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18.09.2023

New Earth System Impact tool developed

To truly understand and mitigate the environmental impact of corporate activities, it is essential to look beyond carbon emissions alone. The...

Publication

26.04.2023

GEDB Annual Report 2022

News

02.03.2023

Vacancies: Postdoc positions

We seek two new postdocs to the project "Dynamics of interconnected crises in the global economy and the environment".

Publication

07.11.2022

The role of novel entities in sustainable development

Synthetic fertilisers, pesticides, and more recently genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are cornerstones of today’s global food security paradigm....

News

06.10.2022

Vacancies: Postdoc positions

The GEDB programme is announcing a precall for up to two postdoctoral positions on "Dynamics of interconnected crises in the global economy...

Publication

28.04.2022

GEDB Annual Report 2021

Publication

28.03.2022

Getting law to work for the water-cycle

Humans have changed the global water cycle but governmental bodies designed to govern water struggle to keep up. A new legal perspective may...

Publication

26.01.2022

Risk assessments for a complex future

With the new geological era, the Anthropocene, in which humans are the key driving force reshaping earth system processes, follows new type of...

News

18.01.2022

Blue food vs read meet

News

12.01.2022

Receives 1,5 million euro to study new problem species

GEDB Deputy Executive Director Peter Søgaard Jørgensen receives a European Research Council (ERC) starting grant. The grant consists of 1,5 million...

Publication

28.12.2021

New metric to track environmental impacts

A new metric can help investors, companies, cities, and governments track their environmental impacts beyond greenhouse gas emissions, by assessing...

News

25.10.2021

New professor in sustainability science

GEDB Executive director Beatrice Crona is appointed a newly established professorship in sustainability science with focus on sustainable food...

Publication

20.09.2021

Time for a bluefood revolution

An unprecedented review of the aquatic foods sector uncovers how fisheries and aquaculture can play a greater role in delivering healthy diets...

Activity

20.09.2021

Webinars: Biodiversity and finance

GEDB executive director Beatrice Crona, and researcher from partners Beijer Institute (Gustav Engström and Johan Gars) and Stockholm Resilience...

Publication

15.06.2021

Principles for a sounder Blue Economy

The rapid expansion of industrial activities in the ocean continues to outpace global regulatory efforts and to generate negative consequences...

News

11.06.2021

Sustainable Finance Lab launched

GEDB and Stockholm Resilience Centre are partners in new 47 SEK million center to promote sustainable finance. The Sustainable Finance Lab, was...

Publication

03.06.2021

Financial risk frameworks lack systemic view

The financial sector has great power to contribute to the rapid transformation needed for the world to deliver on the targets of the Paris Agreement...

Activity

18.05.2021

Dialogue: The food of the future

Challenges in climate and biodiversity put the question of our current food system at the forefront. To meet the challenges, food production...

Activity

05.05.2021

GEDB contributions to discussions on Sustainable Finance

News

30.04.2021

Vacancy: PhD student position

A PhD position is now open focusing on the linkages between the Sustainable Development Goals and Antimicrobial Resistance.

Activity

21.04.2021

Ensuring a thriving ocean economy for everyone

GEDB excecutive director Beatrice Crona was one of the speakers at this webinar on the rapidly developing scientific and policy attention associated...

Publication

31.03.2021

GEDB Annual Report 2020

News

03.03.2021

Vacancy: Research assistants

The Global Economic Dynamics and the Biosphere Program (GEDB) is hiring research assistants with a Bachelor’s, or Master’s Degree to help us...

News

11.09.2020

China and the future of global seafood

China faces serious challenges to meet its future seafood demand. What will China do to solve this problem and what might be global consequences...

News

22.06.2020

Ways to curb microbial resistance

News

03.04.2020

How we work during the Covid-19 pandemic

Due to the outbreak of the new coronavirus, Covid-19, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, where GEDB is hosted, is temporarily closed for...

Publication

31.03.2020

GEDB Annual report 2019

News

25.02.2020

Blue Food Assessment initiated

Researchers have launched a new scientific assessment that will look at the role of seafood in the global food system, as the world population...

News

25.11.2019

Transforming Society’s Food Choices

GEDB's and Stockholm Resilience Center's contribution to One Earth's Voices journal

Publication

14.11.2019

An altered planetary anatomy

In the Anthropocene humans have transformed much of the planet for their own wellbeing. However, that came at the cost of planet itself, since...

