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The blog is an informal outlet for IIASA researchers and the wider IIASA global network to share their research, insights, and perspectives. It does not necessarily represent the official views or position of the institute.

Aerial drone shot of palm plantation on high mountain

25 January 2023

Ambitious actions are urgently needed to shift food and land use systems to a sustainable future

The Food, Agriculture, Biodiversity, Land-Use and Energy (FABLE) Consortium's publication in Sustainability Science collects insights from 20 countries.

Network Biodiversity and Natural Resources (BNR)

Sunset long the banks of the Amazon river.

20 January 2023

Understanding the link between biodiversity and land-use management

Meet Cindy Azuero-Pedraza, a participant in the 2022 IIASA Young Scientists Summer Program. Learn about her forestry research in the Biodiversity and Natural Resources Program, where she worked with the Integrated Biosphere Futures Research Group to incorporate biodiversity data into forest management decisions.

Biodiversity and Natural Resources (BNR) Integrated Biosphere Futures (IBF) Global Biosphere Management Model (GLOBIOM) YSSP Colombia United States of America

Group of happy cyclists on a summer bicycle trip in the park.

16 December 2022

100 times around the world: why you should bike to work

Florian Hofhansl reports on the IIASA Social and Cultural Association (SOCU)’s participation in the 2022 edition of the Lower Austria cycling initiative – Niederösterreich radelt.

Biodiversity and Natural Resources (BNR) Biodiversity, Ecology, and Conservation (BEC)

Cargo ship anchored in the Orinoco river

06 December 2022

Challenges and opportunities for a South American waterway system

Julian Hunt writes about the challenges and opportunities that the development of a South American Waterway System could bring to the region.

Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE) Sustainable Service Systems (S3) Argentina Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Brazil Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Illustration showing supply chain management icons connected to each other on blue background.

18 November 2022

Understanding supply chain disruptions: a Q&A with IIASA postdoctoral fellow Célian Colon

Célian Colon is a research scholar in the Exploratory Modeling of Human-natural Systems Research Group of the IIASA Advancing Systems Analysis Program and a Peter E. De Jànosi Postdoctoral Fellowship holder at IIASA. He recently sat down with 2022 Science Communication Fellow, Jakob Angeli, to talk about resilience, his career path, and why throwing money at COVID-related research can be counterproductive.

Network Advancing Systems Analysis (ASA) Exploratory Modeling of Human-natural Systems (EM) Postdoc YSSP

Morning fog in dense tropical rainforest

03 November 2022

How do droughts affect the ability of trees to absorb CO2?

Jaideep Joshi highlights the results of a recent study in which he and his colleagues looked into the impacts of the novel environmental conditions that plants are exposed to today as a result of the changing climate.

Advancing Systems Analysis (ASA) Exploratory Modeling of Human-natural Systems (EM) Strategic Initiatives (SI)

Illustration of different natural disasters

21 October 2022

Financial instruments for disaster risk and their effects on economic growth

Julian Joseph writes about a recent study in which researchers used a novel concept in the economic modeling of disaster risk reduction to explore how damages from disasters can be compensated for and what effect they have on economic growth.

Network Biodiversity and Natural Resources (BNR) Water Security (WAT) Dynamic Model of Multi-Hazard Mitigation Co-Benefits (DYNAMMICs)

06 October 2022

Understanding how climate tipping points impact industrial production

Maddalena Muttoni is a 2022 Young Scientists Summer Program participant in the IIASA Economic Frontiers Program. This summer, she modeled the relationship between the Earth’s carbon stock and industrial production, paying special attention to what happens at a climate change tipping point.

Economic Frontiers (EF) Italy

20 September 2022

Achieving socio-ecological resilience in the Anthropocene: opportunities and challenges

Florian Hofhansl writes about an upcoming IIASA research initiative and its successful inauguration at a recent conference of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation.

Network Biodiversity and Natural Resources (BNR) Biodiversity, Ecology, and Conservation (BEC) Strategic Initiatives (SI) Trait Ecology and Evolution Plant Model (PLANT)

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