Sarah Cornell

My research focuses on global sustainability, currently exploring better ways to understand Earth resilience. I work as part of a transdisciplinary team of researchers who aim to characterize the global ‘safe operating space for humanity’ in applicable ways. I am active in the growing international community of researchers advancing planetary boundaries science together with policymakers and practitioners who use the framework.

My research background is in marine and atmospheric chemistry (PhD 1996 from University of East Anglia, UK). I started out researching the global nitrogen cycle before moving into transdisciplinary sustainability science. I have worked and taught at the Stockholm Resilience Centre since 2011.