Multidisciplinary science funding is more than ever a planetary priority: 
Reflections from the Make Our Planet Great Again (MOPGA) program

Richards, Christina L; Ervens, Barbara; Parmesan, Camille; Amato, Pierre; Andrade, Christhel; Asatryan, Gayane; Balaji, Venkatramani; Ballantyne, Ashley; Barbier, Marc; Blanc, Stéphane; Bossdorf, Oliver; Bouchard, Frédéric; Boucharel, Julien; Cantrell, Christopher; Capron, Emilie; Carbonne, Chloe; Carrier, Marion; Ceratti, Davide; Choi, Heechae; Christoforodis, Konstantinos; Clark, James; Cojocaru, Ludmila; Derry, Louis; Dewar, William; Dubo, Titouan; Espinoza, Jhan-Carlo; Fedorov, Alexey; Forte, Alessandro; Giambastiani, Giuliano; Giannini, Alessandra; Goldthau, Andreas; González-García, Alberto; Guemas, Virginie; Hamelin, Lorie; Hill, Eric; Hoveyda, Amir; Hughes-Allan, Lara; Jatav, Sanjay; Javourez, Ugo; Kaplan, Jed; Keppetipola, Nilanka; Kiko, Rainer; Lauvaux, Thomas; Lazarus, David; Lee, Carol Eunmi; Lguensat, Redouane; Lucas-Picher, Philippe; Mallick, Monalisa; da Costa, Joenio Marques; Melnikova, Irina; Monnain, Guillaume; Özen, Volkan; Palomo, Ignacio; Parepa, Madalin; Possner, Anna; Renard, Delphine; Ridde, Valery; Rivada-Wheelaghan, Orestes; de Faria, Gabrielle Rodrigues; Sanderson, Benjamin; Scheer, Clemens; Schulz, Philip; Strutz, Stavana; Subramanian, R; Tanaka, Katsumasa; Teixidó, Núria; Tesche, Matthias; Thomas, Helmuth; Todorović, Sara; Tsai, Yutsung; Turnheim, Bruno; Uchida, Takaya; Vadez, Vincent; Valla, Pierre; van Riemsdijk, Isolde; Villard, Lionel; Vincent, Emmanuel; Wang, Chien; Wu, Henry; Zuerch, Michael; Conte Keivabu, Risto

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Multidisciplinary science funding is more than ever a planetary priority: Reflections from the Make Our Planet Great Again (MOPGA) program

