Stockholm Resilience Centre
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Stockholm Resilience Centre explores how people and nature can live and develop on a planet under pressure.
We’re looking for a new postdoc to join our team!
The postdoc will contribute to a project developing new ways to address the interconnected challenges of biodiversity loss, pollution, and climate change, with a focus on multispecies assemblages.
Apply by 1 March 2026: buff.ly/8nQkt2h
The postdoc will contribute to a project developing new ways to address the interconnected challenges of biodiversity loss, pollution, and climate change, with a focus on multispecies assemblages.
Apply by 1 March 2026: buff.ly/8nQkt2h
February 13, 2026 at 1:30 PM
We’re looking for a new postdoc to join our team!
The postdoc will contribute to a project developing new ways to address the interconnected challenges of biodiversity loss, pollution, and climate change, with a focus on multispecies assemblages.
Apply by 1 March 2026: buff.ly/8nQkt2h
The postdoc will contribute to a project developing new ways to address the interconnected challenges of biodiversity loss, pollution, and climate change, with a focus on multispecies assemblages.
Apply by 1 March 2026: buff.ly/8nQkt2h
Aquaculture supports global nutrition but can undermine it in some countries.
New research led by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health examines aquaculture’s nutritional benefits and how they are distributed.
Learn more: buff.ly/XOPvuzl
New research led by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health examines aquaculture’s nutritional benefits and how they are distributed.
Learn more: buff.ly/XOPvuzl
February 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Aquaculture supports global nutrition but can undermine it in some countries.
New research led by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health examines aquaculture’s nutritional benefits and how they are distributed.
Learn more: buff.ly/XOPvuzl
New research led by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health examines aquaculture’s nutritional benefits and how they are distributed.
Learn more: buff.ly/XOPvuzl
Businesses must transform or go under, IPBES warns in new report.
It is time to redirect economic development so that it sustains rather than undermines the nature it depends on, the authors argue.
Learn more on our website: buff.ly/fBTwYhc
It is time to redirect economic development so that it sustains rather than undermines the nature it depends on, the authors argue.
Learn more on our website: buff.ly/fBTwYhc
February 9, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Businesses must transform or go under, IPBES warns in new report.
It is time to redirect economic development so that it sustains rather than undermines the nature it depends on, the authors argue.
Learn more on our website: buff.ly/fBTwYhc
It is time to redirect economic development so that it sustains rather than undermines the nature it depends on, the authors argue.
Learn more on our website: buff.ly/fBTwYhc
New paper inspiring hope for coral reefs!
As warm-water reefs approach climate tipping points, a new study challenges the idea it’s too late to act, presenting three hopeful futures: Reeftopia, Project Reefoir, and The Bay Revolution.
Learn more: buff.ly/KimjiMa
As warm-water reefs approach climate tipping points, a new study challenges the idea it’s too late to act, presenting three hopeful futures: Reeftopia, Project Reefoir, and The Bay Revolution.
Learn more: buff.ly/KimjiMa
February 4, 2026 at 7:23 AM
New paper inspiring hope for coral reefs!
As warm-water reefs approach climate tipping points, a new study challenges the idea it’s too late to act, presenting three hopeful futures: Reeftopia, Project Reefoir, and The Bay Revolution.
Learn more: buff.ly/KimjiMa
As warm-water reefs approach climate tipping points, a new study challenges the idea it’s too late to act, presenting three hopeful futures: Reeftopia, Project Reefoir, and The Bay Revolution.
Learn more: buff.ly/KimjiMa
On Friday 30 January 2026, our friend and long-time colleague Uno Svedin sadly passed away.
Uno was a pioneer in building transdisciplinary science since the 1980s and has been an extremely active and appreciated part of the Centre for many years.
Uno was a pioneer in building transdisciplinary science since the 1980s and has been an extremely active and appreciated part of the Centre for many years.
February 2, 2026 at 12:15 PM
On Friday 30 January 2026, our friend and long-time colleague Uno Svedin sadly passed away.
Uno was a pioneer in building transdisciplinary science since the 1980s and has been an extremely active and appreciated part of the Centre for many years.
