The Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics
The collaboration with our founding partner remains close and productive
SRC RESEARCHERS ARE ENGAGED in several Beijer Institute research programmes, with SRC deputy director Victor Galaz currently leading the Governance, Technology and Complexity programme.
In turn, Beijer researchers and Beijer young scholars are involved in the thematic research conducted by the SRC, acting as both participants and leaders.
The collaboration between our two organisations consists of joint seminars, teaching and supervision, in
addition to shared communication, outreach and policy engagements.
Moreover, the Beijer Institute and the SRC acted as joint organisers of the first Nobel Prize Summit, Our Planet, Our Future, together with the US National Academy of Sciences and the Potsdam Institute.
Collaborations
The Beijer Institute’s Urban Social-Ecological Systems research programme forms part of the major FAIRTRANS research programme designed to promote transformation towards a fair and fossil-free Sweden.
The programme was granted joint funding from Swedish research councils Formas and Mistra and was awarded SEK 40 million for a duration of four years.
Hosted by the SRC, the programme is led by SRC researchers Thomas Hahn and Stephan Barthel, alongside Beijer programme director Johan Colding, who leads one of the five available work packages (WP4) entitled “Fair Digital Transformation and Co-creation for Socially Accepted Climate Action”.
The collaboration between the SRC and the Beijer Institute is particularly extensive within the seafood sector. One example of this is the Blue Food Assessment.
Finally, alongside colleagues from both the SRC and RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Beijer Institute researchers have produced a series of policy briefs, providing authorities, companies and consumers alike with clear guidance and advice on actions that could increase sustainable and healthy seafood consumption, focusing particularly on Swedish conditions.
The five policy briefs produced fall within the scope of the Seawin research project, funded by Formas. The aim of this project is to gain new insights into potential pathways towards our combined goal of improved human health and environmental sustainability in relation to seafood consumption and production.
Furthermore, collaborative projects on the sustainable development goals (SDGs) as well as collaboration with Stanford University, are generating exciting new insights as well.
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