Richards, C. L., Ervens, B., Parmesan, C., Amato, P., Andrade, C., Asatryan, G., Balaji, V., Ballantyne, A., Barbier, M., Blanc, S., Bossdorf, O., Bouchard, F., Boucharel, J., Cantrell, C., Capron, E., Carbonne, C., Carrier, M., Ceratti, D., Choi, H., Christoforodis, K., Clark, J., Cojocaru, L., Derry, L., Dewar, W., Dubo, T., Espinoza, J.-C., Fedorov, A., Forte, A., Giambastiani, G., Giannini, A., Goldthau, A., González-García, A., Guemas, V., Hamelin, L., Hill, E., Hoveyda, A., Hughes-Allan, L., Jatav, S., Javourez, U., Kaplan, J., Keppetipola, N., Kiko, R., Lauvaux, T., Lazarus, D., Lee, C. E., Lguensat, R., Lucas-Picher, P., Mallick, M., da Costa, J. M., Melnikova, I., Monnain, G., Özen, V., Palomo, I., Parepa, M., Possner, A., Renard, D., Ridde, V., Rivada-Wheelaghan, O., de Faria, G. R., Sanderson, B., Scheer, C., Schulz, P., Strutz, S., Subramanian, R., Tanaka, K., Teixidó, N., Tesche, M., Thomas, H., Todorović, S., Tsai, Y., Turnheim, B., Uchida, T., Vadez, V., Valla, P., van Riemsdijk, I., Villard, L., Vincent, E., Wang, C., Wu, H., Zuerch, M. (2026): Multidisciplinary science funding is more than ever a planetary priority: Reflections from the Make Our Planet Great Again (MOPGA) program. - PLOS Climate, 5, 3, e0000849.
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Richards, Christina L¹, Author
Ervens, Barbara¹, Author
Parmesan, Camille¹, Author
Amato, Pierre¹, Author
Andrade, Christhel¹, Author
Asatryan, Gayane², Author
Balaji, Venkatramani¹, Author
Ballantyne, Ashley¹, Author
Barbier, Marc¹, Author
Blanc, Stéphane¹, Author
Bossdorf, Oliver¹, Author
Bouchard, Frédéric¹, Author
Boucharel, Julien¹, Author
Cantrell, Christopher¹, Author
Capron, Emilie¹, Author
Carbonne, Chloe¹, Author
Carrier, Marion¹, Author
Ceratti, Davide¹, Author
Choi, Heechae¹, Author
Christoforodis, Konstantinos¹, Author
Clark, James¹, AuthorCojocaru, Ludmila¹, AuthorDerry, Louis¹, AuthorDewar, William¹, AuthorDubo, Titouan¹, AuthorEspinoza, Jhan-Carlo¹, AuthorFedorov, Alexey¹, AuthorForte, Alessandro¹, AuthorGiambastiani, Giuliano¹, AuthorGiannini, Alessandra¹, AuthorGoldthau, Andreas¹, AuthorGonzález-García, Alberto¹, AuthorGuemas, Virginie¹, AuthorHamelin, Lorie¹, AuthorHill, Eric¹, AuthorHoveyda, Amir¹, AuthorHughes-Allan, Lara¹, AuthorJatav, Sanjay¹, AuthorJavourez, Ugo¹, AuthorKaplan, Jed¹, AuthorKeppetipola, Nilanka¹, AuthorKiko, Rainer¹, AuthorLauvaux, Thomas¹, AuthorLazarus, David¹, AuthorLee, Carol Eunmi¹, AuthorLguensat, Redouane¹, AuthorLucas-Picher, Philippe¹, AuthorMallick, Monalisa¹, Authorda Costa, Joenio Marques¹, AuthorMelnikova, Irina¹, AuthorMonnain, Guillaume¹, AuthorÖzen, Volkan¹, AuthorPalomo, Ignacio¹, AuthorParepa, Madalin¹, AuthorPossner, Anna¹, AuthorRenard, Delphine¹, AuthorRidde, Valery¹, AuthorRivada-Wheelaghan, Orestes¹, Authorde Faria, Gabrielle Rodrigues¹, AuthorSanderson, Benjamin¹, AuthorScheer, Clemens¹, AuthorSchulz, Philip¹, AuthorStrutz, Stavana¹, AuthorSubramanian, R¹, AuthorTanaka, Katsumasa¹, AuthorTeixidó, Núria¹, AuthorTesche, Matthias¹, AuthorThomas, Helmuth¹, AuthorTodorović, Sara¹, AuthorTsai, Yutsung¹, AuthorTurnheim, Bruno¹, AuthorUchida, Takaya¹, AuthorVadez, Vincent¹, AuthorValla, Pierre¹, Authorvan Riemsdijk, Isolde¹, AuthorVillard, Lionel¹, AuthorVincent, Emmanuel¹, AuthorWang, Chien¹, AuthorWu, Henry¹, AuthorZuerch, Michael¹, AuthorConte Keivabu, Risto¹, Editor more..

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Abstract: Global change poses “wicked problems” that have become ever more complex, pervasive, and damaging. Developing innovative solutions increasingly require diverse research approaches. The Franco-German Make Our Planet Great Again (MOPGA) program was designed to create a unique international network of top-level research, from fundamental to solution-oriented projects. MOPGA stands out from other large research initiatives by focusing not on a singular central research challenge but on facilitating multidisciplinary interactions between traditionally separated fields. MOPGA recognized that social, natural and engineering sciences share a unifying aim to address global change. In addition to addressing timely and innovative research questions within disciplines, MOPGA worked to improve communication across disciplines via annual meetings for all laureates and their research groups, scientific board exchanges, and public online seminars. Drawing on our MOPGA experiences, we discuss how such exchanges should be extended to meet the needs identified by the scientific community, international policy-makers, and regional stakeholders. In the current political landscape of scientific suppression and heightened mistrust in scientific expertise, the need for such bold, independent and collaborative scientific initiatives is greater than ever.

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