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Global and cross-level dynamics

This theme studies the interactions between human activities and Earth's environment, where local and regional drivers can generate intertwined global-scale challenges like climate disorder, ocean acidification, declining fisheries, or crises in energy, food, and water.

The theme builds on three major research strands:

1. Planetary Boundaries
This research explores planetary boundaries and their interactions and consequences for human wellbeing.

Contact: Sarah Cornell (Coordinator Planetary Boundaries).

2. Global dynamics, multiple shocks and inconvenient feedbacks
This research focuses on two key questions: what are the critical unrecognized, ignored or missing social-ecological links and feedbacks at the global scale, and what kinds of economic and governance structures can create long term conditions for human development?

Contact: Anne-Sophie Crépin (Theme leader)

3. Adaptive global governance of 'planetary boundaries' and complex Earth system interactions
This stream is also linked to the international Earth System Governance Project.

Contact: Victor Galaz (Theme leader).

A further introduction to this theme can be found in this discussion paper by centre partner The Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics: Global Dynamics, Multiple Shocks and Resilience.

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Global and cross-scale dynamics news

Research news | 2012-09-13 Don't forget Darwin Anthropogenic climate change will affect biodiversity, but not without evolution playing its part
Research news | 2012-09-05 New book on understanding the Earth system Explains the what, the how and the why of climate science
Research news | 2012-07-02 Planetary boundaries are valuable for policy Centre researchers reply to criticism
Research news | 2012-03-23 Picking up where the Millennium Assessment left off New programme to coordinate international research on social-ecological systems.
Research news | 2012-03-16 A roadmap for the Anthropocene Time to bolster global sustainability governance and give UNEP more influence, scientists say.
Research news | 2011-11-10 Groundbreaking initiative to assess resilience in the Arctic Will identify risks for tipping points and strategies for adaptation.
Research news | 2011-10-19 From hunter-gatherers to planetary stewards Human global imprint so large we risk triggering abrupt or even irreversible changes.
Research news | 2011-10-18 Reconnecting to the Biosphere We seem to have disconnected ourselves from nature, its high time to reconnect, scientists argue.
Research news | 2011-10-13 Is feeding nine billion people possible? Yes, but only with more sustainable agriculture, says international team of scientists.
Research news | 2011-09-30 Planetary Boundaries research gains further momentum Ban Ki-moon urges world leaders to apply planetary boundaries thinking.