In its first annual report, the recently founded Social-Ecological Systems Institute (SESI) introduces itself. The institute is part of the Faculty of Sustainability of Leuphana University Lüneburg in Germany. It was created in 2020 to provide a space for like-minded faculty members with a shared interest in links between social and ecological phenomena. SESI members are engaged in diverse research projects as well as in teaching and supervising students. Many of their latest publications were featured over the last few months on this blog.

SESIresearchers share a common vision: a fair world where the benefits generated within social-ecological systems are shared sustainably with other species, both within and across generations. The implementation of this vision requires transformative change. To this end…