Uno was a pioneer in building transdisciplinary science since the 1980s and has been an extremely active and appreciated part of the Centre for many years.
Use ’Polycrisis’ - but with care ⚠️
The emerging concept of ‘polycrisis’ can be instrumental for decision-making and transformations. But it should be used with clarity and care.
That's the key insight of a recent paper that looked at interpretations of the term 'polycrisis'.
The emerging concept of ‘polycrisis’ can be instrumental for decision-making and transformations. But it should be used with clarity and care.
That's the key insight of a recent paper that looked at interpretations of the term 'polycrisis'.
January 30, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Use ’Polycrisis’ - but with care ⚠️
The emerging concept of ‘polycrisis’ can be instrumental for decision-making and transformations. But it should be used with clarity and care.
That's the key insight of a recent paper that looked at interpretations of the term 'polycrisis'.
The emerging concept of ‘polycrisis’ can be instrumental for decision-making and transformations. But it should be used with clarity and care.
That's the key insight of a recent paper that looked at interpretations of the term 'polycrisis'.
Stockholm University has launched a new interdisciplinary marine research network that brings together researchers across natural sciences, social sciences, law & humanities to spark new ideas and advance marine knowledge.
👉 Read more: buff.ly/Whgx018
👉 Read more: buff.ly/Whgx018
January 28, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Stockholm University has launched a new interdisciplinary marine research network that brings together researchers across natural sciences, social sciences, law & humanities to spark new ideas and advance marine knowledge.
👉 Read more: buff.ly/Whgx018
👉 Read more: buff.ly/Whgx018
Polycrisis – just a new buzzword at Davos?
The concept of polycrisis can be a helpful tool, but it should be used with clarity and care. That's the main message of a new study with 50 top experts published ahead of World Economic Forum in Davos.
Explore the study on our website: buff.ly/lLv0CMN
The concept of polycrisis can be a helpful tool, but it should be used with clarity and care. That's the main message of a new study with 50 top experts published ahead of World Economic Forum in Davos.
Explore the study on our website: buff.ly/lLv0CMN
January 21, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Polycrisis – just a new buzzword at Davos?
The concept of polycrisis can be a helpful tool, but it should be used with clarity and care. That's the main message of a new study with 50 top experts published ahead of World Economic Forum in Davos.
Explore the study on our website: buff.ly/lLv0CMN
The concept of polycrisis can be a helpful tool, but it should be used with clarity and care. That's the main message of a new study with 50 top experts published ahead of World Economic Forum in Davos.
Explore the study on our website: buff.ly/lLv0CMN
“Sustainability scientists and environmentalists must defend academic freedom.”
This is the call from Centre professor Thomas Elmqvist and fellow researchers in a recent commentary published in Nature Sustainability.
Learn more about the study here: buff.ly/fKpd3yj
This is the call from Centre professor Thomas Elmqvist and fellow researchers in a recent commentary published in Nature Sustainability.
Learn more about the study here: buff.ly/fKpd3yj
January 20, 2026 at 11:51 AM
“Sustainability scientists and environmentalists must defend academic freedom.”
This is the call from Centre professor Thomas Elmqvist and fellow researchers in a recent commentary published in Nature Sustainability.
Learn more about the study here: buff.ly/fKpd3yj
This is the call from Centre professor Thomas Elmqvist and fellow researchers in a recent commentary published in Nature Sustainability.
Learn more about the study here: buff.ly/fKpd3yj
Take the chance to apply for one of our PhD positions!
We're looking for four new PhD students to join projects exploring a wide range of topics – from critical cryosphere functions for Earth’s resilience to the role of gastronomy in creating resilient meals.
Apply by 25 Jan 2026: buff.ly/WYJOIHG
We're looking for four new PhD students to join projects exploring a wide range of topics – from critical cryosphere functions for Earth’s resilience to the role of gastronomy in creating resilient meals.
Apply by 25 Jan 2026: buff.ly/WYJOIHG
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January 19, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Take the chance to apply for one of our PhD positions!
