Naylor, Larissa A.Dungait, Jennifer A. J.Zheng, YingBuckerfield, SarahGreen, Sophie M.Oliver, David M.Liu, HongyanPeng, JianTu, ChenglongZhang, Gan-linZhang, XinyuQuine, Tim A.Waldron, SusanHallett, Paul D.2023-09-202023-09-202023-09-18Naylor, L A, Dungait, J A J, Zheng, Y, Buckerfield, S, Green, S M, Oliver, D M, Liu, H, Peng, J, Tu, C, Zhang, G, Zhang, X, Quine, T A, Waldron, S & Hallett, P D 2023, 'Achieving Sustainable Earth Futures in the Anthropocene by Including Local Communities in Critical Zone Science', Earth's Future, vol. 11, no. 9, e2022EF003448. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022EF0034482328-4277RIS: urn:1523BE91BB5695DF58265FC15EE2DFE3ORCID: /0000-0001-7542-7832/work/162252139https://hdl.handle.net/2164/21713Acknowledgments The UK team were supported by the Natural Environmental Research Council China CZO and MIDST-CZO projects (NE/S009167/1, NE/S009175/1, NE/S009140/1). The China team were supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41571130044, 41571130051). The team also appreciate the research outputs of and discussions with the entire UK-China research team at whole programme meetings. The authors appreciate the generous support for fieldwork from local field stations, local communities, and university students in conducting the social science surveys in China. The team also appreciate C. Gu for transcription and translation of interview data, L. Comber for establishing connections with the field station and local government staff in Changwu and Shaun Pimlott Design for the co-creating the figures with the author team. The team appreciate David Edwards and Deborah Dixon who kindly introduced us to Latour's work on Critical Zones211881466engSDG 2 - Zero HungerSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingAnthropocene3rd generation critical zone observatorysocial sciencesustainable developmentlocal knowledgecritical zone sciencetransdisciplinaryQH301 BiologyNatural Environment Research Council (NERC)NE/S009140/1NE/S009167/1NE/S009175/1QH301Journal article10.1029/2022EF003448119