Garry Peterson
@resiliencesci.bsky.social
Director FinBio.org
Professor of Environmental Science
with focus on Resilience in Social-Ecological Systems
Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University stockholmresilience.org
projects:
regimeshifts.org
biospherefutures.net
goodanthropocenes.net
Professor of Environmental Science
with focus on Resilience in Social-Ecological Systems
Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University stockholmresilience.org
projects:
regimeshifts.org
biospherefutures.net
goodanthropocenes.net
Pinned
Resilience Science Must-Knows
Nine things every decision maker should know about resilience
www.stockholmresilience.org
Resilience Science Must-Knows
Nine essential insights from global resilience science to help decision-makers navigate a turbulent world.
Developed in dialogue with decision makers, and synthesised by an international team of resilience researchers
www.stockholmresilience.org/research/res...
Nine essential insights from global resilience science to help decision-makers navigate a turbulent world.
Developed in dialogue with decision makers, and synthesised by an international team of resilience researchers
www.stockholmresilience.org/research/res...
Reposted by Garry Peterson
Want to dig deeper into Monday's #COP30 talks in Belém?
Read the full Earth Negotiations Bulletin daily report
➡️ enb.iisd.org/belem-un-cli...
#climate #climateaction
Read the full Earth Negotiations Bulletin daily report
➡️ enb.iisd.org/belem-un-cli...
#climate #climateaction
Daily report for 10 November 2025
enb.iisd.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Want to dig deeper into Monday's #COP30 talks in Belém?
Read the full Earth Negotiations Bulletin daily report
➡️ enb.iisd.org/belem-un-cli...
#climate #climateaction
Read the full Earth Negotiations Bulletin daily report
➡️ enb.iisd.org/belem-un-cli...
#climate #climateaction
Reposted by Garry Peterson
IPBES #NexusAssessment reveals biodiversity's ties to food, water, climate, land & and health. As #COP30 builds momentum, understanding these interconnections is more critical than ever for effective solutions. 🏡🧪
🌍 Learn more with UNEP-WCMC: https://ow.ly/95xw50XpbuL
🌍 Learn more with UNEP-WCMC: https://ow.ly/95xw50XpbuL
Enhancing synergies across the climate and biodiversity agendas - UNEP-WCMC
Momentum is growing for coordinated action across climate and biodiversity conventions As anticipation for the 30th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP30) builds, Dr Valerie Kapos, Principal Specialist, Nature-based Solutions, and Dr Shaenandhoa García Rangel, Deputy Head of Nature Economy, discuss the growing focus on synergies across…
ow.ly
November 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Stakeholder perspectives on pondscapes: a multinational analysis using storylines and the Nature Futures Framework
Rashidi+
doi.org/10.1080/2639...
"our use of the NFF with stakeholders demonstrates the framework’s practical utility in a participatory setting"
Rashidi+
doi.org/10.1080/2639...
"our use of the NFF with stakeholders demonstrates the framework’s practical utility in a participatory setting"
November 10, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Stakeholder perspectives on pondscapes: a multinational analysis using storylines and the Nature Futures Framework
Rashidi+
doi.org/10.1080/2639...
"our use of the NFF with stakeholders demonstrates the framework’s practical utility in a participatory setting"
Rashidi+
doi.org/10.1080/2639...
"our use of the NFF with stakeholders demonstrates the framework’s practical utility in a participatory setting"
November 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Exploring values embedded in policy options of the cultural landscapes of Japan through the Nature Futures Framework
Lahoti+
doi.org/10.4324/9781...
examining diverse values associated
with policy options to rejuvenate
bio-production systems in the cultural landscapes of Japan
Lahoti+
doi.org/10.4324/9781...
examining diverse values associated
with policy options to rejuvenate
bio-production systems in the cultural landscapes of Japan
November 10, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Exploring values embedded in policy options of the cultural landscapes of Japan through the Nature Futures Framework
Lahoti+
doi.org/10.4324/9781...
examining diverse values associated
with policy options to rejuvenate
bio-production systems in the cultural landscapes of Japan
Lahoti+
doi.org/10.4324/9781...
examining diverse values associated
with policy options to rejuvenate
bio-production systems in the cultural landscapes of Japan
Reposted by Garry Peterson
Global Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions rise again in 2024, up 2.3%.
This is our collective progress, 10 years after the Paris Agreement.
www.unep.org/resources/em...
