Latest issue of "Sustainable Development Update"

The latest issue (No. 4 2009) of Sustainable Development Update (SDU), featuring the interactions between ecological issues and social and economic development, is now available at: http://www.albaeco.com/sdu/

From the Contents:

- Invest in ecosystems to climate-proof vulnerable economies.
- Scientists warn: Compounding crises outrun our ability to deal with them.
- Cost of adapting to climate change much higher than previously thought.
- Editorial: Swedish EU Presidency + biodiversity = music to my ears!
- Sustainability School: Planetary boundaries

SDU focuses on links between ecology, society and the economy. It is produced by Albaeco, an independent non-profit organisation, in cooperation with the Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University; the Beijer International Institute of Ecological Economics; the Resilience Alliance; and the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI). It is produced with support from Sida, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency.