The absence of a solid scientific background in the emergence and early dissemination of the concept of sustainability has facilitated its instrumentalization at the service of various interests and, as a consequence, has affected its social effectiveness. This phenomenon has been particularly evident in the field of global environmental protection, an orientation that, undoubtedly, was at the core of the regulatory spirit that incorporated the concept into the public agenda half a century ago.
Aware of the effects that this lack has had on the erosion of the organizational and upright spirit that gave rise to the term, PlanetaSOStenible.info places the developments of ecological theory and systems analysis—derived from the study of Nature and the most complete expression of its global function: the perpetuation of life—at the service of the common good and environmental protection, both implicit in the concept of sustainability.
Nature thus constitutes the only scientifically documented, scalable, and measurable form of sustainability available to the human intellect as a source of learning. From it, it is possible to extract principles, regulations, and patterns that can be understood and incorporated, in a critical and contextualized manner, into the forms of organization and development of human societies.
From this perspective, the conceptual framework of PlanetaSOStenible.info seeks to distance itself from those approaches that reduce sustainability to isolated metrics, socially exclusive narratives, or technological developments decontextualized from the human experience. Likewise, it distances itself from approaches that elude the critical analysis of power relations, the interests at stake and their effects on sustainability, as well as the social and environmental impacts associated with all public policy.
Regarding its scopes, this conceptual framework guides:
- The analysis and discussion of public policies in global, regional, and national contexts.
- The critical evaluation of discourses, indicators, and proposals associated with sustainability.
- The organization and development of qualified public debates.
- The structuring of conceptual contents and thematic glossaries.
- The informed participation of citizens in deliberative processes.
These scopes do not intend to exhaust the debate or establish immutable definitions, but rather to offer an open, contrastable, and revisable framework of reference, capable of being progressively enriched based on evidence, interdisciplinary dialogue, and collective deliberation.