We're looking for four new PhD students to join projects exploring a wide range of topics – from critical cryosphere functions for Earth’s resilience to the role of gastronomy in creating resilient meals.
Apply by 25 Jan 2026: buff.ly/WYJOIHG
We're looking for four new PhD students to join projects exploring a wide range of topics – from critical cryosphere functions for Earth’s resilience to the role of gastronomy in creating resilient meals.
Apply by 25 Jan 2026: buff.ly/WYJOIHG
🌍 Research that resonates.
The EAT-Lancet Commission on healthy, sustainable and just food systems — a major global research effort involving the Centre — has been highlighted by Carbon Brief as one of the most widely covered climate science papers in the media in 2025.
The EAT-Lancet Commission on healthy, sustainable and just food systems — a major global research effort involving the Centre — has been highlighted by Carbon Brief as one of the most widely covered climate science papers in the media in 2025.
January 16, 2026 at 3:12 PM
🌍 Research that resonates.
The EAT-Lancet Commission on healthy, sustainable and just food systems — a major global research effort involving the Centre — has been highlighted by Carbon Brief as one of the most widely covered climate science papers in the media in 2025.
The EAT-Lancet Commission on healthy, sustainable and just food systems — a major global research effort involving the Centre — has been highlighted by Carbon Brief as one of the most widely covered climate science papers in the media in 2025.
❄️ New Year in Antarctica
While most of us enjoyed a winter break among families and friends, Centre researcher Susa Niiranen spent the holidays and New Year’s Eve on the expedition vessel Polarstern in Antarctica.
While most of us enjoyed a winter break among families and friends, Centre researcher Susa Niiranen spent the holidays and New Year’s Eve on the expedition vessel Polarstern in Antarctica.
January 9, 2026 at 8:01 AM
❄️ New Year in Antarctica
While most of us enjoyed a winter break among families and friends, Centre researcher Susa Niiranen spent the holidays and New Year’s Eve on the expedition vessel Polarstern in Antarctica.
While most of us enjoyed a winter break among families and friends, Centre researcher Susa Niiranen spent the holidays and New Year’s Eve on the expedition vessel Polarstern in Antarctica.
Join us next week for the Nordic launch of Reboot Development: The Economics of a Livable Planet. Be part of a discussion on how to create sustainable economies in line with global environmental goals.
🗓 12 Jan 2026 | 🕜 13.30–15.00 CET
💻 Register: buff.ly/qRwUNoL
🗓 12 Jan 2026 | 🕜 13.30–15.00 CET
💻 Register: buff.ly/qRwUNoL
January 8, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Join us next week for the Nordic launch of Reboot Development: The Economics of a Livable Planet. Be part of a discussion on how to create sustainable economies in line with global environmental goals.
🗓 12 Jan 2026 | 🕜 13.30–15.00 CET
💻 Register: buff.ly/qRwUNoL
🗓 12 Jan 2026 | 🕜 13.30–15.00 CET
💻 Register: buff.ly/qRwUNoL
We’re recruiting 4 PhD candidates!
Research topics include cryosphere and Earth resilience, debt and agricultural transformation, the economic impacts of climate policies, and gastronomy for resilient meals.
Learn more and apply by 25 Jan 2026: buff.ly/Jz5r15U
Research topics include cryosphere and Earth resilience, debt and agricultural transformation, the economic impacts of climate policies, and gastronomy for resilient meals.
Learn more and apply by 25 Jan 2026: buff.ly/Jz5r15U
January 7, 2026 at 12:00 PM
We’re recruiting 4 PhD candidates!
Research topics include cryosphere and Earth resilience, debt and agricultural transformation, the economic impacts of climate policies, and gastronomy for resilient meals.
Learn more and apply by 25 Jan 2026: buff.ly/Jz5r15U
Research topics include cryosphere and Earth resilience, debt and agricultural transformation, the economic impacts of climate policies, and gastronomy for resilient meals.
Learn more and apply by 25 Jan 2026: buff.ly/Jz5r15U
From all of us, to all of you – the Centre's staff and students wish you happy resilient holidays! ✨
December 22, 2025 at 8:00 AM
From all of us, to all of you – the Centre's staff and students wish you happy resilient holidays! ✨
Is regenerative the new sustainable?