Publication

21.10.2019

Time for corporate biosphere stewardship

A small number of transnational corporations hold enough power to support or hamper a global transition to more sustainable future.

News

11.10.2019

Vacancy: Research assistants

The Global Economic Dynamics and the Biosphere Program (GEDB) is looking for 1–2 research assistants with a Bachelor’s, or Master’s Degree to...

News

11.10.2019

Beatrice Crona Comments on Wildfires in the Amazon

News

09.10.2019

Protection of marine resources and the role of new criteria for bank loans and stock exchanges listings

Banking on a better seafood industry

News

17.09.2019

GEDB Deputy Director Peter Søgaard Jørgensen interviewed for "The End of Antibiotics?" documentary movie

News

17.09.2019

Placing children at the centre of the SDGs

News

02.07.2019

Climatic Tipping Point – Why Investors Should Care

News

18.06.2019

Svenska banker investerar i skövlingen av Amazonas

Publication

02.06.2019

Scientists Should Disclose Origin in Marine Gene Patents

Activity

13.05.2019

Ecosperity Conversations with Temasek Holdings

News

06.05.2019

Vacancy: Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the Global Economic Dynamics and Biosphere Program

News

06.05.2019

Vacancy: Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the Global Economic Dynamics and Biosphere Program

News

23.04.2019

Vacancy: Post-Doctoral Fellowship to link financial investments to sources of aerosols in South Asia

Publication

11.04.2019

A diagnostic framework for equitable mariculture

A diagnostic framework for equitable mariculture development in the Western Indian Ocean.

News

21.03.2019

How the Finance Community Engages with Natural Capital

Activity

21.03.2019

Dialogue on International Day of Forests

Publication

21.03.2019

GEDB Annual Report for 2018

News

21.03.2019

GEDB Annual Report for 2018

News

05.03.2019

New course on 'Behavioural Envrionmental Economics'

Activity

15.01.2019

Svensk lansering av EAT Lancet-rapporten

News

15.01.2019

Svensk lansering av EAT Lancet-rapporten

Fredag 18 januari 2019, följ lanseringen via livesändning

News

04.01.2019

Research Assistant Position at GEDB

News

21.11.2018

Financial dimensions of climate 'wild cards'

Publication

14.11.2018

Planetary boundaries for antibiotic and pesticide resistance

Publication

08.11.2018

The role of 'Financial Giants' in climate stability

Publication

08.11.2018

Svenskt aktieägande i industrier som påverkar global klimatstabilitet

Publication

17.10.2018

Financial leadership for climate stability

Activity

12.09.2018

Report launch: Sleeping financial giants?

Publication

14.08.2018

Environmental effects of tax havens

Publication

18.06.2018

Cities miss out on climate fund investments

Publication

07.06.2018

Who owns ocean biodiversity?

Activity

07.05.2018

Massive open online course: Transforming Development

Publication

04.04.2018

Trump's disregard for climate change no surprise

Publication

03.04.2018

GEDB Annual Report for 2017

News

27.12.2017

Seminar video: The Global Ocean and the Future of Humanity

Activity

20.12.2017

China’s role in the global seafood future

News

19.12.2017

Building capacity to limit antibiotic resistance

Activity

29.11.2017

Sustainability, health and the role of the food industry

Publication

14.11.2017

Towards a pro-microbial state of mind

New science and popular science articles on the role of microbes for human health, the development and dangers of microbial resistance and how...

Activity

13.11.2017

Art: The People Behind The Financial System

The People Behind The Financial System is an artwork by They Are Here comprised of informal encounters between 20 individuals working in the...

Activity

08.11.2017

The Global Ocean and the Future of Humanity

Publication

30.10.2017

Eight ways to rewire food systems

A rethink on how we produce our food

News

16.10.2017

GEDB director new SIGHT Fellow for Global Health

Activity

25.09.2017

Sea food companies act for sustainability

Publication

19.09.2017

Governance challenges with automated trading

Publication

12.06.2017

Species are more diverse than we think

A diversity of fish species with different shapes and swimming skills is key to the resilience of coral reefs.

Activity

12.06.2017

Financial market effects on the Earth system - kick-off for new project.

