Research news | 2021-08-31

Want to reach biodiversity goals? International human rights law could help

A healthy and sustainable environment is a human right. International human rights law could help improve compliance with the UN Convention on Biological Diversity

Research news | 2021-06-18

How much is the right amount of meat?

Celebrating World Sustainable Gastronomy Day, centre doctoral student Kajsa Resare Sahlin on why we need to better understand how much ‘less’ meat actually is and what ‘better’ means

Research news | 2021-06-18

The accidental chef

How a former PhD student’s book on food and life in the Pamir Mountains won the world’s most prestigious culinary book award

Research news | 2021-06-02

Why sustainable finance risks undermining its own efforts

Many ‘green’ investment strategies will not meaningfully contribute to sustainability because they are flawed, researchers warn

Research news | 2021-05-22

Why biodiversity matters

To celebrate International Day for Biodiversity centre researchers Belinda Reyers and Robert Blasiak explain why biodiversity is important and what we need to do to save what is left

Research news | 2021-03-17

Introducing the Nobel Prize Summit ‘Our Planet, Our Future’

Centre co-organiser of April 2021 summit where Al Gore, the Dalai Lama and Xiye Bastida and others will explore actions towards a more sustainable, prosperous future for all

Research news | 2021-02-05

Centre contributes to the Dasgupta Review

Groundbreaking UK Treasury report claims new financial measurements beyond GDP are needed to avoid catastrophic consequences for our economies and wellbeing

Research news | 2020-10-23

Why goals for a sustainable future need to be woven together 

Tackling alarming decline in nature needs a ‘safety net’ of multiple, ambitious goals, say researchers

Research news | 2020-10-01

Biocultural approaches to sustainability remains too narrow and utilitarian

Issues related to gender, power, action and transformations remain largely neglected. That needs to change

Research news | 2020-09-10

With the right action, reversing biodiversity loss still remains possible

Stockholm Resilience Centre contributes to WWF’s landmark Living Planet Report and associated new analysis to “bend the curve” of biodiversity loss

Research news | 2020-08-13

In the SDGs upcoming “decade of action”, biodiversity and ecosystem services remain chronically unde...

New study suggests how to better capture the role of biodiversity for sustainable development

Research news | 2020-05-29

Five ways to boost social engagement in environmental projects

Colombia has a long tradition when it comes to nature conservation, but falls short on promoting the role of ecosystem services in their strategies. Here’s how to fix it

Research news | 2020-02-14

Experts identify the five most important risks to the planet

The new "Our Future On Earth" report provides risks analysis based on survey of 222 global sustainability experts, including centre researchers

Research news | 2019-12-09

The invisible loss

Why urban growth causes more biodiversity loss outside of cities and why that is far more important in magnitude

Research news | 2019-10-23

Being biocultural

Why biocultural diversity can contribute to both local and global sustainability

Research news | 2019-05-09

Understanding IPBES

In this Q & A, centre researcher and IPBES fellow Jan Kuiper explains the essentials of the Intergovernmental science-policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

Research news | 2019-05-09

IPBES and the role of the SRC

The centre’s contribution to intergovernmental platform on biodiversity and ecosystem services

Research news | 2019-01-24

Biodiversity vs. poverty alleviation, or can we have both?

New study highlights an approach for balancing poverty alleviation and biodiversity conservation efforts

Research news | 2018-12-19

They’d be MAD not to

How Multi-Actor Dialogues can unlock stalled negotiations

Research news | 2018-11-16

Cities risk swallowing extensive wildlife habitat by 2030

New report projects area of habitat larger than New Zealand could be lost to urbanization over next 20 years