2017 Rachel Carson Lecture by Carl Folke

Carl Folke, a world-renowned Swedish scientist who focuses on the need for people to be in partnership with nature, delivered the Rachel Carson Distinguished Lecture on Dec. 13, 2017

Dr. Folke is founder and director of science of the Stockholm Resilience Centre and Director of the Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, of which is he is a member. His work focuses on the premise that supporting ecosystems is necessary for social and economic development, stewardship and governing and managing for resilience and transformation in social and ecological systems that are intertwined.

In short, global sustainability demands that humanity remain within Earth’s operating boundaries. The relevant question then becomes: What will it take?