Publication

04.04.2017

GEDB Annual Report for 2016

News

02.02.2017

New collaboration to tackle antibiotic resistance

Publication

30.01.2017

The value of pragmatism in natural resource management

Publication

26.01.2017

Shocks to fish production

New study looks at how shocks like political change, natural disasters, diseases and overfishing have affected capture fisheries and aquaculture...

News

17.01.2017

Seafood business commits to sustainability efforts

Science and seafood-industry dialogue further ocean stewardship

Publication

05.12.2016

Policy briefs on Ecosystem Based Management

News

02.12.2016

Grant to study how financial flows affect ecosystems and climate

Activity

29.11.2016

Video: Carlos Nobre on the fate of the Amazon

Publication

03.11.2016

Guiding coral reef futures

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

News

10.10.2016

Grant to investigate supply chain strategies for sustainable fisheries

Publication

22.09.2016

What influences demand for eco-labelled seafood?

Why consumers must become more familiarised with labels in order to boost consumption of responsible seafood produce.

Publication

08.09.2016

How to tackle antibiotic resistance

Researchers call for stronger coordinated action against overuse of antibiotics

News

06.09.2016

Sustainability screening to combat illegal fishing

Investors can help finance sustainable seafood by demanding transparency on fishing companies’ product ranges.

Activity

13.07.2016

Cooperation in coupled natural-­human systems: its emergence and importance

GEDB researcher James Watson speaks at ECMTB 2016 conference at University of Nottingham 13 July at 11.00 am.

News

25.05.2016

So can Sweden take the lead for sustainable seafood

Activity

12.05.2016

Insurance, finance and the biosphere

Summary of seminar 6 April, 2016.

Activity

12.05.2016

SERE seminar: Heterogeneous altruism and long-run discounting

Speaker: Antony Millner. Thursday 12 May 2016.

News

27.04.2016

Post-Doc position: Economics and Sustainability

Vacancy: Post-Doctoral Fellowship on Global Economic Dynamics and Environmental Sustainability. Closing date 31 May 2016.

Activity

20.04.2016

SERE seminar: Temperature and Human Performance

With Xiaojia Bao, Xiamen University, China. 20 April.

Activity

19.04.2016

The road ahead after COP21

Beatrice Crona talked at a seminar on climate, sustainability and transformation. Click to read summary (in Swedish).

News

04.04.2016

Stockholm environmental and resource economics (SERE) seminar series

New research on topics related to the environment and natural resources

News

30.03.2016

PhD position in Sustainability Science

Within the project “Putting Financial Systems to Work for Sustainability. Closing date 30 April.

Activity

22.03.2016

SERE seminar: The environmental and health impacts of transboundary air pollution

With Nicole S. Ngo, University of Oregon

Activity

15.03.2016

Workshop: land-use change and local food security

GEDB researcher Eny Buchary organised workshop in Indonesia as part of Indonesia – Sweden Excellence Seminar held 14 – 17 March 2016 in Yogyakarta,...

News

29.02.2016

Putting financial systems to work

A SEK 30 million grant for new research program.

Activity

23.02.2016

SERE seminar: The social cost of carbon with economic and climate risks

Activity

28.01.2016

Seminar: Up the Ante on Bioeconomic Submodels of Marine Foodwebs

Publication

26.01.2016

Syndromes of change for small-scale fisheries

How international seafood trade impacts small-scale fisheries

Activity

15.12.2015

Seminar: Natural capital accounting in the Anthropocene

News

10.12.2015

Funding to fight drug and pesticide resistance

A new GEDB project aims to solve the challenge posed by drug and pesticide resistance by understanding the social and ecological conditions that...

Publication

01.12.2015

GEDB Progress Report 2013-2015

Read about GEDB research and activities in the Progress Report covering May 2013 to August 2015

News

12.11.2015

Sciences and Humanities visualised

GEDB research featured in photo calendar.

Publication

12.10.2015

Marine resource exploitation can be contagious

Activity

28.09.2015

The Internet of the Seas

Publication

28.09.2015

Financial markets and ecological change

The hidden ecological effects of algorithmic trade and new financial instruments

News

26.08.2015

World’s first Fair Trade marine products from small scale fisheries

Publication

19.08.2015

Keystone actors shape marine ecosystems

News

21.07.2015

Grant to study links between the economy and the biosphere

Publication

02.07.2015

Rethinking natural Habitats - a Nature publication

Publication

23.06.2015

Missing signals from ecosystem to consumer

Publication

02.07.2014

Hawaiian reefs through the resilience lens