Research story | 2024-09-25

Walking together in a world of many worlds

Embracing “the uncommons” – the many different ways of knowing, being and doing – may contribute to transformations to sustainability, argues a new study.

Research story | 2024-09-12

New research reveals path to a just world on a safe planet

The planet will only remain able to provide even a basic standard of living for everyone in the future if economic systems and technologies are dramatically transformed and critical resources are more fairly used, managed and shared.

Research in short | 2024-08-26

Power and protein – how to close the justice gap in food transformations

The global shift away from animal-source foods and towards plant-based and alternative proteins is crucial to reducing the food system's impact on our planet. However, focusing solely on closing the 'protein gap' risks overlooking a more pressing issue: the justice gap.

Research story | 2024-06-13

Redirecting investments can pave the way for a just and resilient Amazon

The Amazon Basin stands at a critical juncture: Pressing environmental challenges on one hand, with immense potential for transformative change on the other. A new report illuminates how to foster resilience across the region.

General news | 2024-06-12

Centre science featured in new Spotify podcast hosted by Alexander Skarsgård

“How We Fix This”, a new podcast series from Spotify and Norrsken, delves into concrete solutions to some of the world's most pressing sustainability issues. It is hosted by Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning actor Alexander Skarsgård and features several Centre researchers.

Research in short | 2024-04-22

The power of shared narratives to bring nature into decision-making

A new study by Centre Chair Carl Folke and Marty Anderies from Arizona State University argues that a paradigm shift in addressing the climate crisis and other global challenges is long overdue.

Research in short | 2024-04-22

Using art to challenge energy paradigms

How can artistic practices multiply our understanding of energy transitions? And how can they contribute to more equitable and just energy futures?

Research story | 2024-04-16

New indicators to guide companies towards a sustainable future

Many companies claim to be sustainable, but when Centre researcher Beatrice Crona looked at how they measure sustainability, she found that they often map the wrong things.

Research in short | 2024-03-18

Science-based targets can mean change within the system – or involve challenging it

Is it possible to fundamentally transform a system while you’re working within it? Or do you have to challenge the system?

Research news | 2023-12-08

Five key actions to fight the food crisis

A new science brief from Stockholm Resilience Centre and Global Resilience Partnership launched during COP28 discusses why the current food crisis has escalated so quickly up to global proportions. The researchers list five key actions for policy-makers to address.

Research news | 2023-11-14

Norms must change in order for academia to walk the talk on sustainability, new paper argues

Sustainability research is rarely sustainable, neither for the planet nor for academics, argues a new paper. In it, researchers call for a rethink of current norms and practices

Research news | 2023-11-13

New research maps 14 potential evolutionary dead ends for humanity and ways to avoid them

Humankind risks getting stuck in 14 evolutionary dead ends, ranging from global climate tipping points to misaligned artificial intelligence, chemical pollution, and accelerating infectious diseases

General news | 2023-10-19

Centre programme educates Swedish trade union leaders on sustainability

Representatives from twenty Swedish trade unions attend a centre-hosted course for becoming leaders in a just climate transformation

Research news | 2023-06-27

A crisis is not always an opportunity for transformation — this new study explains why

For change agents, the COVID-19 pandemic created new barriers and uncertainties rather than a chance for positive change, a new study finds

Research news | 2023-06-08

Envisioning alternative futures helps rethink human-ocean relationships

Imagining sustainable futures for the high seas may inspire change today, according to a recent study.

Research news | 2022-10-31

Making it easier to measure resilience in practice

Resilience assessments should be more grounded in theory to be applicable in practice, according to a new study

Research news | 2022-09-28

To curb biodiversity loss, development cooperation needs a rethink

Working paper highlights the need for development cooperation to adopt complexity-aware theories of change

Research news | 2022-09-23

Civil society could be the gamechanger for climate policymaking

To make climate policies fair and effective we need to harness the power of civil society, argues centre researcher Thomas Hahn

Research news | 2022-09-01

New book “Earth For All: a survival guide for humanity”

Landmark global analysis sets out survival pathways for humanity

Research news | 2022-06-17

For the sake of sustainability, norms and incentives must change

New study identifies the five best places to intervene in a system to trigger transformations