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Research story | 2025-10-23
Forests play a crucial role in providing precipitation to agricultural areas, importantly supporting crop production and global trade activities. A recent study from the Centre, published in Nature Water, emphasises that to manage global food risks, it is essential to conserve forests located upwind of agricultural regions.
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General news | 2025-10-14
Stockholm Resilience Centre, in collaboration with Convene and EAT, hosted Action Day, a full-day workshop uniting around 100 global leaders and practitioners to accelerate transformation toward a healthy, sustainable, and just food system.
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Research in short | 2025-10-03
Axfoundation has developed a Nordic two-day diet inspired by the EAT-Lancet Planetary Health Diet, illustrating how Swedes can eat sustainably — close to today’s habits, yet in balance with the planet.
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Research story | 2025-10-03
Five of the seven breached planetary boundaries are linked to food systems. By transforming production and adopting a “planetary health diet,” we can halve food-related climate emissions and prevent millions of deaths, according to the 2025 EAT-Lancet Commission.
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Research story | 2025-09-29
In the quest for sustainability within our food systems, changing eating habits has become a critical goal. While various governance strategies have been proposed to facilitate this shift, their effectiveness can vary widely.
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Research story | 2025-09-25
While “futuristic” factory-produced foods continue to capture headlines and investor enthusiasm, they may be diverting attention and funding away from more immediate, scalable solutions to transform our food systems. That is one of the warnings from Anne-Charlotte Bunge, whose new PhD-thesis examines what Food Tech is, who the key actors behind it are, and the potential sustainability performance of some of the products.
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Research story | 2025-09-22
A new study reveals that Sweden has a high potential to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045 through changes in its food system. Key strategies include adjusting diets, phasing out fossil fuels across the food chain and reducing food waste. Together, they can help us stay within the planetary boundary for climate and improve people’s health.
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Research story | 2025-08-27
About 20% and 50% of the freshwater required for soy and beef exports to China and the EU rely on river basins in Brazil with high or critical water scarcity. New research published during the World Water Week in Stockholm recommends actions to stay within the planetary boundaries of fresh water.
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General news | 2025-08-11
What we eat is crucial for protecting our planet. A beloved Swedish indie rock band took the science to heart - and transformed into a food truck. “We need both humour and seriousness to change” says Thomas Öberg.
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General news | 2025-08-11
Festivals can help repair broken food systems. A Swedish rock band transformed into a food truck is leading the way. This year’s edition of “Greentopia”, held at the Way Out West music festival, focused on how food, music and events can help us to stay within planetary boundaries.
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General news | 2025-05-23
In the first call within the European partnership AGROECOLOGY, Formas is funding six research- and innovation projects. One of the projects awarded 3.5 million SEK is “ Territorial Agroecological Living Labs (TAELabs)”, led by Jamila Haider at the Stockholm Resilience Centre.
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Research story | 2025-05-13
In Sweden, the daily ritual of Fika – a cherished pause to share coffee, pastries, and conversation – is more than just a coffee break. It’s a social institution. But as the climate crisis deepens, even the comforting traditions of Fika might need to evolve.
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Research in short | 2025-03-03
A new study calls for “transformation alliances”, where different actors deploy different capabilities for accelerating food system change.
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Research in short | 2025-03-03
The JUSTRA matrix uses key questions to examine how justice has shaped food systems in the past, how it affects them now, and how it should guide future decisions. By using this tool food system players can work toward a fairer food system.
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Research story | 2025-02-18
A new study examines the Seafood Business for Ocean Stewardship (SeaBOS) initiative and its impact on the Japanese seafood industry, revealing some promising signs of change.
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Research story | 2025-01-13
Start-ups are racing to develop lab-grown alternatives to coffee, cocoa, and palm oil, aiming to reduce the environmental and social harm linked to these crops while meeting rising global demand. Yet, little is known about the full potential and consequences of these innovations, according to a new study published in Nature Food.
General news | 2024-11-28
Stockholm University has been granted funding from Formas to establish PLATE – a Swedish research center for resilient meals. PLATE will conduct research and collaborate on the role of meals in enhancing preparedness, sustainability, and competitiveness in Sweden.
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Research in short | 2024-11-28
Researchers striving for sustainability transformations must reflect on their own values—not just those of stakeholders. To create meaningful change, scientist need to embody the principles they advocate. By aligning with values like care, inclusivity, and reflexivity, researchers can strengthen collaboration, deepen impact, and better contribute to systemic change.
Research in short | 2024-10-02
Considering trade-offs between stock conservation and profitability can help fisheries become future-proof, finds new research.
Research story | 2024-09-23
New study explores ‘biodiversity limits’ to ruminant meat and milk production based on using two thirds of global grazing lands, and only at low intensities.
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