Stockholm Resilience Centre

Destructive activities like mining, dredging, and heavy fishing remain legal in over 80% of the EU’s marine protected areas. The EU aims to protect 30% of its marine environments, but a new study shows that most protected areas offer minimal real protection. "We urgently need stronger regulations to truly safeguard marine biodiversity," says Centre researcher Anastasia Laznya. Learn more: https://buff.ly/3T5e24I

📢 Come join us today in a conversation about water security within just planetary boundaries at the World Water Week! 💦 (Free to join virtually!)

Work with top sustainability researchers! Join us as a PhD student and help shape the future of food systems and sustainability transformations. Tackle real-world challenges with interdisciplinary teams in Sweden and South Africa. Apply by 8 September, 2024. Learn more and apply now! https://lnkd.in/drvJJkmM Mistra Food Futures, Line Gordon, Martin Persson, Elin Röös, Therese Lindahl, Nanda Wijermans, Maja Schlüter, Tilman Hertz, Michele-Lee Moore

Check out this new TED talk by Johan Rockström! “We know that solving the planet crisis is not utopia, it’s not fantasy. We have the solutions for a secure stable future for humanity.” He runs you through the latest in climate science, tipping points, and why he is both nervous but also still hopeful about the current state of the planet. Watch it here: https://lnkd.in/d-vUQSAm

Excited to launch the new Biosphere Futures website at the 3rd Symposium of the Program on Ecosystem Change and Society (#PECS3)! 🚀 Imagining alternative futures is key to sustainable development. Biosphere Futures presents a global collection of social-ecological scenario studies. The database aims to be a key resource for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers, providing access to diverse scenarios that can guide sustainable development of the biosphere 🌍. 🔗 www.biospherefutures.net We invite scenario researchers and practitioners to be part of this global effort by uploading your case studies to the website 🌱. The accompanying paper, now published in Ecology & Society, delves into the development and purpose of this unique database, with an overview of the first 100 cases. Read the full paper here: https://lnkd.in/dW7ggmyF This collaborative initiative is led by the Stockholm Resilience Centre, Azote, Natural Capital Project and many other partners, and a fantastic crew including Garry Peterson, Liam Carpenter-Urquhart, Marta Berbes-Blazquez, Stephen Carpenter, Roy Remme, Robert Kautsky and more. #BiosphereFutures #Resilience #Sustainability #SocialEcologicalSystems #PECS3 #Scenarios

🎶🌍 Experts are urging artists like Taylor Swift to inspire their fans to protect our planet. At Way Out West in Gothenburg, 400 researchers, artists, and leaders joined the @Greentopia stage to tackle climate change. Johan Rockström kicked off the summit with alarming news: we have just five years to act. "The heating rate of the planet is accelerating; we need to take the planet to the doctor," he warned. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dtztgEBv

🚨 We’re looking for a new Postdoctoral Fellow! Join the ERC INFLUX project to research emerging pests and pathogens. Study their impact on social-ecological systems and governance for sustainable development. Learn more and apply by 5 September: https://buff.ly/3yHe23F

Marine biodiversity is crucial for developing new medicines and innovations. 🌊🔬 A new study in Nature Sustainability introduces a novel database that tracks how ocean life contributes to patents. “Our database can help foster a sustainable use of marine biodiversity,” says lead author and Centre researcher Erik Zhivkoplias. Learn more: https://buff.ly/4fIeRdn

Are you attending the #PECS-3 Pathways to Sustainability Conference in Montreal, Canada? Then join the seminar “Biodiversity conservation in sync with its surroundings”! In this session, members of RECONNECT and collaborators will discuss a novel take on situating and understanding biodiversity conservation efforts, especially protected areas, as embedded in their social-ecological context. Additionally, the symposium will address the role of fragmentation and connectivity in spatial and temporal dynamics. 🗓 When? Wednesday 14th August from 11:30 - 12:30 hrs ⏰ Where? PECS-3 Salon International II - 3rd floor Session code: S17 Add the event to your agenda here: https://lnkd.in/esrqqE2V Read more on our website: https://lnkd.in/gtRDeVU6 Welcome!

MEET THE RESEARCHERS 📖 🌍 IN GREENTOPIA GREENHOUSE The Stockholm Resilience Centre explores how people and nature can live and thrive on a planet under pressure. The Centre is a collaboration between Stockholm University and the Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. In Greentopia Greenhouse, you’ll have the opportunity to meet some of Sweden's leading climate researchers! Ask them anything you've been wondering about the planet's current state, what future we can expect, and how we can contribute to the transition to a world where everyone can have enough, forever. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dcDJtfiq Marcus Lundstedt Per Olsson Fredrik Moberg Andrew Merrie