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Research story | 2025-01-15

Living with the 'new normal': Local communities’ perspectives on climate change in the Arctic

Climate change is leading to rapid environmental change in the Arctic. The Iñupiat community of Wainwright in Alaska is directly affected by this change. How do they perceive and engage with this ‘new normal’ state that alters their livelihoods? This January, a research team will go on their second field trip to meet with the Wainwright community to find answers together.

Research story | 2024-09-25

Walking together in a world of many worlds

Embracing “the uncommons” – the many different ways of knowing, being and doing – may contribute to transformations to sustainability, argues a new study.

Research in short | 2024-03-18

Science-based targets can mean change within the system – or involve challenging it

Is it possible to fundamentally transform a system while you’re working within it? Or do you have to challenge the system?

Research news | 2021-09-22

How can intersectionality contribute to social-ecological systems research?

Intersectionality is firmly making its way into research thinking. What does it offer sustainability scientists?

Research news | 2021-05-19

Can relational thinking contribute to sustainability transformations?

Sustainability scientists debate how to understand and nurture connections between humans and nature

Research news | 2019-12-09

Knowledge as a tool rather than an underlying requirement

New study demonstrates the benefits of developing new ideas about what knowledge and action are and how they relate to each other

Research news | 2019-08-28

Practice makes perfect

Why the idea that scientific expertise rests on the strict application of pre-determined technical methods is misplaced

Research news | 2018-11-20

Funding boost for centre researchers

Several new and exciting projects will be initiated

Research news | 2018-09-18

Stewardship: a user’s manual

Why the concept of stewardship offers a platform for collaboration and dialogue between actors, even with differing perspectives

Research news | 2018-04-19

The learning of complexity and the complexity of learning

New study of UNESCO biosphere reserves sheds light on how people learn to live with social-ecological complexity

Research news | 2016-07-13

It’s not all in your head

New study explores new ways of describing the connection between people and planet

Research news | 2015-12-28

Why people love to hate invasive alien species

'Invasive aliens' is catchy but fails to convey the complexity of environmental systems and change

Research news | 2015-05-18

Learning for resilience in the court room

Practices of the European Court of Human Rights support adaptive governance

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