Speed talk summary 26 August

1. Zuzana Harmáčková is leaving the SRC. She will be heading back to Prague. We wish her all the best and hope to see her back in Stockholm soon! https://stockholmuniversity.box.com/s/rike98xyuq9kce6joe5v4ucw7gtmfy9l 2. Welcoming our new SERSD masters students, coming from a wide range of backgrounds. Contact Miriam Huitric miriam.huitric@su.se for more details! 3. Thomas Hahn, Maja Schlüter, Niak Koh and Romina Martin attended the conference for the European Society for Ecological Economics in Finland in June. Niak also attended the summer school prior to the conference. This year's theme was co-creation of knowledge. For more details, contact Thomas Hahn <thomas.hahn@su.se>; Maja Schlüter <maja.schlueter@su.se>; Romina Martin <romina.martin@su.se>; Niak Koh <niak.koh@su.se> 4. Robert Blasiak shared some reflections on developing a special issue on development spending connected to fisheries and ocean stewardship. How do you mobilize researchers and other stakeholders? Contact Robert Blasiak <robert.blasiak@su.se> 5. Ana Paula Aguiar provided an important reality check on the Amazon forest fires and some of the misconceptions presented by the Brazilian government and others. Contact Ana Paula Aguiar <anapaula.aguiar@su.se> 6. Niak Koh presented a recently published paper on biodiversity offset typologies. Read more about it here: https://www.stockholmresilience.org/research/research-news/2019-02-13-no-market-without-the-state.html 7. Romina Martin: Romina and other centre researchers have been involved in the Research Desk, an initiave linked to #FridaysforFuture where climate experts can meet with the public on a face-to-face basis in the context of climate emergency. More from Romina: Romina Martin <romina.martin@su.se> Next Monday is Stora Karlsö!