A new paper by Centre founder Carl Folke and colleagues explores how the emerging concept of regeneration compares with resilience thinking. Could bringing the two together hold the key to shaping more sustainable futures?
Learn more: buff.ly/kgZ1Kdk
A new paper by Centre founder Carl Folke and colleagues explores how the emerging concept of regeneration compares with resilience thinking. Could bringing the two together hold the key to shaping more sustainable futures?
Learn more: buff.ly/kgZ1Kdk
December 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Is regenerative the new sustainable?
A new paper by Centre founder Carl Folke and colleagues explores how the emerging concept of regeneration compares with resilience thinking. Could bringing the two together hold the key to shaping more sustainable futures?
Learn more: buff.ly/kgZ1Kdk
A new paper by Centre founder Carl Folke and colleagues explores how the emerging concept of regeneration compares with resilience thinking. Could bringing the two together hold the key to shaping more sustainable futures?
Learn more: buff.ly/kgZ1Kdk
A new study explores human-nature connections through personal stories from farmers, foresters, conservationists and visitors. Findings show that these relationships are highly important in protected areas where human activities shape landscapes and biodiversity.
Learn more: buff.ly/460UwFs
Learn more: buff.ly/460UwFs
December 19, 2025 at 9:02 AM
A new study explores human-nature connections through personal stories from farmers, foresters, conservationists and visitors. Findings show that these relationships are highly important in protected areas where human activities shape landscapes and biodiversity.
Learn more: buff.ly/460UwFs
Learn more: buff.ly/460UwFs
Our researchers have secured a grant from two Wallenberg Foundations for research on resilient forest management, as well as seven grants from the recent Biodiversa+ call on transformative change for biodiversity. Big congratulations to everyone involved!
Read more on our website: buff.ly/oYw7A9i
Read more on our website: buff.ly/oYw7A9i
December 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Our researchers have secured a grant from two Wallenberg Foundations for research on resilient forest management, as well as seven grants from the recent Biodiversa+ call on transformative change for biodiversity. Big congratulations to everyone involved!
Read more on our website: buff.ly/oYw7A9i
Read more on our website: buff.ly/oYw7A9i
Join us for the Nordic launch of Reboot Development: The Economics of a Livable Planet. Be part of a discussion on how to create sustainable economies in line with global environmental goals.
🗓 12 Jan 2026 | 🕜 13.30–15.00 CET
💻 Register: buff.ly/qRwUNoL
🗓 12 Jan 2026 | 🕜 13.30–15.00 CET
💻 Register: buff.ly/qRwUNoL
December 16, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Join us for the Nordic launch of Reboot Development: The Economics of a Livable Planet. Be part of a discussion on how to create sustainable economies in line with global environmental goals.
🗓 12 Jan 2026 | 🕜 13.30–15.00 CET
💻 Register: buff.ly/qRwUNoL
🗓 12 Jan 2026 | 🕜 13.30–15.00 CET
💻 Register: buff.ly/qRwUNoL
“I’m super excited!” - Susa Niiranen, Centre researcher.
Susa Niiranen is joining a team of nearly 40 scientists on a major expedition to monitor one of the most remote marine ecosystems on the planet.
The region has so far remained largely insulated from rapid climate change effects.
Susa Niiranen is joining a team of nearly 40 scientists on a major expedition to monitor one of the most remote marine ecosystems on the planet.
The region has so far remained largely insulated from rapid climate change effects.
December 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
“I’m super excited!” - Susa Niiranen, Centre researcher.
Susa Niiranen is joining a team of nearly 40 scientists on a major expedition to monitor one of the most remote marine ecosystems on the planet.
The region has so far remained largely insulated from rapid climate change effects.
Susa Niiranen is joining a team of nearly 40 scientists on a major expedition to monitor one of the most remote marine ecosystems on the planet.
The region has so far remained largely insulated from rapid climate change effects.
Repainting the climate justice canvas: how the world’s highest courts are leading the way.
