Transformative Leverage and Intervention Points for Climate and Biosphere Resilience

Monday, December 11, 2023
12:00 - 13:00

Theme

Water and Natural Ecosystems


Details

Earth's resilience hinges on the interplay between climate and the biosphere. Presently, one-fourth of human carbon emissions are absorbed by land systems, but they're threatened by factors like habitat loss and changing ecosystems. Robust ecosystems better endure climate shifts, securing long-term services like carbon capture. Balancing biosphere conservation with climate goals is vital, yet conflicts arise, potentially harming biodiversity, and undermining conservation goals. Earth's climate results from intricate abiotic, biotic, and societal processes, necessitating systemic thinking. Our session emphasizes: drivers impacting global climate and biosphere resilience, lessons from climate change mitigation, innovations in understanding climate-biosphere interactions, and their impact on societal shifts for Earth's resilience. Hosted by: Stockholm Resilience Centre Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL PlanetaryX


Speaker

Tom Crowther
Professor
ETH Zürich, Switzerland.

Shehnaaz Moosa
Director
SouthSouthNorth

Florencio Noceti
Prof.
Planetaryx

Lee Ranalder
Specialist
UN Habitat

Johan Rockström
Director
Potsdam Institute of Climate Impact Research

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Anna Tengberg
Senior Advisor
Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI))

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Lan Wang-Erlandsson
Researcher
Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University

Tong Wu
Senior scientist and associate director, the Natural Capital China Program
Stanford University, USA

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