Research

Our focus areas

Ocean

Contributing to a sustainable and equitable future for the ocean

Food

The prerequisites for and pathways to sustainable and resilient global food systems

Anthropocene

What it means when humans shape every aspect of the biosphere

Development

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Focus area

Complex adaptive systems

Understanding change, diversity and emergence

Stewardship & transformations

Exploring diverse trajectories of social-ecological resilience towards sustainable futures

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Focus area

Resilience & Development

Sustainable development for all in the Anthropocene

Complexities

Understanding change, diversity and emergence in social-ecological systems

Stewardship & transformations

Exploring diverse trajectories of social-ecological resilience towards sustainable futures

Our research focus and working methods

We invest significantly in creating a culture of collaboration. This is time consuming, but fundamental for generating new scientific insights

Publications and special issues

Carrying out high-quality research is the foundation of our work. This is reflected in our ability to regularly publish in leading and high-impact factor journals

Key concepts

What is resilience?

An introduction to a popular yet often misunderstood concept

Applying resilience

Seven principles for resilience in social-ecological systems

Reconnecting to the biosphere

Why we have to stop considering nature and the environment as something separate from society

Planetary boundaries

Nine planetary boundaries within which humanity can continue to develop and thrive for generations to come

Research news

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Our focus areas

Ocean

Food

Anthropocene

Development

Complex adaptive systems

Stewardship & transformations

Lorumipsum

Resilience & Development

Complexities

Stewardship & transformations

Research framework

Our research focus and working methods

Publications and special issues

Key concepts

What is resilience?

Applying resilience

Reconnecting to the biosphere

Planetary boundaries

Research news

More freshwater experts needed in the IPBES biodiversity panel

Centre researcher Juan Rocha elected into Young Academy of Sweden

Groundbreaking study quantifies safe and just Earth system boundaries

AI could create a perfect storm of climate misinformation

Financial actors and academia join forces to build back biodiversity

Maria Tengö appointed special professor at Wageningen University