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Research story | 2026-09-08

The biosphere is not only around you. It’s within you

Human beings constantly interact with their surroundings as part of the biosphere. But the biosphere doesn’t just stay on the outside. It is also in our guts, on our skin and in our breathing, shows a new scientific article from the Centre and Anthropocene Laboratory at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
General news | 2026-08-27

Glacier disaster highlights growing risks from a destabilising cryosphere

The devastating glacier-related Nepal floods underline the growing risks associated with a rapidly changing cryosphere. The cryosphere refers to all the frozen components of the planet, including ice, permafrost and snow cover. It is one of the most climate-sensitive parts of the Earth system, and it is experiencing widespread, accelerated, and partly irreversible changes.
General news | 2026-08-18

Johan Rockström: Sweden can become a fossil-free welfare economy

If Sweden becomes one of the world’s first fossil-free welfare economies, it would send a powerful signal that climate action and a thriving economy can go hand in hand.
General news | 2026-08-13

As Europe burns, water retention emerges as a critical climate solution

Europe is experiencing another summer of record-breaking heat, drought and wildfires. According to Centre researcher Thomas Elmqvist, the situation underscores the urgent need to reduce carbon emissions, but also to invest in climate adaptation.
Research story | 2026-07-27

Demand for mined resources in Europe drives deforestation elsewhere

EU demand for minerals was linked to the clearing of 148,000 hectares of global forest between 2001 and 2019, a new study shows. Eighty-five per cent of that impact occurred outside the EU.
General news | 2026-07-13

Carl Folke: Sweden can help shape a future of sustainable prosperity

Change is often unsettling. In these turbulent times, rocked by geopolitical tensions, overlapping crises, accelerating climate change and transformative technological advances, one pressing question recurs: Is there hope?