This document corresponds to Chapter 3 of the IPBES thematic assessment of the underlying causes of biodiversity loss, determinants of transformative change and options for achieving the 2050 Vision for Biodiverty.

Chapter 3 assesses the literature and a set of cases on how transformative change occurs.
Based on this assessment, it identifies six broad approaches to transformative change and
synthesizes key insights for achieving the 2050 Vision for Biodiversity and global
sustainability. In combination, these six approaches can promote, accelerate and scale
transformative change for global sustainability in diverse contexts. Chapter 3 recognizes that
transformative change takes place in a complex world and that navigating such change calls
for adaptability, agility, transparency, continuous monitoring, evaluation and adaptive
learning across multiple scales. Other elements for navigating transformative change are
delineated by the findings of the assessment below.