TOPIC

In the Anthropocene, humanity constitutes the major force in the evolution of life on Earth.

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LATEST NEWS

Nutrient bioavailability

Researchers argue that bioavailability, the amount of nutrients the body can absorb and use, should be included in environmental and human health targets.

Robot-assisted digitization

New research develops and validates a robot-assisted method to massively accelerate historical aerial photography digitization.

Vacancy: Research Assistant

Join us as a research assistant to help advance sustainability research on participation, wellbeing, and human-nature relationships.

New professor appointment

Deputy Director Anne-Sophie Crépin has joined the faculty of the Vienna University of Economics and Business as Professor of Sustainability Economics.

Aquaculture and equity

Aquaculture is the single fastest growing food sector. But how much nutrition does it provide, and for whom? A new paper explores this question.

Food system collaboration

New research explores the dynamics between small producers and large retailers, and the challenges and opportunities for collaboration.
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RESEARCH

Research Programmes

The Beijer Institute strives to create research frontiers at the interface of ecology, economics and related disciplines, in order to promote a deeper understanding of the interplay between ecological systems and social and economic development in relation to sustainability.

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Urban Social-Ecological Systems

Aquaculture and Sustainable Seafood

Behaviour, Economics and Nature

Governance, Technology and Complexity

NEW PUBLICATION

Transformative change and a sustainable world Gurung, J., J. Leventon, F. Wickson, J. Dabezies, T. Olemako, J. Penca, A. Rajvanshi, R. Remans, E. Turnhout, Y. Yoshida, A. Kahrić, J. Naggea, P. Bridgewater, B. Reyers, and A. Renaud. 2024. Transformative change and a sustainable world. In: O’Brien, K., L. Garibaldi, and A. Agrawal (eds.). Thematic Assessment Report on the Underlying Causes of Biodiversity Loss and the Determinants of Transformative Change and Options for Achieving the 2050 Vision for Biodiversity of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. IPBS, Bonn, Germany. Pp. .
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PEOPLE

Anna Tompsett
Anna Tompsett
Researcher, PhD
Timon McPhearson
Timon McPhearson
Board member, Professor, New York University, USA
J. Marty Anderies
J. Marty Anderies
Programme director, Professor, Arizona State University, USA
Belinda Reyers
Belinda Reyers
Board member, Senior research fellow, Professor, University of Pretoria, South Africa
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