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Coordinated and published by The Grassroots Institute, the Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources (GJNR) is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancements in natural resources throughout the world. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists, social scientists, policy analysts, managers and practitioners (on all academic and professional levels) all over the world to promote, discuss and share various new issues and developments in different arenas of natural resources.
Nina Berezovska*1, Volodymyr Zahorskyi2, Nadiia Kalashnyk3, Andriy Lipentsev4,
Larysa Novak-Kalyayeva5, Olha Oilefirenko6, Volodymyr Oliyarnyk7, Oleksandr Sushynskyi8
1National Forestry University of Ukraine, Lviv, Ukraine.
Email: berezovska@nltu.edu.ua | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4628-2958
2National Forestry University of Ukraine, Lviv, Ukraine.
Email: volodymyr.zahorsky@nltu.edu.ua | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3260-3271
3National Forestry University of Ukraine, Lviv, Ukraine.
Email: nadiia.kalashnyk@nltu.edu.ua | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0814-0246
4National Forestry University of Ukraine, Lviv, Ukraine.
Email: lipentsev1@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8960-3059
5National Forestry University of Ukraine, Lviv, Ukraine.
Email: larysa.novak-kalyayeva@nltu.edu.ua | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2897-8858
6National Forestry University of Ukraine, Lviv, Ukraine.
Email: olefirenko@nltu.edu.ua | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8296-3497
7National Forestry University of Ukraine, Lviv, Ukraine.
Email: volodymyr.oliyarnyk@nltu.edu.ua | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3621-1949
8National Forestry University of Ukraine, Lviv, Ukraine.
Email: oleksandr.suszynskyi@nltu.edu.ua | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3213-5976
*Corresponding author
Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(3): 344-366. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080314
Received: 14 October 2025
Reviewed: 24 November 2025
Provisionally Accepted: 25 November 2025
Revised: 30 November 2025
Finally Accepted: 02 December 2025
Published: 31 December 2025
Understanding the linkages between social and natural systems is critical for efficient management and the implementation of sustainable development. However, contemporary discourse reveals a persistent over-economization of sustainable development, characterized by excessive emphasis on financial indicators and economic performance. This can obscure or compromise the sustainability movement’s larger social and environmental goals. This paper analyzes the role of the ecological component of sustainable development (SD) in relation to emerging paradigms of social development using the concept of ‘ecosystemicity’, and outlines prospects and applications of this concept. Using a narrative review of literature retrieved primarily via Semantic Scholar, the study identifies imbalances in SD conceptualization and practice, particularly a bias toward economic growth and metrics at the expense of social well-being and ecological integrity. The findings revealed imbalances in the current SD conceptualization and practical manifestations, namely, a bias towards economic growth and economic indices, to the detriment of social and especially ecological domains. This imbalance is present even in the indicators of SDGs as a foundation of the overall SD landscape, both globally and at the national and local levels. These imbalances are evident not only in policy and practice but also embedded within the indicators of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which shape global, national, and local development trajectories.
Development perspectives; Ecological domain; Management decisions; Over-economization of SD; Public management and administration; Resources; SDGs; Socio-economic development; Sustainable development
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Berezovska N., Zahorskyi V., Kalashnyk N., Lipentsev A., Novak-Kalyayeva L., Oilefirenko O., Oliyarnyk V., Sushynskyi O. Ecosystemicity as a Vector of Sustainable Management in the Landscape of New Paradigms of Social Development. Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 2025, 8 (3), 344-366. https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080314
Berezovska, Nina, Zahorskyi, Volodymyr, Kalashnyk, Nadiia, Lipentsev, Andriy, Novak-Kalyayeva, Larysa, Oilefirenko, Olha, Oliyarnyk, Volodymyr, Sushynskyi, Oleksandr. 2025. “Ecosystemicity as a Vector of Sustainable Management in the Landscape of New Paradigms of Social Development”. Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8 no. 3: 344-366. https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080314
Berezovska, Nina, Volodymyr Zahorskyi, Nadiia Kalashnyk, Andriy Lipentsev, Larysa Novak-Kalyayeva, Olha Oilefirenko, Volodymyr Oliyarnyk and Oleksandr Sushynskyi. 2025. “Ecosystemicity as a Vector of Sustainable Management in the Landscape of New Paradigms of Social Development”. Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8 (3): 344-366. https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080314
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