Research news | 2021-03-01

Connecting drylands to the SDGs

XPaths is a Formas-funded research project that explores the critical issues of co-designing inclusive pathways towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Research news | 2021-02-19

On “Patchwork Earth”, there is no one-size-fits-all road to sustainability

Three ways science and policy can incorporate more of the diversity and complexity of the world when thinking about the future

Research news | 2020-12-15

The 2020 Human Development report

Centre researchers contribute extensively to report which unpacks the relationships between people and the planet

Research news | 2020-10-23

Why goals for a sustainable future need to be woven together 

Tackling alarming decline in nature needs a ‘safety net’ of multiple, ambitious goals, say researchers

Research news | 2020-09-23

Centre receives funding boost from Swedish research council Formas

Three projects looking at ways to realise the Sustainable Development Goals receive almost SEK 60 million in funding

Research news | 2020-08-13

In the SDGs upcoming “decade of action”, biodiversity and ecosystem services remain chronically undervalued

New study suggests how to better capture the role of biodiversity for sustainable development

Research news | 2020-02-17

With business-as-usual, the 17 SDGs will not be achieved by 2030 or even 2050

Trying to reach the goals under current business-as-usual will come at a heavy price on the planetary boundaries

Research news | 2019-12-03

Want sustainability? Think synergy

A more coherent approach to policy planning for the Sustainable Development Goals will save precious economic resources and enhance progress on the goals

Research news | 2019-11-20

Local lessons for sustainable development

A study of local sustainability projects in Africa offers a new approach to understanding how grassroots projects address the SDGs

Research news | 2019-11-10

Fishing for long-term development

Foreign aid for fisheries is too often short-sighted and used as a geopolitical tool not aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals

Research news | 2019-09-13

Six transformations needed to reach the Sustainable Development Goals

Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals through six actionable steps

Research news | 2019-05-09

IPBES and the role of the SRC

The centre’s contribution to intergovernmental platform on biodiversity and ecosystem services

Research news | 2019-04-11

Agenda 2030 through the complexity lens

The UN Agenda 2030 is a step forward, but is still too fragmented, simplistic and linear in its design and monitoring

Research news | 2019-02-28

The sustainable future of African agriculture

Second dialogue on Africa’s contribution to reaching the UN Sustainable Development Goals focused on agriculture and food systems

Research news | 2019-02-16

Humans, nature and the SDGs

Centre partner in ambitious research to gain a deeper understanding of the relationship between humans and their environment in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

Research news | 2019-01-17

The EAT-Lancet report on how to transform the global food system

New Lancet report demonstrates why diet and food production must radically change to improve health and avoid potentially catastrophic damage to the planet

Research news | 2018-11-28

Reimagining development practice

The seventh in a series of seven "deep dives" looking into the connections between resilience and development

Research news | 2018-11-20

Why global perspectives matters for local development

The sixth in a series of seven "deep dives" looking into the connections between resilience and development

Research news | 2018-11-15

Our intertwined planet: New understandings for development

The fifth in a series of seven "deep dives" looking into the connections between resilience and development

Research news | 2018-11-08

The journey from theory to practice

The fourth in a series of seven "deep dives" looking into the connections between resilience and development

Research news | 2018-11-01

Transformation and rethinking development practice

The third in a series of seven "deep dives" looking into the connections between resilience and development

Research news | 2018-10-25

Taking action in a complex world

The second in a series of seven "deep dives" looking into the connections between resilience and development

Research news | 2018-10-17

The new context for development and why it matters

The first in a series of seven "deep dives" looking into the connections between resilience and development

Research news | 2018-07-10

Six transformations needed to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals

The World in 2050 initiative launches new report outlining synergies and benefits that render the goals achievable

Research news | 2018-06-26

Better to be safe than sorry?

Profit-maximizing approaches are most likely to produce outcomes that harm people or the environment. But it depends on the circumstances whether a sustainable or a safe approach is most suitable, new study argues

General news | 2018-03-23

Centre new host for Global Resilience Partnership secretariat

Takes over from KPMG in Nairobi, Kenya. Will act as a support to the entire partnership, including several big actors in the international development sector

Research news | 2018-03-05

How agriculture can contribute to meeting the Sustainable Development Goals

Ten key messages from the African Dialogue on The World In 2050

Research news | 2018-02-28

Banned persistent organic pollutants still a serious threat to health and development in northern Pakistan

How ongoing use of banned chemicals and extensive deforestation now haunts northern Pakistan, leaving population prone to serious health issues

Research news | 2018-01-29

Broadening the definition of a povery trap

Review study of poverty traps examines the concept’s use across disciplines, and how it is defined and applied in a rural context

