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Research news | 2020-02-14
Experts identify the five most important risks to the planet
The new "Our Future On Earth" report provides risks analysis based on survey of 222 global sustainability experts, including centre researchers
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Research news | 2019-12-09
The invisible loss
Why urban growth causes more biodiversity loss outside of cities and why that is far more important in magnitude
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Research news | 2019-10-23
Being biocultural
Why biocultural diversity can contribute to both local and global sustainability
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Research news | 2019-05-09
Understanding IPBES
In this Q & A, centre researcher and IPBES fellow Jan Kuiper explains the essentials of the Intergovernmental science-policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
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Research news | 2019-05-09
IPBES and the role of the SRC
The centre’s contribution to intergovernmental platform on biodiversity and ecosystem services
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Research news | 2019-01-24
Biodiversity vs. poverty alleviation, or can we have both?
New study highlights an approach for balancing poverty alleviation and biodiversity conservation efforts
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Research news | 2018-12-19
Multi-actor dialogues can unlock international negotiations on development and sustainability
How Multi-Actor Dialogues can unlock stalled negotiations
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Research news | 2018-11-16
Cities risk swallowing extensive wildlife habitat by 2030
New report projects area of habitat larger than New Zealand could be lost to urbanization over next 20 years
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Research news | 2018-10-30
Nature’s steep decline
Centre contributes to new WWF report which reveals staggering extent of human impact on planet
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Research news | 2018-09-14
Time for a ‘Paris Agreement for nature’
The world needs a much more ambitious work plan to halt species loss and restore biodiversity. Here are three steps to get there
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Research news | 2018-06-14
How saving salamanders can help urban kids get closer to nature
Swedish school project shows how children saving salamanders grow a stronger connection to nature afterwards
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Research news | 2018-06-06
Racing to claim the biodiversity of the seas
Who owns ocean biodiversity? New study reveals how a single company has registered half of all existing patents associated with genes from marine species
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Research news | 2018-02-20
Investing in nature outweigh costs
New paper shows why investments to reverse biodiversity loss are economically beneficial
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Research news | 2017-08-03
A social-ecological balancing act
New study looks at ecological compensation, a novel legal and policy instrument, and how Sweden is using it to balance development and conservation of important biological and social areas
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Research news | 2017-04-28
Mapping the food system’s past, present and futures in Ethiopia
Million Belay combines research and policy work to understand an increasingly changing food system in Ethopia and advocate for a better food future
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Research news | 2017-04-06
Healthy ecosystems are crucial for the enjoyment of universal human rights
Resolution adopted by the UN Human Rights Council builds on first ever UN report addressing relationships between human rights and biodiversity
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Research news | 2017-03-30
Development for diversity
Jamila Haider’s research focuses on how to alleviate poverty without eroding biological and cultural diversity
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Research news | 2017-03-13
The connections between Amazon forest loss and extreme drought events
Researchers identify connections between extreme drought and self-amplified forest loss. Forest diversity reduces risk of such loss
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Research news | 2016-11-29
Many synergies and overlaps
New discussion paper demonstrates the links between the Aichi Biodiversity Targets and the Sustainable Development Goals
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Research news | 2016-11-29
Regreening the Sahel: the need to look at both social and ecological perspectives
Study explores what a greener Sahel means beyond just satellite images – a social-ecological explanation
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General news | 2016-11-01
A roundtable on rights to land, water and biodiversity
A celebration of King of Sweden’s 70th birthday with roundtable together with the Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm International Water Institute and World Wide Fund for Nature
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Research news | 2016-10-24
Sharing is caring, or...?
When is it useful to share information about the location of a prey and when is it not?
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Research news | 2016-10-06
Why protecting and using biodiversity is a human rights issue
Centre contributes to UN expert consultation on human rights and sustainable use of biodiversity
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Research news | 2016-04-28
Conflicting views on conserving large carnivores and protecting local livelihoods in Norway
Norway struggles to appease both environmentalists and farmers on carnivore protection and pastoral grazing
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Research news | 2016-03-23
Amateur photographs reveal population history of common guillemots
Unique collection of tourist photos shows that Baltic Sea common guillemots are at historically high levels today
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Research news | 2016-03-23
Can Twitter be used as a source of citizen science?
Biodiversity observations on Twitter can contribute to ecological monitoring
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Research news | 2016-03-23
The plants that regulate the rain
Why landscapes that regulate downwind rainfall are key producers of ecosystem services
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Research news | 2015-12-28
'Invasive aliens' fails to convey the complexity of environmental systems and change
'Invasive aliens' is catchy but fails to convey the complexity of environmental systems and change
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Research news | 2015-11-18
Rsearch shows that species’ roles shift in different environments
The value of biodiversity particularly high in poor environmental conditions
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Research news | 2014-11-28
Seabirds as food for thought
Centre PhD-thesis uses seabirds as indicators of changes in marine ecosystems
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Research news | 2014-10-31
Diversity in fishers' behaviour; a matter of style
Inefficient fisheries management can be effectivised by further classifying fishing practices and styles
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Research news | 2014-08-21
Farming aquatic animals for global food system resilience
Does aquaculture add resilience to the world’s food portfolio?
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Research news | 2014-06-16
House martins singing by the sea
Unusually large populations of the land-living bird found on island in the Baltic Sea
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Research news | 2014-03-05
Stepping stones for species' dispersal and range expansion
A model to guide practitioners in planning for landscape connectivity
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Research news | 2014-02-05
"Losing biodiversity erodes basis for sustainable development"
Clear message from side event to the UN Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals
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Research news | 2013-12-27
Earth's biodiversity key to achieving sustainability goals
Multi-stakeholder dialogue in Colombia on integration of resilience into Sustainable Development Goals
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Research news | 2013-12-10
Mangroves can provide protection against wind damage
Mangroves provide important protection from wind damage during storms
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Research news | 2013-11-28
Redefining biodiversity: integrating abundance and function
Specific species with specific functions more important than sheer number of species
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Research news | 2013-10-15
Improved awareness about the value of ecosystem services
Report on the value of ecosystem services handed over to Swedish government
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Research news | 2013-10-04
Rich biodiversity CAN exist in and around cities
How biodiversity conservation can greatly improve sustainable development
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Research news | 2013-10-04
An urbanizing planet
Hollywood actor Edward Norton fronts stunning new video on urbanization and biodiversity
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Research news | 2013-09-13
Farmers' interest in nature and biodiversity
Farmers' interest in nature contributes to higher levels of biodiversity
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Research news | 2013-09-11
Back from the brink
Shocks and natural variability can help restore coral cover on degraded reefs
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Research news | 2013-06-19
Strategies for urban and rural nature conservation
Establishment of protected areas based on threats instead of strategic plans for sustenance
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Research news | 2013-06-04
Effects of trade on coral reef fish
Market agents wield great influence over fishers' activities
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Research news | 2013-04-12
Sustainable forest logging
Smarter forest logging based on knowledge of habitat connectivity can curb biodiversity loss
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Research news | 2013-01-31
Borneo's last stand
Brent Loken on possible solutions for protecting Borneo's forests
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Research news | 2013-01-08
Tree species diversity and ecosystem services
Forestry and nature conservation can benefit from higher tree species diversity
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