Preparations for the fourth triennial Resilience conference "Resilience 2017 – Resilience Frontiers for Global Sustainability" in Stockholm, Sweden, from 21-23 August 2017, are well under way.

Background

Following previous Resilience conferences, held on triennial basis since 2008, Resilience 2017 will discuss resilience as a key lens for biosphere-based sustainability science. It will reflect back on the scientific progress made, and to set out exciting future directions for research. A main focus will be on global sustainability challenges and opportunities, which today are heavily influenced by the speed, scale and connectivity of the Anthropocene.

Sessions

The call for sessions is open at https://www.conference-service.com/resilience2017/

Themes

The four major conference themes are:
Social-ecological transformations for sustainability
Teleconnections and cross-scale dynamics on a human-dominated planet
Multi-level governance and biosphere stewardship
Approaches and methods for understanding social-ecological system dynamics

Further information

To keep up to speed on conference updates such as registration, sessions and abstracts, please visit the conference website and follow the conference Twitter @ResilienceSTHLM.

The monthly Stockholm Resilience Centre newsletter will also provide updates (subscribe).

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