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Mapping youth roles in the circular economy for sustainable development goals (sdgs) 8, 12, and 13, global evidence and African gaps: A review

持続可能な開発目標（SDGs）8、12、13のための循環経済における若者の役割のマッピング：世界的エビデンスとアフリカのギャップに関するレビュー (AI 翻訳)

A. Adams, Adetunji Kehinde

Poljoprivredna tehnika📚 査読済 / ジャーナル2026-01-01#その他Origin: Global
DOI: 10.5937/poljteh2601096s
原典: https://doi.org/10.5937/poljteh2601096s

🤖 gxceed AI 要約

日本語

本レビューは、2020年から2025年の文献を基に、循環経済（CE）における若者の関与がSDGs 8、12、13にどのように貢献するかを分析。若者はイノベーター、起業家、活動家として農業や再生可能エネルギー等で重要な役割を果たすが、アフリカでは構造的障壁や資金不足によりその可能性が制限されている。地域特有のデータと包摂的政策の必要性を指摘。

English

This review (2020-2025) maps how youth engagement in the circular economy contributes to SDGs 8, 12, 13 globally and regionally. Youth act as innovators, entrepreneurs, and activists in sectors like agriculture, renewable energy, and waste valorization. However, African contexts face structural barriers and financing gaps, risking asymmetric sustainability progress. The study calls for context-specific data, capacity building, inclusive policies, and integration of indigenous knowledge.

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📝 gxceed 編集解説 — Why this matters

日本のGX文脈において

日本は循環経済移行に向けた政策を進めており、若者の参画は重要な要素。本レビューはアフリカの事例が中心だが、日本の地域循環共生圏やSDGs達成への若者参加促進に示唆を与える。

In the global GX context

While focused on African gaps, this review offers a global perspective on youth-led circular economy initiatives, relevant to international climate action discussions. It underscores the need for inclusive policies and empirical data, which can inform global SDG frameworks and youth engagement strategies in sustainability transitions.

👥 読者別の含意

🔬研究者:Identifies research gaps in African circular economy literature and proposes a future agenda focusing on context-specific data, capacity building, and indigenous knowledge integration.

🏢実務担当者:Highlights opportunities and barriers for youth-led CE initiatives, useful for designing corporate or NGO programs targeting young innovators in sustainability.

🏛政策担当者:Provides evidence for crafting inclusive policies that enable youth agency in CE, especially in underserved regions, to advance SDG targets.

📄 Abstract（原文）

The circular economy (CE) has emerged as a transformative framework for achieving sustainability through resource efficiency, waste reduction, and innovation. Youth, representing the largest generation in history, are uniquely positioned to drive CE practices that advance Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 8 (decent work and economic growth), 12 (responsible consumption and production), and 13 (climate action). This review synthesizes literature from 2020 to 2025 to map how youth engagement in the CE contributes to these SDGs at global and regional scales. Evidence indicates that young people play critical roles as innovators, entrepreneurs, activists, and change agents in CE-related sectors such as agriculture, renewable energy, waste valorization, and digital platforms. Despite growing global recognition of their contributions, significant research and policy gaps persist in African contexts, where structural barriers, weak institutional support, and limited access to finance constrain youth potential. By integrating insights from cross-regional studies, this article not only highlights the transformative potential of youth-led CE initiatives but also interrogates the uneven geography of evidence, illustrating how Africa's underrepresentation in CE scholarship risks perpetuating global sustainability asymmetries. The review advances a research agenda emphasizing context-specific data, capacity building, the integration of indigenous knowledge, and inclusive policies to unlock youth agency in CE transitions. Ultimately, the study underscores that achieving SDGs 8, 12, and 13 depends on moving beyond the rhetorical inclusion of youth toward building enabling ecosystems where their innovation and resilience can reshape production and consumption systems for a just and sustainable future.

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