1/
This is our collective progress, 10 years after the Paris Agreement.
www.unep.org/resources/em...
1/
November 5, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Global Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions rise again in 2024, up 2.3%.
This is our collective progress, 10 years after the Paris Agreement.
www.unep.org/resources/em...
1/
This is our collective progress, 10 years after the Paris Agreement.
www.unep.org/resources/em...
1/
Integrating Multi-Level Sustainability and Ecosystem Integrity for Adaptive Scenario Planning in China
Wang+
doi.org/10.1029/2025...
using an adaptive approach can produce better policies
that reconcile conflicting policy goals of different levels of government
Wang+
doi.org/10.1029/2025...
using an adaptive approach can produce better policies
that reconcile conflicting policy goals of different levels of government
November 4, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Integrating Multi-Level Sustainability and Ecosystem Integrity for Adaptive Scenario Planning in China
Wang+
doi.org/10.1029/2025...
using an adaptive approach can produce better policies
that reconcile conflicting policy goals of different levels of government
Wang+
doi.org/10.1029/2025...
using an adaptive approach can produce better policies
that reconcile conflicting policy goals of different levels of government
2 new jobs working with our FinBio.org project
@sthlmresilience.bsky.social
Social-ecological systems and Natural capital
Postdoctoral fellow
su.varbi.com/what:job/job...
RA, full-time 12 months:
su.varbi.com/what:job/job...
@sthlmresilience.bsky.social
Social-ecological systems and Natural capital
Postdoctoral fellow
su.varbi.com/what:job/job...
RA, full-time 12 months:
su.varbi.com/what:job/job...
Postdoktor i social-ekologiska system och naturkapital
Stockholm Resilience Centre (SRC) är ett forskningscenter för resiliens och hållbar utveckling vid Stockholms universitet. Centret främjar den vetenskapliga förståelsen för komplexa, dynamiska
su.varbi.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:32 AM
2 new jobs working with our FinBio.org project
@sthlmresilience.bsky.social
Social-ecological systems and Natural capital
Postdoctoral fellow
su.varbi.com/what:job/job...
RA, full-time 12 months:
su.varbi.com/what:job/job...
@sthlmresilience.bsky.social
Social-ecological systems and Natural capital
Postdoctoral fellow
su.varbi.com/what:job/job...
RA, full-time 12 months:
su.varbi.com/what:job/job...
Resilience Science Must-Knows
Nine essential insights from global resilience science to help decision-makers navigate a turbulent world.
Developed in dialogue with decision makers, and synthesised by an international team of resilience researchers
www.stockholmresilience.org/research/res...
Nine essential insights from global resilience science to help decision-makers navigate a turbulent world.
Developed in dialogue with decision makers, and synthesised by an international team of resilience researchers
www.stockholmresilience.org/research/res...
Resilience Science Must-Knows
Nine things every decision maker should know about resilience
www.stockholmresilience.org
November 4, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Resilience Science Must-Knows
Nine essential insights from global resilience science to help decision-makers navigate a turbulent world.
Developed in dialogue with decision makers, and synthesised by an international team of resilience researchers
www.stockholmresilience.org/research/res...
Nine essential insights from global resilience science to help decision-makers navigate a turbulent world.
Developed in dialogue with decision makers, and synthesised by an international team of resilience researchers
www.stockholmresilience.org/research/res...
break down in people - bear relations in Japan
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/w...
"Experts say the surge in attacks is partly the result of climate change...[]and] Japan’s population decline has also contributed to the problem, with bears venturing into rural areas that were once full of people"
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/w...
"Experts say the surge in attacks is partly the result of climate change...[]and] Japan’s population decline has also contributed to the problem, with bears venturing into rural areas that were once full of people"
Japan to Send Troops to Help Stop Bear Attacks
www.nytimes.com
November 2, 2025 at 12:30 PM
break down in people - bear relations in Japan
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/w...
"Experts say the surge in attacks is partly the result of climate change...[]and] Japan’s population decline has also contributed to the problem, with bears venturing into rural areas that were once full of people"
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/w...
"Experts say the surge in attacks is partly the result of climate change...[]and] Japan’s population decline has also contributed to the problem, with bears venturing into rural areas that were once full of people"
Reposted by Garry Peterson
Happy, honored, humbled by this:
www.volvogroup.com/en/news-and-...
Thanks 2 all friends, family, colleagues, who have supported me along the way, esp #ErikMConway &
@bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social @harvard.edu @harvardhistsci.bsky.social @ucsandiego.bsky.social
www.volvogroup.com/en/news-and-...