Research news | 2017-12-19

Monitoring our way towards global sustainable development

How a minimum set of essential variables offer a more coordinated monitoring system to help progress towards global sustainable development

Research news | 2017-12-18

Why ecosystem services must be better accounted for to acheive the Sustainable Development Goals

Despite being essential for several of the Sustainable Development Goals the role of ecosystem services have largely been ignored

Research news | 2017-10-25

Pollution and poverty a deadly mix

Centre contributes to new Lancet report showing one in six of all deaths worldwide is caused by pollution

Research news | 2017-10-19

Eight ways to "rewire" the world's food system

The starting point for a rethink on how we produce our food

Research news | 2017-10-16

Benefits of investing in solar energy in Tanzania

How investments in solar energy go beyond access to electricity to positively affect people’s life expectancy and years of schooling

Research news | 2017-08-08

Scientists as change-makers

Centre scientists and CEO’s of world largest seafood companies form coalition to turn seafood industry more sustainable. New PNAS study highlights the importance and process of science-business partnerships

Research news | 2017-06-21

Ecosystem assessments overlook “distant, diffuse and delayed” impacts

Placed-based sustainability efforts often fail to recognise the risk of piling up the environmental pressure elsewhere

Research news | 2017-05-03

Breaking the cycle of poverty

Development aid must incorporate culture and nature better in efforts to push communities out of poverty, researchers argue

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

Research news | 2017-03-23

Curbing emissions with a new "carbon law"

New carbon roadmap offers pathway to halve emissions every decade, say researchers

Research news | 2017-03-02

GRAID: looking back on first year of full funding

Our ambitious programme to apply resilience thinking to the challenges of poverty alleviation, human well-being and the maintenance of planetary life-supporting systems is picking up pace

Research news | 2017-02-28

Contributions to Agenda 2030

How Stockholm Resilience Centre (SRC) contributed to the 2016 Swedish Agenda 2030 High Level Policy Forum report

Research news | 2017-02-21

Agricultural landscapes: resilience-based interventions can help achieve Sustainable Development Goals

The impacts and benefits of agricultural landscapes are more visible through a resilience framework , new study argues

Research news | 2017-01-09

Global sustainability, national responsibility

Study presents application of planetary boundaries framework at national decision-making scales

Research news | 2016-12-14

International seafood business commits to stronger sustainability efforts

“Keystone dialogue" between scientists and seafood-industry leaders creates breakthrough in ocean stewardship

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

Research news | 2016-11-17

A strategy for sustainability transition in Stockholm

The ARTS project launches a road map for scaling up local sustainability initiatives

Research news | 2016-11-02

How can coral reefs survive the Anthropocene?

How much more fishing, nutrient pollution and climate change can the world’s coral reefs endure?

Research news | 2016-10-17

A social-ecological legacy

An integrated perspective of humans-in-nature more important than ever for both science and development

Research news | 2016-09-01

Finding the right analysis tools is key for reaching SDGs

New study categorises key questions and evaluates what analysis tools to bet on in the race towards sustainability

Research news | 2016-06-14

How food connects all the SDGs

Johan Rockström and Pavan Sukhdev present new way of viewing the Sustainable Development Goals and how they are all linked to food

Research news | 2016-05-03

Report highlights outcomes from International Network of Mountain Indigenous Peoples (INMIP) second International Learning Exchange in Tajikistan

Indigenous mountain communities share biocultural adaptation experiences to climate change

Research news | 2016-03-23

The need to include crop water management in the Sustainable Development Goals

Improved water management could boost agricultural yields and halve global food gap by 2050

Research news | 2016-02-22

Guidance for Resilience in the Anthropocene: Investments for development

New Sida funded programme to strengthen connections between resilience thinking and development

Research news | 2015-03-19

Missing a great opportunity

Nature Commentary: Meeting global food needs requires increased rainwater harvesting in Africa

Research news | 2015-03-12

The World in 2050: Pathways towards a sustainable future

New initiative will help establish pathways to attain the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Research news | 2015-02-12

Global sustainability is everyone's business

Four ways to boost the effectiveness and implementation of the SDGs

Research news | 2014-10-31

Three keys to successful SDGs

Researchers identify conditions necessary for the SDGs to be effective in the Anthropocene

Research news | 2014-05-23

Development within Earth's limits

Why links between human wellbeing and the biosphere are central to formulation of the Sustainable Development Goals

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

Research news | 2013-05-31

UN General Assembly debate on sustainability: the need for transformation

Centre provides crucial input to UN General Assembly debate on sustainable development

Research news | 2013-03-27

Redefining sustainable development

Ending poverty and safeguarding Earth's life support system must be twin priorities

Research news | 2013-02-07

Pointers for policymakers

Centre recommendations on post-2015 global sustainability presented to Nordic environment ministers