The Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics

The Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics

The Beijer Institute is an international research institute under the auspices of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Core funding is provided by the Kjell and Märta Beijer Foundation.

small Social capitalists of the year

Carl Folke and Johan Rockström receives the award Social capitalists of the year by leading Swedish business magazine.

smallPhoto: Jerker Lokrantz/Azote.se Urban gardens key in times of crisis

New article by Beijer researchers investigates where and how ecological practices, knowledge and experience are retained and transmitted in allotment gardens

smallPhoto: Jerker Lokrantz/Azote.se Behavioral Economics and Nature Network – BENN

The new research programme was launched with a workshop bringing together leading scientists across several disciplines.

smallFlyingSinger/CC BY 2.0/Flickr Critical planetary boundaries

Researchers propose critical planetary boundaries, transgressing them could be catastrophic. But there is hope.