Thanks 2 all friends, family, colleagues, who have supported me along the way, esp #ErikMConway &
@bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social @harvard.edu @harvardhistsci.bsky.social @ucsandiego.bsky.social
Harvard Professor Naomi Oreskes Receives the 2025 Volvo Environment Prize
Press Release from the Volvo Environment Prize Foundation Naomi Oreskes, a world-renowned earth scientist and historian from Harvard University, is the recipient of the 2025 Volvo Environment Prize. S...
www.volvogroup.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Happy, honored, humbled by this:
www.volvogroup.com/en/news-and-...
Thanks 2 all friends, family, colleagues, who have supported me along the way, esp #ErikMConway &
@bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social @harvard.edu @harvardhistsci.bsky.social @ucsandiego.bsky.social
www.volvogroup.com/en/news-and-...
Thanks 2 all friends, family, colleagues, who have supported me along the way, esp #ErikMConway &
@bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social @harvard.edu @harvardhistsci.bsky.social @ucsandiego.bsky.social
Reposted by Garry Peterson
Intriguing overview of changing ecosystem function at a continental scale.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Energy flows reveal declining ecosystem functions by animals across Africa - Nature
An ecosystem energetics approach, quantifying trophic energy flows across species, offers a unified framework for linking animal biodiversity loss to changes in ecosystem function and Earth system pro...
www.nature.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Intriguing overview of changing ecosystem function at a continental scale.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Garry Peterson
The climate negotiations must be guided by science.
This year’s “10 New Insights in Climate Science” report urges action over promises, warning that the world can no longer afford delays.
Learn more: www.stockholmresilience.org/5.226014ea19...
This year’s “10 New Insights in Climate Science” report urges action over promises, warning that the world can no longer afford delays.
Learn more: www.stockholmresilience.org/5.226014ea19...
October 30, 2025 at 7:55 AM
The climate negotiations must be guided by science.
This year’s “10 New Insights in Climate Science” report urges action over promises, warning that the world can no longer afford delays.
Learn more: www.stockholmresilience.org/5.226014ea19...
This year’s “10 New Insights in Climate Science” report urges action over promises, warning that the world can no longer afford delays.
Learn more: www.stockholmresilience.org/5.226014ea19...
Nature Futures Framework scenarios reveal contrasting landscape connectivity for European mammal translocations
Ascensão+
doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
analyzing connectivity using circuitscape on Dou+ (doi.org/10.1016/j.gl...)
land-use scenarios
Ascensão+
doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
analyzing connectivity using circuitscape on Dou+ (doi.org/10.1016/j.gl...)
land-use scenarios
October 29, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Nature Futures Framework scenarios reveal contrasting landscape connectivity for European mammal translocations
Ascensão+
doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
analyzing connectivity using circuitscape on Dou+ (doi.org/10.1016/j.gl...)
land-use scenarios
Ascensão+
doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
analyzing connectivity using circuitscape on Dou+ (doi.org/10.1016/j.gl...)
land-use scenarios
Human biomass movement exceeds the biomass movement of all land animals combined
Rosenberg+
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
"combined biomass movement of all wild birds, land arthropods and wild land mammals"
is
1/6 of humans walking
1/40th all the biomass movement of humans
Rosenberg+
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
"combined biomass movement of all wild birds, land arthropods and wild land mammals"
is
1/6 of humans walking
1/40th all the biomass movement of humans
October 28, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Human biomass movement exceeds the biomass movement of all land animals combined
Rosenberg+
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
"combined biomass movement of all wild birds, land arthropods and wild land mammals"
is
1/6 of humans walking
1/40th all the biomass movement of humans
Rosenberg+
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
"combined biomass movement of all wild birds, land arthropods and wild land mammals"
is
1/6 of humans walking
1/40th all the biomass movement of humans
" biomass of domesticated poultry
(≈0.005 Gt C, dominated by chickens)
is about threefold higher
than that of
wild birds (≈0.002 Gt C)"
The biomass distribution on Earth
Bar-on+
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
(≈0.005 Gt C, dominated by chickens)
is about threefold higher
than that of
wild birds (≈0.002 Gt C)"
The biomass distribution on Earth
Bar-on+
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
October 28, 2025 at 3:09 PM
" biomass of domesticated poultry
(≈0.005 Gt C, dominated by chickens)
is about threefold higher
than that of
wild birds (≈0.002 Gt C)"
The biomass distribution on Earth
Bar-on+
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
(≈0.005 Gt C, dominated by chickens)
is about threefold higher
than that of
wild birds (≈0.002 Gt C)"
The biomass distribution on Earth
Bar-on+
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
H5N1 risk amplified as wild and domestic animals being in close contact as birds migrate
www.dw.com/en/h5n1-bird...
