Publications

Jiménez-Aceituno, A., Peterson, G.D., Norström, A.V., Wong, G.Y. and Downing, A.S., 2019. Local lens for SDG implementation: lessons from bottom-up approaches in Africa. Sustainability Science, pp.1-15.

The Anthropocene presents a set of interlinked sustainability challenges for humanity. The United Nations 2030 Agenda has identified 17 specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a way to confront these challenges. However, local initiatives have long been addressing issues connected to these goals in a myriad of diverse and innovative ways. We present a new approach to assess how local initiatives contribute to achievi...

J. Heitzig, T. Kittel, J.F. Donges, and N. Molkenthin. 2016. Topology of sustainable management of dynamical systems with desirable states: from defining planetary boundaries to safe operating spaces in the Earth System, Earth System Dynamics 7, 21-50, DOI: 10.5194/esd-7-21-2016

To keep the Earth system in a desirable region of its state space, such as defined by the recently suggested "tolerable environment and development window", "guardrails", "planetary boundaries", or "safe (and just) operating space for humanity", one needs to understand not only the quantitative internal dynamics of the system and the available options for influencing it (management) but also the structure of the system's state...

H. Mooney, A. Larigauderie, M. Cesario, T. Elmquist, O. Hoegh-Guldberg, S. Lavorel, G.M. Mace, M. Palmer, R. Scholes and T. Yahara. 2009. Biodiversity, climate change and ecosystem services. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 1:46-54

The capacity of ecosystems to deliver essential services to society is already under stress. The additional stresses imposed by climate change in the coming years will require extraordinary adaptation. We need to track the changing status of ecosystems, deepen our understanding of the biological underpinnings for ecosystem service delivery and develop new tools and techniques for maintaining and restoring resilient biological ...

Bakkes, J., L. Aalbers, T. Aalbers, R. Biggs, H. Eerens, B. Eickhout, K. Geurs, A. Hanemaaijer, H. Hoff, N. Hoogervorst, M. Kok, H. Nijland, T. Manders, K. Overmars, J. Notenboom, F. van Oort, A. Petersen, G. Peterson, J. Ros, B. van Ruijven, L. van Schaik, M. Thissen, D. van Vuuren, H. Westhoek. 2009. Getting in the Right Lane for 2050. 106pp. Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL), Bilthoven, The Netherlands. ISBN: 978-90-6960-235-6.

Publication review Starting from a vision for Europe in 2050, this study identifies key policy junctions at which the EU will soon face strategic choices. This assessment highlights the  substantial potential the EU has through its regulatory powers to establish a  long-term investment framework for essential infrastructure and to act as a global  player. The vision for 2050 encompasses producing food for a global popula...

Schultz, L. 2009. Nurturing resilience in social-ecological systems: Lessons learned from bridging organizations. Dissertation. Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden

Nohr, C. and B.G. Gustafsson, 2009. Computation of energy for diapycnal mixing in the Baltic Sea due to internal wave drag acting on wind-driven barotropic currents. Oceanologia 51(4):461-494.

Publication review A dynamic ice model is presented using a novel approach where the memory of weak directions in the ice cover is stored. The model computes ice motion, ice deformation and the associated dynamic ice production without the need of a full two dimensional computation. The ice dynamics is based on a viscous-plastic approach in a marginal ice zone with both compressive and shear stresses. The method is very com...

CLIMATE CHANGE: GLOBAL RISKS, CHALLENGES AND DECISIONS 10–12 March 2009, Copenhagen, Denmark

Adaptive Governance Blog

Wulff, F., Humborg, C., Rodriguez Medina, M., Mörth, C.M. Savchuk, O., Sokolov, A.. (2009). Revision of the country allocation of nutrient reductions in the Baltic Sea. Hydrological adjusted riverine loads and atmospheric loads from different countries. Stockholm: Baltic Nest Institute.

BalticSea2020. "Best practices” in fisheries management. Stockholm: Stockholm Resilience Centre, Baltic Nest Institute and Baltic Sea 2020 foundation; 2009

Publication review - Centralized decision-making must be replaced by regional stakeholder management in order to adapt to regional ecosystem conditions. This is one of the key findings from studies of successful fisheries management in Norway, Canada and the US. The report from the studies has been produced by centre partner Baltic Nest together with Baltic Sea 2020 and will be presented during the Brussels-based conference ...