Stockholm Resilience Centre

A must-read for policymakers 👇 Heat surges risk ecosystem collapse and threaten an unborn generation, 10 new climate insights reveal. Compiled by leading experts in social, natural, and climate sciences, the “10 New Insights in Climate Science” report reveals severe climate impacts threatening maternal health, vital carbon sinks, and intensifying El Niño effects. “This report confirms that the world faces planetary-scale challenges, from rising methane emissions to the vulnerability of critical infrastructure… Yet, with urgent, decisive action, we still can avoid unmanageable outcomes,” says Centre founder Johan Rockström. This report—developed by Future Earth, The Earth League, and the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)—delivers crucial guidance ahead of #COP29.

How is deforestation linked to zoonotic diseases? A new policy brief shows how deforestation caused by producing products like palm oil, maize, rice, sugarcane, and soybeans increases the risk of zoonotic diseases by disrupting ecosystems. The brief offers guidance to financial actors on reducing these risks by shifting investments, practicing active ownership, and adopting better sustainability practices. Learn more: https://buff.ly/40d7ENl The brief is co-authored by Centre researchers Victor Galaz and Bianca Voicu.

🌍 Join us online for an exciting seminar with Dr. Jane Lubchenco, University Distinguished Professor at Oregon State University and Deputy Director for Climate and Environment at the White House! 📅 Thursday 24 October 2024, 11:00-12:00 CEST 🔗 https://buff.ly/3AejhJd Jane, a leading marine ecologist and climate expert, will explore new ways to tackle climate change, biodiversity loss, and inequality. With her impressive experience, including leading the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and advising U.S. leaders, she’ll share how science can solve these challenges.

Our researchers are sending a powerful message to #COP16: It’s time to prioritise nature. The Planetary Boundary for biodiversity has been breached, pushing us beyond the safe zone for humanity. Our researchers, including Juan Carlos Rocha G., are attending the conference to help shape the Global Biodiversity Framework. "Finding ways to finance monitoring programs that truly deliver is crucial," stresses Juan Rocha. Read the full story here: https://buff.ly/3YhIvOK Thomas Elmqvist, Garry Peterson, Laura Pereira, Pernilla Malmer, Victor Galaz

Humanity faces three major challenges: climate change, biodiversity loss, and inequity. Join us for a Stockholm Seminar on 24 October, where the Honorable Jane Lubchenco will explore holistic approaches that integrate solutions for all three. 📆 Thursday, 24 October| 🕑 11:00-12:00 CEST | 📍Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm. Click here to learn more and register: https://buff.ly/3UB1DGL

Researchers have tested 40,000 combinations of factors to assess North Sea cod’s ability to support sustainable fisheries under various scenarios. The study found no single strategy fully resilient to all uncertainties. But they also found that considering trade-offs between stock conservation and profitability can help fisheries become future-proof. Read more here: https://buff.ly/4eQP2GX

🦀🧬 Marine organisms are a source of innovation. Their DNA is used in medicine and technology – but how is it valued? Former Centre MSc students Tilde Krusberg and Lova Schildt have looked at this in an article published in npj Ocean Sustainability. Learn more: https://buff.ly/3XRdktw

Before your seafood ends up on your table, a lot of it has travelled on a reefer - or fish taxi, as our researcher Frida Bengtsson calls them. Reefers are refrigerated cargo vessels that function as mobile ports for fishing vessels. They play a significant role in the seafood industry. Nearly a third of global tuna catch is transhipped annually. But reefers are also frequently described as weak links in the traceability of seafood. Now, new research by Frida Bengtsson and colleagues has identified the owners of all globally used reefers, the flags they use, and the fishing vessels they meet: "It's a major step for more transparency!" Learn more about the study and the importance of knowing who is involved in transshipment: https://lnkd.in/d5yYbm9P Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions Robert Blasiak Erik Zhivkoplias Henrik Österblom

How to design processes that enable new forms of collaboration? Wicked problems are best solved when different worldviews, ways of knowing and value systems are included. In a recent article, Centre researchers describe and evaluate the knowledge co-production process of a research project that addresses water governance issues on the Swedish island Öland. Their process could present cornerstones for addressing sustainability challenges in an inclusive and equitable way. Read more: https://buff.ly/4gZcrbg

The deep sea is a potential gold mine – so long as we don’t mine it. Check out this insightful article by Erik Zhivkoplias and Robert Blasiak in The Conversation! They run you through recent key developments when it comes to bioprospecting in the deep sea and the dangers of mining it. Read it here: https://buff.ly/4eAVGRT