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An example of centre policy impact: In 2012, centre researcher Thomas Elmqvist (left) presented the world's first assessment of urban biodiversity Read more about it here. Photo: UN CBD COP11
Impact stories
Here you will find several examples of practice and policy areas where the centre has wielded influence
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Nobel Laureate Symposium on Global Sustainability
When the Stockholm Resilience Centre (SRC) was launched in 2007, one of its ambitions was to become a reference point and convener for high-level talks on sustainable governance. In May 2011, it did just that
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UN Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner
In March 2017, Stockholm Resilience Centre contributed to the first ever UN report on the relationships between human rights and biodiversity
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Interactions on EU level
Since 2014, the centre has been increasingly engaged with EU-affiliated organisations such as the EU Commission and other governmental and non-governmental organisations
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The Arctic Resilience Report
In 2016, an international team of researchers under the auspices of the Arctic Council, launched the Arctic Resilience Report. The report was the culmination of a five-year scientific effort to better understand the nature of Arctic change, including critical tipping points
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Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)
The centre has been deeply involved in the ongoing discussions to establish IPBES, an initiative led by the United Nations Environment Programme and a complementary process to the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment follow-up and implementation strategies
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High-level engagement with “keystone actors” in the seafood industry
The centre has since 2012 worked on identifying the largest corporations in the global seafood industry
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The planetary boundaries framework
The planetary boundaries framework is not only one of the most significant research concepts developed by the centre, it is also one of the most influential to come out from global sustainability science overall
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Fostering trust to deal with divergent perspectives
How an informal dialogue in Quito lead to crucial progress on steps to scale up the financing of biodiversity conservation
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Connecting and improving collaboration between different knowledge systems
Indigenous peoples and local communities recognised in new platform to curb biodiversity loss.
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Introducing the UN Rio+20 conference
Centre co-directs video that opens the 2012 historic conference on sustainable development
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The world's first analysis on cities and biodiversity
The world's first analysis on how urban growth impacts biodiversity, health and ecosystems
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Designing a modern university campus
How to incorporate ecosystem services and resilience thinking into university campus design
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Incorporating ecosystem services into urban planning
Centre researchers have helped to introduce and integrate the concept of ecosystem services (ES) into Stockholm's regional planning
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Providing input on biodiversity to Europe's Environment Ministers
Centre research fed directly into European Ministry statement on biodiversity and governance, the 2009 "Strömstad Consensus"
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Reforming European Common Fisheries policy
Centre research into best practices of fisheries management around the world has contributed to the reformation of the European Common Fisheries Policy
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UN High-level Panel on Global Sustainability
Centre crucial to knowledge building among world leaders and heads of industry
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Improving governance of ecosystems and biodiversity in Colombia
Centre research on environmental governance has had a distinct impact on Colombian policy
LATEST NEWS
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Research news | 2018-10-18
Not so smart after all…?
Popular concept for building sustainable cities stands on fragile scientific grounds
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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
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Research news | 2018-10-17
A smarter scenario
Club of Rome report states that inequality reduction and new economic models are necessary for long-term economic and planetary stability
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Research news | 2018-10-10
Feeding 10 billion people by 2050 within planetary limits may be achievable
But it requires a global shift towards healthy and more plant-based diets, halving food loss and waste, say researchers
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Research news | 2018-10-10
Perspectives on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 1.5C report
Resilience framework is central to the new report, with strong linkages to centre research
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Educational news | 2018-10-09
Former centre Master’s student wins Swedish award for best Master's science theses in the marine sciences
Vera Telemo awarded the 2018 Dyrssen award for her M.Sc. thesis “Discarding the Landing Obligation? Swedish Fishers’ Commitment to the EU Discard Ban”
Stockholm Resilience Centre is a collaboration between Stockholm University and the Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
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