
An example of centre policy impact: In 2012, centre researcher Thomas Elmqvist (left) presented the world's first assessment of urban biodiversity Read more about it here. Photo: UN CBD COP11
General news | 2025-12-03
How can food help skiers perform at their best while also taking better care of the planet?
General news | 2025-11-20
The research programme Fairtrans , hosted by the Centre, presents a groundbreaking agreement for a people-centred climate policy in Sweden, backed by major Swedish civil society organisations.
General news | 2025-11-12
Five researchers from the Stockholm Resilience Centre are featured on the 2025 Clarivate list of the world’s most highly cited scientists.
General news | 2025-11-06
A team of researchers from Stockholm Resilience Centre will attend COP30 in Belém – to engage in dialogues and highlight new scientific insights - including the flagship report: “Resilience Science Must-Knows”.
Research story | 2025-11-04
As the world approaches critical tipping points, a comprehensive global scientific report shows that resilience — the ability to live and develop with change and crises — must now be placed at the heart of global decision-making.
General news | 2025-11-03
22 of Stockholm Resilience Centre’s researchers are listed among 2% most cited scientists in their field in 2025, according to the new Elsevier Data Repository.
General news | 2025-10-14
Stockholm Resilience Centre, in collaboration with Convene and EAT, hosted Action Day, a full-day workshop uniting around 100 global leaders and practitioners to accelerate transformation toward a healthy, sustainable, and just food system.
General news | 2025-09-16
Brazil’s Atlantic Forest cannot be safeguarded without also protecting Indigenous rights. This was the message from Indigenous leader Uruba Pataxó, visiting the Centre as a part of the “Powering Change with Justice” project.
General news | 2025-09-11
Centre researcher Per Olsson joins forces with Iggy Pop, Laurie Anderson, Ringo Starr and more than 50 international artists to warn of the dangers of nuclear proliferation.
General news | 2025-08-18
After ten days of negotiations in Geneva at INC-5.2, countries have not yet agreed on a new global plastics treaty. A large group of countries dissatisfied with the proposed text refused to accept a weak agreement that falls short of protecting environmental and human health, as indicated by the science.
General news | 2025-08-11
What we eat is crucial for protecting our planet. A beloved Swedish indie rock band took the science to heart - and transformed into a food truck. “We need both humour and seriousness to change” says Thomas Öberg.
General news | 2025-08-11
Festivals can help repair broken food systems. A Swedish rock band transformed into a food truck is leading the way. This year’s edition of “Greentopia”, held at the Way Out West music festival, focused on how food, music and events can help us to stay within planetary boundaries.
Research story | 2025-06-26
A new paper published in Nature proposes an optimistic, practical approach to inspire stronger action on nature. Rather than focusing on what we’re doing wrong, the paper proposes a bold new way forward; a global framework that measures how well people and nature are thriving together.
General news | 2025-06-23
How can we inspire the next generation to care for our oceans – not through fear, but through knowledge, connection, and creativity? This question was at the heart of One Connected Ocean, a unique collaboration between researchers at the Stockholm Resilience Centre and educators at Universeum, Sweden’s leading national science centre.
General news | 2025-06-16
Ahead of the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) in Nice last week, a different kind of scientific intervention surfaced amid the technical talks and policy papers. Three imaginative, visually arresting short films premiered under the banner OcéanoFuturismos , a bold collaboration between science and storytelling that asks audiences not just to witness the ocean crises of today – but to think through and engage with the radically different futures that might follow.
General news | 2025-06-05
As the third UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3) approaches (Nice, France, 9–13 June), we look back on a decade of collaboration between science and industry on ocean keystone actors. What insights have emerged, what’s next, and can these actors help drive faster progress on ocean conservation and sustainable use – the core goal of UNOC3?
General news | 2025-06-03
The third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) on June 9-13 in Nice marks a pivotal moment for the relationship between humanity and the ocean. Stockholm Resilience Centre are engaged at several levels and underlines the importance of bridging the gap between science and action.
General news | 2025-05-20
Urban areas in Europe are more than twice as likely to face wildfire risk compared to those in North America and Asia, according to a new report by the European Academies Science Advisory Council. “Europe must adapt to this new challenging reality,” says lead author Centre researcher Thomas Elmqvist, who is also EASAC’s Environment Director.
General news | 2025-05-08
At Stockholm Resilience Day 2025, researchers, policymakers, business leaders, experts, and artists gathered to discuss insights from sustainability science and strengthen actions for a liveable planet, sparked by the Centre’s new annual report.
General news | 2025-05-07
At a high-level workshop in Washington, DC, leaders in finance, policy, science and other sectors came together to refine the Resilience Science Must-Knows, a set of insights drawn from the latest resilience research, and shape a shared path toward science-based action.
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