The article "Ecosystem Stewardship: Sustainability Strategies for a Rapidly Changing Planet" by F. Stuart Chapin, III, and colleagues, discusses the importance of ecosystem stewardship in addressing the challenges of sustainability in a rapidly changing environment. The authors argue that traditional resource management approaches, such as steady-state resource management and ecosystem management, are insufficient for the current context due to their focus on short-term gains and lack of adaptability to rapid changes. They propose a shift to ecosystem stewardship, which aims to sustain ecosystem services and human well-being under conditions of uncertainty and change. The article outlines three key strategies for ecosystem stewardship: reducing the magnitude and exposure to known stresses, focusing on proactive policies that shape change, and avoiding or escaping unsustainable social-ecological traps. It emphasizes the importance of adaptive capacity, resilience, and transformation in achieving these goals. The authors provide examples and strategies for each of these areas, such as maintaining biodiversity, enhancing social learning, and adapting governance structures. The article also highlights the need for stakeholder engagement, transparency, and open dialogue in the decision-making process. It concludes by emphasizing the importance of reconnecting people's perceptions, values, institutions, actions, and governance systems to the dynamics of the biosphere through active ecosystem stewardship. The authors acknowledge the ongoing research and empirical evidence needed to fully understand and implement these strategies effectively.The article "Ecosystem Stewardship: Sustainability Strategies for a Rapidly Changing Planet" by F. Stuart Chapin, III, and colleagues, discusses the importance of ecosystem stewardship in addressing the challenges of sustainability in a rapidly changing environment. The authors argue that traditional resource management approaches, such as steady-state resource management and ecosystem management, are insufficient for the current context due to their focus on short-term gains and lack of adaptability to rapid changes. They propose a shift to ecosystem stewardship, which aims to sustain ecosystem services and human well-being under conditions of uncertainty and change. The article outlines three key strategies for ecosystem stewardship: reducing the magnitude and exposure to known stresses, focusing on proactive policies that shape change, and avoiding or escaping unsustainable social-ecological traps. It emphasizes the importance of adaptive capacity, resilience, and transformation in achieving these goals. The authors provide examples and strategies for each of these areas, such as maintaining biodiversity, enhancing social learning, and adapting governance structures. The article also highlights the need for stakeholder engagement, transparency, and open dialogue in the decision-making process. It concludes by emphasizing the importance of reconnecting people's perceptions, values, institutions, actions, and governance systems to the dynamics of the biosphere through active ecosystem stewardship. The authors acknowledge the ongoing research and empirical evidence needed to fully understand and implement these strategies effectively.