Join us for a lecture with Christina Voigt, Professor of Law at the Universitetet i Oslo and a renowned expert in international environmental law.
🗓 16 Dec 2025
⏰ 16.00–17.30 CET
Learn more: buff.ly/rC7AxUX
Join us for a lecture with Christina Voigt, Professor of Law at the Universitetet i Oslo and a renowned expert in international environmental law.
🗓 16 Dec 2025
⏰ 16.00–17.30 CET
Learn more: buff.ly/rC7AxUX
December 12, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Repainting the climate justice canvas: how the world’s highest courts are leading the way.
Join us for a lecture with Christina Voigt, Professor of Law at the Universitetet i Oslo and a renowned expert in international environmental law.
🗓 16 Dec 2025
⏰ 16.00–17.30 CET
Learn more: buff.ly/rC7AxUX
Join us for a lecture with Christina Voigt, Professor of Law at the Universitetet i Oslo and a renowned expert in international environmental law.
🗓 16 Dec 2025
⏰ 16.00–17.30 CET
Learn more: buff.ly/rC7AxUX
A unique study of biodiversity in sub-Saharan Africa, in Nature, shows that the region has lost 24% of its biodiversity, and that over 80% of the remaining wild plants and animals live outside protected areas, meaning we have to re-think conservation in Africa.
Fig: Nature
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Fig: Nature
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December 10, 2025 at 7:14 AM
A unique study of biodiversity in sub-Saharan Africa, in Nature, shows that the region has lost 24% of its biodiversity, and that over 80% of the remaining wild plants and animals live outside protected areas, meaning we have to re-think conservation in Africa.
Fig: Nature
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Fig: Nature
buff.ly/l8g5vs2
What does it mean to live in a world where humans dominate and reshape Earth on a planetary scale?
This was the central theme of The Anthropocene Paradigm Shift, a one-day symposium highlighting the 25th anniversary of the Anthropocene concept.
Learn more: buff.ly/pv1SuE9
This was the central theme of The Anthropocene Paradigm Shift, a one-day symposium highlighting the 25th anniversary of the Anthropocene concept.
Learn more: buff.ly/pv1SuE9
December 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
What does it mean to live in a world where humans dominate and reshape Earth on a planetary scale?
This was the central theme of The Anthropocene Paradigm Shift, a one-day symposium highlighting the 25th anniversary of the Anthropocene concept.
Learn more: buff.ly/pv1SuE9
This was the central theme of The Anthropocene Paradigm Shift, a one-day symposium highlighting the 25th anniversary of the Anthropocene concept.
Learn more: buff.ly/pv1SuE9
❄️ “Food for White Winters” hits the slopes at the Åre World Cup! We’re teaming up with athletes, scientists, and chefs to explore how show food can help skiers perform at their best while also taking better care of the planet. Learn more: buff.ly/lDuFhZE
December 3, 2025 at 2:42 PM
❄️ “Food for White Winters” hits the slopes at the Åre World Cup! We’re teaming up with athletes, scientists, and chefs to explore how show food can help skiers perform at their best while also taking better care of the planet. Learn more: buff.ly/lDuFhZE
Forbes: Resilience builds long-term business value.
Our new Resilience Science Must Knows report is featured in Forbes. The report distils 40 years of resilience research into 9 key insights, defining resilience as “the ability to live and develop with change and crises.” Read here: buff.ly/tch9sGp
Our new Resilience Science Must Knows report is featured in Forbes. The report distils 40 years of resilience research into 9 key insights, defining resilience as “the ability to live and develop with change and crises.” Read here: buff.ly/tch9sGp
December 2, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Forbes: Resilience builds long-term business value.
Our new Resilience Science Must Knows report is featured in Forbes. The report distils 40 years of resilience research into 9 key insights, defining resilience as “the ability to live and develop with change and crises.” Read here: buff.ly/tch9sGp
Our new Resilience Science Must Knows report is featured in Forbes. The report distils 40 years of resilience research into 9 key insights, defining resilience as “the ability to live and develop with change and crises.” Read here: buff.ly/tch9sGp