poultry -> wild birds -> poultry
“well over” 1,000 dead cranes have been found “in a short period of time" at a major resting place in Linum, Germany.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRJe...
www.dw.com/en/h5n1-bird...
poultry -> wild birds -> poultry
“well over” 1,000 dead cranes have been found “in a short period of time" at a major resting place in Linum, Germany.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRJe...
Avian flu “real disaster” as over 1K cranes found dead at key German roosting spot: experts
YouTube video by Global News
www.youtube.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
H5N1 risk amplified as wild and domestic animals being in close contact as birds migrate
www.dw.com/en/h5n1-bird...
poultry -> wild birds -> poultry
“well over” 1,000 dead cranes have been found “in a short period of time" at a major resting place in Linum, Germany.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRJe...
www.dw.com/en/h5n1-bird...
poultry -> wild birds -> poultry
“well over” 1,000 dead cranes have been found “in a short period of time" at a major resting place in Linum, Germany.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRJe...
Assessing the exposure of buildings to long-term sea level rise across the Global South
Willard-Stepan+
doi.org/10.1038/s429...
"a first-order assessment of the exposure of buildings to sea level rise from satellite observation in Africa, Southeast Asia, and South and Central America."
Willard-Stepan+
doi.org/10.1038/s429...
"a first-order assessment of the exposure of buildings to sea level rise from satellite observation in Africa, Southeast Asia, and South and Central America."
October 28, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Assessing the exposure of buildings to long-term sea level rise across the Global South
Willard-Stepan+
doi.org/10.1038/s429...
"a first-order assessment of the exposure of buildings to sea level rise from satellite observation in Africa, Southeast Asia, and South and Central America."
Willard-Stepan+
doi.org/10.1038/s429...
"a first-order assessment of the exposure of buildings to sea level rise from satellite observation in Africa, Southeast Asia, and South and Central America."
Hurricane Melissa (2025) and Climate Change
Preliminary analysis
warmer water 500-700X more likely due to climate change
increasing its potential damages by up to 50%.
www.climatecentral.org/tropical-cyc...
Preliminary analysis
warmer water 500-700X more likely due to climate change
increasing its potential damages by up to 50%.
www.climatecentral.org/tropical-cyc...
October 28, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Hurricane Melissa (2025) and Climate Change
Preliminary analysis
warmer water 500-700X more likely due to climate change
increasing its potential damages by up to 50%.
www.climatecentral.org/tropical-cyc...
Preliminary analysis
warmer water 500-700X more likely due to climate change
increasing its potential damages by up to 50%.
www.climatecentral.org/tropical-cyc...
Reposted by Garry Peterson
🌿 Day 1 of our Resilience Science and Climate Change short course
Yesterday, the cohort had two sessions, focussing on:
🌿 key concepts of social-ecological resilience, presented by @stevelade.bsky.social
🌿 using futures approaches to support resilience, presented by @resiliencesci.bsky.social
Yesterday, the cohort had two sessions, focussing on:
🌿 key concepts of social-ecological resilience, presented by @stevelade.bsky.social
🌿 using futures approaches to support resilience, presented by @resiliencesci.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 11:01 AM
🌿 Day 1 of our Resilience Science and Climate Change short course
Yesterday, the cohort had two sessions, focussing on:
🌿 key concepts of social-ecological resilience, presented by @stevelade.bsky.social
🌿 using futures approaches to support resilience, presented by @resiliencesci.bsky.social
Yesterday, the cohort had two sessions, focussing on:
🌿 key concepts of social-ecological resilience, presented by @stevelade.bsky.social
🌿 using futures approaches to support resilience, presented by @resiliencesci.bsky.social
The progression of Trump's tariffs
on.ft.com/47DR9Nv
"'Actual trade' rate is customs duty revenue as a % of value of goods imported.
'Based on announced tariffs' is the estimate of the long-run effective tariff rate based on current announced policy, after accounting for consumption shifts"
on.ft.com/47DR9Nv
"'Actual trade' rate is customs duty revenue as a % of value of goods imported.
