Research news | 2022-12-22

Human rights gain recognition in new biodiversity framework

The new Global Biodiversity Framework adopted at COP15 takes the important step of recognising the rights of Indigenous peoples, local communities, women and youth

Research news | 2022-12-20

Biodiversity offsets create dangerous incentives

Biodiversity offset schemes may shift the focus from the actual drivers of biodiversity loss and require more, not less, regulations, argue researchers

Research news | 2022-12-05

Where to find us at the UN Biodiversity Conference COP15

Through the programme SwedBio , Stockholm Resilience Centre engages at COP15 of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity in Montreal

Research news | 2021-03-22

We are taking astounding risks, warn researchers

New report summarises recent research on the scale of human activity. Inequality and environmental challenges are deeply linked, this must be a transformative decade 

Research news | 2021-03-03

New report calls for nature to be put at the heart of decision making

Earth’s interrelated environmental emergencies must be addressed together. Everyone has a part to play in the transformation to a sustainable future, says new UNEP report

Research news | 2018-10-30

Connecting the dots between social inequalities and environmental change

Six ways inequality affects our environment and vice versa

Research news | 2018-06-14

Love nature, save a salamander

Swedish school project shows how children saving salamanders grow a stronger connection to nature afterwards

Research news | 2018-04-19

The learning of complexity and the complexity of learning

New study of UNESCO biosphere reserves sheds light on how people learn to live with social-ecological complexity

Research news | 2016-11-01

Space syntax error

Why future urban design must include cognitive and emotional experiences from inhabitants, not just focus on functionality

Research news | 2016-07-13

It’s not all in your head

New study explores new ways of describing the connection between people and planet

Research news | 2016-05-10

Down the urban memory lane

How history is present in the management of urban biodiversity and cultural landscapes

Research news | 2015-09-18

Living in a loop

Use of ecosystem services more determined by income, gender and land tenure than physical access

Research news | 2015-08-11

A social-ecological lens for the future

How research can catch up with rapid environmental change

Research news | 2015-06-10

Growing food and children together

Seminar talk on the benefits of children being outdoor and exposed to nature

Research news | 2015-06-05

Fruits of the urban jungle

Special issue highlights the social importance of ecosystem services in urban areas

Research news | 2015-04-20

The invisible collapse

Global seafood trade leave consumers unaware of over-exploited marine ecosystems

Research news | 2015-02-19

Reconnect to the biosphere

Why we have to stop considering nature and the environment as something separate from society

Research news | 2015-02-10

Urban sustainability – a child's play?

Children who spend more time in nature show a better understanding of both natural resources and environmental degradation

Research news | 2014-02-18

Habits of a complex mind

How to go from reductionist thinking to action based complexity research

Research news | 2013-09-03

Willing but unable

Insufficient management of connectivity in landscape planning due to lack of communication, not interest