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Research news | 2024-01-23

Planetary Commons: Fostering global cooperation to safeguard critical Earth system functions

We should look at tipping elements of the Earth system as global commons, argue researchers in a new paper published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Research news | 2024-01-08

New system guides businesses to act within planetary boundaries

Only measuring carbon emissions will not help companies understand if they are on track in their sustainability work. A research team of ecologists and economists has developed a new reporting system: Earth System Impact, ESI

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 | 2023-11-10

The bumpy road towards a global plastics treaty

Plastic pollution needs to end. While most countries agree on this, negotiations for a legally binding UN plastics treaty are going slowly. Centre researcher Patricia Villarrubia-Gómez explains why.

Research news | 2023-09-14

The SDGs are not on track — new report outlines what needs to happen

Humanity is set to miss the Sustainable Development Goals. But decisive and timely policy actions can kickstart extraordinary turnarounds and a giant leap toward achieving the SDGs

Research news | 2023-08-29

New book tells the story of Centre initiative on ocean stewardship

How can corporations, guided by science, be part of the solution to the challenges of the biosphere? A new book by Centre researcher Henrik Österblom delves into the origins and lessons of SeaBOS

Research news | 2023-05-25

AI could create a perfect storm of climate misinformation

The speed and the way misinformation about climate change and sustainability issues moves around the world is rapidly changing. Now, the Centre presents a new synthesis on AI and climate misinformation in connection to the Nobel Prize Summit 2023, "Truth, Trust and Hope"

Research news | 2023-01-30

Policymakers need to work more closely with researchers to fight the global food crisis

We are facing the worst food crisis in modern history – Sweden and the EU need to take action to shift how food is produced and consumed. That was the message from researchers to policymakers during a high-level meeting for the Swedish government at Stockholm Resilience Centre

Research news | 2022-11-01

Our engagements during COP27

The Stockholm Resilience Centre will engage in several activities together with our programme SwedBio and the Global Resilience Partnership which we host

Research news | 2021-11-04

The ten most important insights from climate science

New report launched at COP26 in Glasgow summarizes the most pressing research findings and emerging insights from climate science

Research news | 2021-10-16

Centre receives substantial research funding on sustainable food production

IKEA Foundation grants 30 million SEK for continued research on more sustainable and just food systems. Gullspång Invest and its subsidiary Gullspång Re:food contribute additional 5 million SEK

Research news | 2021-09-15

For healthier and more sustainable diets, look to fisheries and aquaculture

Blue Food Assesssment finds fish, shellfish and algae offer untapped potential for global development if the right policies and investments are put in place

Research news | 2021-06-02

Centre research on social tipping points inspires push for new Dutch climate strategy

Open letter to Dutch cabinet signed by over 100 NGOs, universities, grassroots organisations and artists

Research news | 2021-04-23

Getting it right on farmed fish and shellfish

Swedish project Seawin provides clear guidance on how to increase sustainable and healthy seafood consumption

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 | 2020-12-08

CEOs of world’s leading seafood companies commit to science-based goals for a healthy ocean

Commitments the result of unique science-business collaboration initiated by the centre

Research news | 2020-12-02

Action by 14 world leaders guided by centre research

Members of High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy commit to 100% sustainable ocean management by 2025

Research news | 2020-11-24

Nordic countries are well suited to collaborate on food systems transformation

While hurdles remain, the region can build on the shared history of collaboration to tackle food system challenges together, new insight papers show

Research news | 2020-11-02

Update to the 1.5°C Business Playbook on exponential climate action

Centre is lead partner in the Exponential Roadmap Initiative, designed to help companies and organisations halve global greenhouse gas emissions by 2030

Research news | 2020-10-27

The road to transparency in regional fisheries management organizations

As openness continues to improve, some countries remain skeptical of the inclusion of NGOs

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