2.83。但是，诸如保存传统知识和通过合作社赋予社区权力等机会被确定为促进可持续发展的关键因素。值得注意的是，政策制定（平均指数为2.45）被列为最不重要的机遇，而对粘土资源开采可持续性的担忧（平均指数为2.25）被认为是最不重要的挑战。该研究强调了政策干预、监管框架和可持续实践的必要性，以减轻粘土开采的负面影响，同时促进长期的经济和文化可持续性。

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