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Advancing science for a liveable planet
Exploring boundaries, traps and AI in the age of humans
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Discovering threats and opportunities for the future of the oceans
Uncovering blue, green and just pathways for sustainable food systems
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Understanding change, diversity and emergence
Exploring diverse trajectories of social-ecological resilience towards sustainable futures
Understanding tipping points in a changing and connected world
Analysing resilience thinking for navigating change, crisis and conflicts
Researching human-nature relations for positive futures in the biosphere
Boundaries, traps and tipping points in the age of humans
Navigating polarisation and backlash
Diverse approaches to transformation for sustainable and resilient futures
Methodologies for resilience and sustainability science
We invest significantly in creating a culture of collaboration. This is time consuming, but fundamental for generating new scientific insights
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
Read more about what resilience is and how it can be applied
Why we have to stop considering nature and the environment as something separate from society
Nine planetary boundaries within which humanity can continue to develop and thrive for generations to come
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Research story | 2026-04-15
For more than seventy years, the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) has symbolized division. Yet it has also become an unintended sanctuary for biodiversity — a rare landscape where ecosystems have regenerated in the absence of intensive human pressure.
Research in short | 2026-04-08
In Malawi’s Mzimba district, woodland ecosystems are essential for biodiversity, people, and culture. Participatory visioning can help negotiate multiple perspectives about what the woodland is – and what it should be.
Research story | 2026-04-07
Wildfires are becoming more frequent and are ravaging new parts of the world due to global warming. A new study combined 13 climate models to show that this change is increasing the vulnerability of thousands of plants, animals and funghi.
Research story | 2026-03-31
Conflict and turmoil are seemingly rife in the ocean. Choked shipping lanes . Sabotaged seabed cables and pipelines . Migrants risking dangerous sea passages . Collapsed fish populations . Coastlines washed away by a changing climate.
A new study explores what it takes to build meaningful art-science collaborations. Drawing on a collaborative process between researchers and composers at the Baltic Sea Festival, it offers practical guidance for designing processes that foster dialogue, learning and trust.
Research story | 2026-03-26
In a normal year, Sweden’s food production corresponds to about 150–200 percent of the population’s caloric energy needs and 200–250 percent of protein needs. This is the result of a new report from PLATE, a Centre-hosted research programme for resilient meals.
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New generative AI tools are rapidly changing the speed and the way misinformation about climate change and sustainability issues moves around the world.
Businesses and investors can play a key role in addressing the climate and nature crisis.
Stockholm Resilience Centre is a collaboration between Stockholm University and the Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
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