'Based on announced tariffs' is the estimate of the long-run effective tariff rate based on current announced policy, after accounting for consumption shifts"
October 26, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The progression of Trump's tariffs
on.ft.com/47DR9Nv
"'Actual trade' rate is customs duty revenue as a % of value of goods imported.
'Based on announced tariffs' is the estimate of the long-run effective tariff rate based on current announced policy, after accounting for consumption shifts"
on.ft.com/47DR9Nv
"'Actual trade' rate is customs duty revenue as a % of value of goods imported.
'Based on announced tariffs' is the estimate of the long-run effective tariff rate based on current announced policy, after accounting for consumption shifts"
"Melissa grew from a tropical storm into a powerful Category 4 hurricane this weekend, it became the fourth of this year’s five Atlantic hurricanes to undergo what hurricane experts call “rapid intensification"
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/w...
earth.nullschool.net#current/wind...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/w...
earth.nullschool.net#current/wind...
Hurricane Melissa’s Wind Speeds Doubled in Less Than a Day
www.nytimes.com
October 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
"Melissa grew from a tropical storm into a powerful Category 4 hurricane this weekend, it became the fourth of this year’s five Atlantic hurricanes to undergo what hurricane experts call “rapid intensification"
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/w...
earth.nullschool.net#current/wind...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/w...
earth.nullschool.net#current/wind...
"Zero emission" construction
vaxer.stockholm/en/projects/...
"in eastern Södermalm, where SL’s bus depot used to be located...contractor PEAB and sub-contractors are using electric excavators, electric trucks and a temporary battery solution for energy storage"
www.mitti.se/nyheter/park...
vaxer.stockholm/en/projects/...
"in eastern Södermalm, where SL’s bus depot used to be located...contractor PEAB and sub-contractors are using electric excavators, electric trucks and a temporary battery solution for energy storage"
www.mitti.se/nyheter/park...
1,240 new homes in eastern Södermalm - City of Stockholm
I det gamla industrikvarteret Persikan på östra Södermalm byggs sju nya bostadskvarter med cirka 1 240 lägenheter.
vaxer.stockholm
October 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
"Zero emission" construction
vaxer.stockholm/en/projects/...
"in eastern Södermalm, where SL’s bus depot used to be located...contractor PEAB and sub-contractors are using electric excavators, electric trucks and a temporary battery solution for energy storage"
www.mitti.se/nyheter/park...
vaxer.stockholm/en/projects/...
"in eastern Södermalm, where SL’s bus depot used to be located...contractor PEAB and sub-contractors are using electric excavators, electric trucks and a temporary battery solution for energy storage"
www.mitti.se/nyheter/park...
Crown Princess Victoria Professorship in Biodiversity
University of Gothenburg, Sweden
academicpositions.com/ad/universit...
"internationally recognised and well-renowned scientist who wants to engage in leading the move towards a sustainable future"
w/ supporting funding for PhDs and postdocs
University of Gothenburg, Sweden
academicpositions.com/ad/universit...
"internationally recognised and well-renowned scientist who wants to engage in leading the move towards a sustainable future"
w/ supporting funding for PhDs and postdocs
The Crown Princess Victoria Professorship in Biodiversity - Academic Positions
Seeking an internationally recognized scientist for a prestigious professorship in biodiversity. Lead groundbreaking research, interdisciplinary collaboratio...
academicpositions.com
October 26, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Crown Princess Victoria Professorship in Biodiversity
University of Gothenburg, Sweden
academicpositions.com/ad/universit...
"internationally recognised and well-renowned scientist who wants to engage in leading the move towards a sustainable future"
w/ supporting funding for PhDs and postdocs
University of Gothenburg, Sweden
academicpositions.com/ad/universit...
"internationally recognised and well-renowned scientist who wants to engage in leading the move towards a sustainable future"
w/ supporting funding for PhDs and postdocs
Trump administration tells Colorado wolves must come from U.S. Rockies states, not Canada
apnews.com/article/colo...
apnews.com/article/colo...
Trump administration tells Colorado wolves must come from U.S. Rockies states, not Canada
The Trump administration is telling the state of Colorado it can no longer import wolves from Canada.
apnews.com
October 26, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Trump administration tells Colorado wolves must come from U.S. Rockies states, not Canada
apnews.com/article/colo...
apnews.com/article/colo...