Research news | 2020-07-19

Humans need to do better to avoid ocean system collapse

Should the ocean system collapse, the resultant crisis would be as devastating as the COVID-19 crisis

Research news | 2020-05-29

Why Covid-19 and systemic risks are part of the hyper-connected world we live in

Transforming our planet into a production plant for food, fiber and fuel paves the way for new and widespread risks. It may define our future

Research news | 2020-05-05

Global shortages loom as Covid-19 is disrupting supply chains

United Nations Global Compact urges governments to work together to keep ocean-related supply chains moving

Research news | 2020-03-09

Global food system vulnerable from reliance on fewer exporting countries

The world is enjoying a richer diet but most countries increasingly depend on food imports. That should worry many of them

Research news | 2019-11-26

If it works here, perhaps it can work there

Food initiatives within the Stockholm-Mälaren region in Sweden offer insight into a transformation of the global food system

Research news | 2019-11-06

An altered planetary anatomy

Humans have transformed much of the planet to produce more and more food, fibre and fuel, now we need to radically transform this global production ecosystem. Centre researchers offer perspectives in Nature's exclusive 150th anniversary collection

Research news | 2019-10-16

Temporary refuge from an ocean of industry

How long will areas inaccessible to global fish industry remain refuges for small-scale fisheries?

Research news | 2019-09-06

For fishers' behaviour in the Philippines, gender roles may be a stronger predictor than prices

In Philippine fishing communities, gender roles have a bigger influence than price on fishers’ business decisions

Research news | 2019-06-20

Why the slogan ‘think global act local’ is inadequate

Local management of ecosystem services is often shaped by far-away power relations and decisions

Research news | 2019-06-10

Dealing with the rapidly changing world of ocean finance

Resource mobilisation for ocean conservation outcomes and more sustainable fisheries is increasing, but transparency, coherence and the critical evaluation of interventions still lag behind

Research news | 2019-06-10

Full of beans

There’s a whole social-ecological crisis behind your morning cup of joe. A new study examines how geographical, time, and legal and institutional scale (mis)matches interplay with the coffee leaf rust outbreak that is affecting small-scale Arabica coffee producers

Research news | 2019-05-22

Call for ocean action in West Africa

Swedish-Liberian Blue Oceans Conference calls for sustainable blue development in West Africa and beyond

Research news | 2018-11-28

Reimagining development practice

The seventh in a series of seven "deep dives" looking into the connections between resilience and development

Research news | 2018-11-20

Why global perspectives matters for local development

The sixth in a series of seven "deep dives" looking into the connections between resilience and development

Research news | 2018-11-15

Our intertwined planet: New understandings for development

The fifth in a series of seven "deep dives" looking into the connections between resilience and development

Research news | 2018-11-08

The journey from theory to practice

The fourth in a series of seven "deep dives" looking into the connections between resilience and development

Research news | 2018-11-01

Transformation and rethinking development practice

The third in a series of seven "deep dives" looking into the connections between resilience and development

Research news | 2018-10-25

Taking action in a complex world

The second in a series of seven "deep dives" looking into the connections between resilience and development

Research news | 2018-10-17

The new context for development and why it matters

The first in a series of seven "deep dives" looking into the connections between resilience and development

Research news | 2018-10-17

A smarter scenario

Club of Rome report states that inequality reduction and new economic models are necessary for long-term economic and planetary stability

Research news | 2018-10-10

Perspectives on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 1.5C report

Resilience framework is central to the new report, with strong linkages to centre research

Research news | 2018-08-30

New Swedish initiative to highlight climate-security links

Centre joins collaboration with the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) and Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI)

Research news | 2018-08-14

Climate risks without borders

New index reveals how climate risks are reinforced by global connectivity, leaving no country shielded from impact

General news | 2018-03-23

Centre new host for Global Resilience Partnership secretariat

Takes over from KPMG in Nairobi, Kenya. Will act as a support to the entire partnership, including several big actors in the international development sector

Research news | 2018-03-09

Master of the local to the global

To celebrate International Women’s Day, we have been highlighting some of our women researchers at the centre. In our final profile this week, we showcase associate professor Beatrice Crona, whose work spans from small-scale fisheries governance to global drivers of change.

General news | 2018-01-15

Centre presence at the 2018 World Economic Forum

Executive director Johan Rockström will discuss the "carbon law" and researcher Maja Schlüter will discuss “amplifying feedbacks” that make it more difficult for people to change their behaviour

Research news | 2017-07-11

New centre seafood initiative captures world’s attention

More companies join largest seafood producers’ quest for ocean stewardship

Research news | 2017-06-21

Ecosystem assessments overlook “distant, diffuse and delayed” impacts

Placed-based sustainability efforts often fail to recognise the risk of piling up the environmental pressure elsewhere

Research news | 2017-06-06

Engaging the private sector in SDG14

The Seafood Business for Ocean Stewardship (SeaBOS) initiative Friday, 9 June, 2017. Opening remarks by HRH Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, Advocate for the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Research news | 2016-06-16

Plenty more fish in the sea – but only if fished sustainably

Why transnational corporations must become more important in global fishery management

Research news | 2016-05-24

How to be heard as a small fish in a big pond

Study explores how NGOs can influence policies made by International Organizations

Research news | 2016-04-21

From Fukushima to the USA in 1277 days

New study in Nature Communications models global connectivity of the entire planet’s ocean surface

Research news | 2015-12-18

How international seafood trade impacts small-scale fisheries

How international seafood trade impacts small-scale fisheries

Research news | 2015-05-25

The challenges of establishing marine protected areas through bottom-up processes

Establishment of bottom-up, no-take marine protected areas need trust, communication and support to succeed

Research news | 2015-05-18

Practices of the European Court of Human Rights support adaptive governance

Practices of the European Court of Human Rights support adaptive governance

Research news | 2015-03-19

Local action needed to protect iconic WorldHeritage sites

Think global, act local or risk losing the world’s iconic natural treasures, new study in Science argues

Research news | 2014-12-01

Connected risks, connected solutions

New report explors pathways and gaps towards transformative change of governance

Research news | 2014-11-29

The hidden cost of coerced resilience

Centre researchers look into forced resilience of intensive agriculture, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture systems

Research news | 2014-07-02

Treat the sea like land

More than two billion people at risk unless tropical coastal seas are managed like farms, parks or cities, scientists warn

Research news | 2014-05-23

Development within Earth's limits

Why links between human wellbeing and the biosphere are central to formulation of the Sustainable Development Goals

Research news | 2014-05-08

Connected risks, connected solutions?

Four experts on the global capacity to cope with surprise, shocks and propagating failures

Research news | 2014-02-13

Transforming global finance

Seminar with Hunter Lovins from Natural Capitalism Solutions and John Fullerton from Capital Institute

Research news | 2014-01-29

Incorporating local and traditional knowledge into international assessments

Why local, traditional and indigenous knowledge is crucial for biodiversity conservation

Research news | 2013-06-25

Food production strategies in Pamir: international aid and local traditions

Strategies for food production reveals conflicts between international aid and local tradition