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Indigenous people of the Amazon rainforest

SSRP Voices: Alex Shankland - Why we need to watch our language around Indigenous territories and biodiversity

15 October 2024

A recent Nature article served as a reminder of the importance of language in research communication around Indigenous people, argues Alex Shankland

A sun-dappled valley in the Ecuadorian Andes

SSRP Spotlight Series: Enhancing Equitable and Sustainable Forest Restoration in the Ecuadorian Andes

12 September 2024

Professor Fiona Mathews discusses her project which is concerned with protecting forest biodiversity and securing land rights in the Ecuadorian Andes.

SSRP Symposium to showcase sustainability research from the South Coast to South America and beyond

9 September 2024

The annual event will explore environmental issues from marine biodiversity off the Sussex coast to forest restoration in the Ecuadorian Andes

A workshop held with the Quilombola Community of Queimadas, in Santo Antônio do Itambé, Minas Gerais, Brazil, as part of the SSRP project

SSRP Spotlight Series: Revisioning Territorial Rights in Brazil in the Face of Resource Extraction

2 September 2024

Dr Alex Shankland tells us about this project, which aims to strengthen the rights of traditional communities in response to agribusiness and mining.

One of the project's focus group meetings with local stakeholders in Java, Indonesia

SSRP Spotlight Series: Understanding Place-Based Knowledge and its Boundaries for Sustainability Transitions

28 August 2024

Dr Shova Thapa Karki and Dr Bradley Parrish tell us about their project which explores local knowledge in the context of sustainable food systems.

Researchers at work on the project 'Documenting the Recovery of the Sussex Inshore Ecosystem'

SSRP Spotlight Series: Documenting the Recovery of the Sussex Inshore Ecosystem

9 August 2024

Dr Valentina Scarponi and PhD student Alice Clark tell us about their project which examines biodiversity along a stretch of Sussex coastline.

Dr Lucila Newell (left), Principal Investigator on the Ripple Effect project

SSRP Spotlight Series: Ripple Effect - Advancing Waterway Resilience

9 August 2024

Dr Lucila Newell tells us about her project which assesses water pollution and biodiversity levels in the River Medway.

Scaling up sustainability research

1 August 2024

SSRP is delighted to announce four seed grants enabling SSRP Fellows to scale up their sustainability research.

Researchers at work on a boat for the SSRP project 'Documenting the recovery of the Sussex inshore ecosystem'

From the South Coast to South America: celebrating the completion of Round 8 projects

31 July 2024

A big congratulations to the SSRP Fellows whose projects have come to an end.

Dr Miseong Cho presenting on the Hansalim Life Movement

Hansalim Life Movement: Food for Thought on Transformative Learning and Democratic Movements

11 July 2024

Dr Miseong Cho gave an insightful presentation about Korea's biggest multi-stakeholder food cooperative in the latest SSRP Visiting Fellow seminar.

Can AI play a role in weather warning systems?

19 June 2024

This question was at the heart of a joint workshop hosted by SSRP, Sussex AI and Sussex Digital Humanities Lab on June 13.

SSRP bridges research and teaching with its 'Wicked Sustainability Challenges' seminar series

29 April 2024

During the first three months of 2024, SSRP drew on its body of sustainability research and organized a cross-school seminar series where...

180 degree rainbow seen over a landscape and over the river Ouse in Sussex

Realising the Rights of the River Ouse

19 December 2023

New Blog by the Environmental Justice Law Clinic, exploring and navigating waters of change by adapting the Rights of Nature to the local River Ouse

Landscape picture depicting the ocean and shores of the Arabian Sea, during the windy weather

Artisanal Fishers in the Storm's Eye: as oceans turn stormier forecasters need to listen to fishers

18 November 2023

New blog detailing how artisanal fishers in the North Indian Ocean struggle with inadequate forecasts, risking their lives amid warming, stormier seas

Addressing eco-anxiety through law and policy: first reflections in the light of recent climate litigation cases

10 October 2023

Taking an interdisciplinary approach is crucial to fully comprehend eco-anxiety and the role law and policy frameworks can play in addressing this

South Coast sustainability: research, dialogue and action towards transformative landscape use

19 September 2023

The South Coast sustainability (SCS) Research System is focusing on developing actionable...

Integrating law and nutrition in Zambia

2 August 2023

Recent workshop convened by Jody Harris and Ruth Stirton in Lusaka, Zambia enables conversations to strengthen action on "right to nutrition" approach

Reinforcing Sustainability in Partnerships and Exchanges to reduce Climate Impacts

28 July 2023

A short blog piece on SSRP Comms and Engagement Officer's experience at the 'ReSPECt' conference in Göttingen, Germany

An image of a gorrilla with its baby surrounded by nature

Adoption of the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework at COP 15 must not be the final step

19 December 2022

Is the adoption of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework enough to achieve the radical transformations needed to avert the biodiversity crisis?

a colourful butterfly resting on a person's finger at Chapada dos Veadeiros in Brazil

Will the Rights of Nature find its rightful place at the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15)?

5 December 2022

The dynamics of COP reproduce neoliberal values of the environment. COP 15 however could be an opportunity to incorporate a Rights of Nature approach.