Stockholm Resilience Centre

🌱 Want to help building a more sustainable, resilient, and competitive food system? Join PLATE – the Swedish Research Centre for Resilient Meals – as a PhD candidate! We’re hiring four PhD students to explore key areas of food system transformation. 🔬 Three positions are based at Stockholm Resilience Centre and focus on: 1️⃣ The role of civil society in driving fair climate transitions and fossil-free food systems 2️⃣ The power of gastronomy to inspire sustainable food system change 3️⃣ Designing behavioural interventions in everyday meal environments 🌾 One position is based at SLU – Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet, exploring how existing meals measure up in terms of resilience, sustainability, health, and robustness – with a special focus on biophysical modelling of Swedish agriculture under disruption. 📅 Learn more and apply by 22 April 2025: https://buff.ly/XSfuDAy

A new wave of citizen assemblies is taking shape in Sweden. On 4 April, Stockholm Resilience Centre brought together 15 researchers to exchange insights and explore the role of deliberative democracy in climate action. Cases from Sweden and Denmark were discussed, including over 25 climate assemblies in Denmark—most focused on sustainability. Key topics included the role of communication design, a growing database of Swedish cases, and the urgent need for local solutions. As these assemblies grow in number and significance, understanding their potential and limitations is becoming increasingly important for guiding the climate transition. Tatiana Sokolova, Södertörns högskola, Andrea Herrera, Pernilla Hagbert, Martin Karlsson, Örebro universitet, Magnus Adenskog, Lunds universitet, Simon Matti, Luleå tekniska universitet, Stephan Barthel, Stockholms universitet, Kungliga Tekniska högskolan, Tim Daw, Jan Lindblad, Klimatriksdagen, Aalborg Universitet, Eva Lövbrand, Linköpings universitet, Julia Jokiaho, SEI – Stockholm Environment Institute, Mads Ejsing, Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen, Molly Lundgren

🌍 Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 WIN WIN Gothenburg Sustainability Award – celebrating trailblazing leadership! 🏆 Uyunkar Domingo Peas from Ecuador receives 1 million SEK for uniting 30 Indigenous nations to protect 35 million hectares of Amazon rainforest — a historic alliance safeguarding one of Earth’s most vital ecosystems. 🌱 Juan Pierre, 20, from Mauritius, wins the Youth Award of 50,000 SEK for his inspiring leadership in climate action, bringing together youth and decision-makers to push for sustainable reforms in a country where the effects of climate change are deeply felt. 👏 Their courage and vision inspire hope for both people and planet. Learn more about this year’s laureates here: https://buff.ly/YKCGQnb

Meet some of Sweden’s top sustainability leaders 2025! On 4 April, Aktuell Hållbarhet unveiled its list of 101 leading sustainability changemakers. A huge congratulations to Åsa Persson, Chair of the Swedish Climate Policy Council and Head of Research at SEI – Stockholm Environment Institute, who topped the list at #1! We’re also proud to see several colleagues from Stockholm Resilience Centre featured: Beatrice Crona (#14), master’s student and Aurora spokesperson Ida Edling, associate professor Victor Galaz, and FAIRTRANS research leader Thomas Hahn. Find the full list here: https://buff.ly/nLwXHh0

For most of us, sand is just something that sticks to our feet at the beach. But in the global economy, sand mining is big business — and its effects on ecosystems and societies worldwide are often devastating, according to two recent studies by Centre researchers Kiran Pereira and Jean-Baptiste Jouffray. Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/dv_ftx-z

🌿 Investing in Nature for Human Prosperity 🌿 This week, we were honoured to host an inspiring seminar with Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, CEO and Chairperson of the Global Environment Facility. Rodríguez— widely recognised as a pioneer behind Costa Rica’s groundbreaking environmental reforms —shared compelling insights on how strategic investments can drive both ecological recovery and human prosperity. Drawing from Costa Rica’s success story, he highlighted three key elements that made the transformation possible: 1️⃣ Eliminating harmful policies that encouraged deforestation 2️⃣ Establishing strong, integrated governance over all natural resources 3️⃣ Implementing a carbon tax and a Payment for Environmental Services system to reward conservation Read the summary and watch the full seminar recording here: https://buff.ly/3Anutz7 Albert Norström, Earth Commission, Garry Peterson, Michele-Lee Moore, Ashanapuri Hertz, SwedBio, Laura MacInnis

We’re looking for three PhD candidates to join PLATE – the Swedish Research Centre for Resilient Meals! One position explores how civil society drives fair climate transitions and strengthens a fossil-free food system, another looks at gastronomy’s role in food system transformation, and the third focuses on behavioural interventions in meal environments. If you want to help build a more sustainable, resilient, and competitive food system, apply by 22 April 2025! Learn more: https://buff.ly/wdVNg9G Line Gordon, Elin Röös

“Swedish government, you are failing our children.” This is the message from Line Gordon, Elin Röös, Johan Rockström and other researchers in response to the new Swedish Food Strategy that was recently presented. While the new strategy provides important initiatives for preparedness, competitiveness and exports, it neglects the urgent need to reduce emissions from food and improve public health. The authors call on the government to: 1. Prioritize public health in food policy 2. Include climate action in preparedness 3. Involve more voices in decision-making Read the full debate article in Swedish Aftonbladet: https://buff.ly/X7h7avy Stockholms universitet, SLU - Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet, Martin Persson, Chalmers tekniska högskola, PIK - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Stefan Swartling Peterson, Karolinska Institutet, Makerere University, Peter Bergsten, Uppsala universitet

"Success comes from collaboration and pushing each other to be better and do better.” In a personal interview, world-leading sustainability researcher and Stockholm Resilience Centre co-founder Carl Folke reflects on the core values that shaped our research centre and continue to drive its success. “I think everyone here understands that sharing their best ideas benefits not just the individual but the entire community. While competition is common in academia, real breakthroughs happen when knowledge is shared and exchanged,” he says. This story is just one of many featured in our annual report, launching on 28 April—stay tuned for more insights and inspiration. Learn more: https://buff.ly/3kzkh1a

Trailblazing leadership for tackling global challenges! 🌍 We're excited to be part of the Gothenburg Sustainability Summit 2025, where leaders and changemakers from academia, business, politics, and civil society come together to drive real change. This year, our deputy director, Lisen Schultz, will take the stage as a keynote speaker, offering insights into resilient leadership and its role in building sustainable, future-proof businesses. 📅 Date: April 9, 2025 ⏰ Time: 08:30 – 16:30 CEST 📍 Location: Gothenburg University Auditorium 🔗 Learn more: https://buff.ly/cMod9t4 WIN WIN Gothenburg Sustainability Award, CSR Västsverige, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Louise Bringselius, Andra AP-fonden (AP2), Eva Halvarsson, Inner Development Goals, Linnéa Lind, Länsstyrelsen i Västra Götalands län, Sten Tolgfors, Viveca Reimers, Västra Götalandsregionen, Carl Heath, Sweco, Sandra Runsten, Annie Hohlfält, Alexandru Al-Qassam, Johan Holmén, Bling, Deqa Abukar, Icebug AB, David Ekelund, IKEA, Lars-Erik Fridolfsson.