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Research news | 2023-01-19

Time for an "IPCC for the ocean"

Leading ocean experts propose a new International Panel for Ocean Sustainability (IPOS) to build consensus and inform policy

Research news | 2023-01-13

Going beyond dichotomies of local versus global food systems

Food systems are becoming increasingly stressed, but whether they are local or global is not the big issue

Research news | 2022-12-22

Overshooting climate targets could significantly increase risk for tipping cascades

Temporarily overshooting the climate targets of 1.5-2 degrees Celsius could increase the tipping risk of several Earth system elements by more than 70 per cent, a new risk analysis study shows

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

General news | 2022-12-22

Beatrice Crona and Magnus Nyström appointed as new science directors

Shifts in the scientific leadership of SRC in the new year

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

General news | 2022-12-19

Andrew Merrie awarded for highly significant futures research

Centre researcher Andrew Merrie is awarded for his contributions to advancing futures work in ocean research

Research news | 2022-12-16

Lack of understanding of ocean risks can worsen inequities

Ocean-related risks are not well understood in the region which might be hardest hit by them, Sub-Saharan Africa, concludes new review

General news | 2022-12-08

David Collste awarded the Donella Meadows Prize

Centre researcher David Collste was commended as a promising young scientist in sustainability research

Research news | 2022-12-05

For biodiversity to thrive, conservation must be ‘Nature and People Positive’

Scientists argue that stronger outcomes for biodiversity can be attained if conservation actions are combined with justice measures to tackle the underlying causes of decline

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 | 2022-11-25

Successes and shortfalls: reflections on COP27

In the wake of COP27, we gather reflections from centre staff who were involved on the ground

Research news | 2022-11-25

Access to greenery and water goes hand in hand with human wellbeing during the pandemic

Green wedges and large nature areas are especially important for the young, elderly and unemployed, a new comparative study finds

Research news | 2022-11-22

Fair access to water is a subjective issue in post-drought Cape Town

Who should pay for and benefit from water services? It depends on who you ask, finds a study that revisited Cape Town after its 2015-2018 water crisis

General news | 2022-11-15

Centre researchers listed among the world's most influential scientists

Carl Folke, Johan Rockström, Thomas Elmqvist, Per Olsson, Max Troell and Jonathan Donges ranked as some of the globally most cited researchers

Research news | 2022-11-14

In data scarce regions, fieldwork and historical images help researchers fill in the gaps

Researchers combined current data with historical images and inputs from previous studies to estimate how ecosystem services have changed over time in northern Burkina Faso

Research news | 2022-11-10

Fair global redistribution of resources is key for planetary stability

Redistributing resources and transforming society are necessary to ensure universal access to basic needs while staying within Earth’s limits

Research news | 2022-11-09

Water is critical for success on climate action

Reaching climate targets depends heavily on better decisions to manage already scarce water resources

Research news | 2022-11-03

Sustainability claims behind booming food technologies lack evidence

Money is pouring into food tech. But despite rosy claims, food innovations are rarely empirically assessed from a broader sustainability perspective

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

Here you will find a complete overview of the latest news from the Stockholm Resilience Centre