TOPIC

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

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LATEST NEWS

Sustainable food policies

New research shows that public support for sustainable food policies can shift depending on how those policies are structured and communicated.

Stockholm Seminar

Feeding humanity, fuelling global economies and trade, reversing climate change. Are we asking to much of the ocean? Seminar with Ben Halpern 20 May.

Safe drinking water

New Beijer Institute project receives SEK 6 million grant from Formas to increase access to safe drinking water in South Asia.

Science and visual design

How can design help us turn good intentions into sustainable action? Question explored in exhibition by design students and researchers.

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.

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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

Citizen support for policy interventions implemented to achieve more sustainable food consumption: The role of policy design and presentation Lindahl. T. 2026. Citizen support for policy interventions implemented to achieve more sustainable food consumption: The role of policy design and presentation. Current Research in Environmental Sustainability 11:100346.
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PEOPLE

Claire Kremen
Claire Kremen
Board member, Professor, University of British Columbia, Canada
J. Marty Anderies
J. Marty Anderies
Programme director, Professor, Arizona State University, USA
Carl Folke
Carl Folke
Researcher, Professor
Marie Huss
Marie Huss
Operations manager
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