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Research story | 2024-11-21
For the first time, the full story of the Planetary Boundaries (PB) framework is being told. Researchers review its growing influence across disciplines and its impact on society and policy. Fifteen years after it was first proposed, the framework is now crucial for advancing global sustainability amidst rising planetary risks.
Research story | 2024-11-13
Limiting global warming to 1.5 °C is still possible, but some countries require support to meet their climate responsibilities. A new study introduces an “additional carbon accountability” indicator, revealing that the EU and 17 other countries must exceed their own current targets to achieve this global goal.
Research story | 2024-06-19
How is the dramatic decline in sea ice affecting biodiversity? A new international research project, with contributions from the Centre, delves into a hotspot of Antarctic life, that is undergoing dramatic changes: the Weddell Sea.
Research story | 2024-03-06
The global freshwater cycle has shifted far beyond pre-industrial conditions, a new analysis shows
Research news | 2024-01-08
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 | 2023-09-13
For the first time, an international team of scientists is able to provide a detailed outline of planetary resilience by mapping out all nine boundary processes that define a safe operating space for humanity.
Research news | 2023-02-15
Sweden is not on track to reaching its own national climate targets – and it is not even clear if the targets are sufficient, according to scientists of the research programme Fairtrans
Research news | 2022-09-08
Human emissions have already pushed Earth into the danger zone. Five of sixteen identified tipping point may be triggered at today’s temperatures
Research news | 2022-08-22
Sustainable food production techniques ignore crucial interactions in the Earth’s natural system. Incorporating them can be a game-changer
Research news | 2022-04-26
New assessment reveals dramatic changes to the global water cycle, with parts of the Amazon drying out
Research news | 2022-02-22
Trees in the rainforest can increase their resilience to drought by improving the capacity of their roots to store moisture
Research news | 2022-02-15
Humans have changed the global water cycle and governmental bodies designed to govern water struggle to keep up. A new legal paradigm may help
Research news | 2021-12-08
New metric can help investors, companies, cities, and governments track their environmental impacts beyond greenhouse gas emissions
Research news | 2021-03-25
The 4-year programme, Fair Transformations to a Fossil Free Future, is funded jointly by Mistra and Formas
Research news | 2020-10-27
Study identifies thresholds for when rainforests in South America and Africa transition into savannas
Research news | 2020-10-05
A larger part of the Amazon rainforest could cross a tipping point where it could become a savanna-type ecosystem than previously thought
Research news | 2020-09-07
Untapped potential means water harvesting can increase crop production up to 60–100 per cent in Uganda, Burundi, Tanzania and India
Research news | 2020-03-23
Researchers urge hydrology and water community to join the “Grand Challenge” in establishing safe limits to human interference with the global water cycle
Research news | 2020-03-19
Four-year programme receives SEK 64 million from the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Environmental Research (Mistra)
Research news | 2020-02-09
A new study harmonizes the water planetary boundary with local boundaries for the La Cienega wetlands in Colombia
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