The Regime Shifts DataBase is an initiative led by the Stockholm Resilience Centre to review and synthesize examples of different types of regime shifts that have been documented in social-ecological systems. The database focuses specifically on regime shifts that have large impacts on ecosystem services and human well-being. The aim is to provide a high-quality, descriptive, open-source information resource for students, lecturers, ecosystem managers and researchers. The database has been used for international assessments such as the Convention for Biological Diversity (CBD), Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), and the Arctic Resilience Assessment (ARA).

The information in the database is based on assessment and synthesis of the literature, and the description of each regime shift is reviewed by an expert prior to publishing it online wherever possible. The information is intended to provide a general descriptive overview of different regime shifts and point to resources for more detailed information.

Learn more at:

Biggs, Reinette, Garry Peterson, and Juan Rocha. 2018. The Regime Shifts Database: a Framework for Analyzing Regime Shifts in Social-Ecological Systems. Ecology and Society 23 (3): art9. doi:10.5751/ES-10264-230309.

Thanks to our contributors

This work would have not been possible without the voluntary contribution of students and scientists who have written and review the syntheses of regime shifts here published. We would like to thank Alba Juárez Bourke, Albert Norström, Alessandro Tavoni, Anneli Sundin, Ashley Perl, Beom-Sik Yoo, Bob Scholes, Brendon Larson, Brian Walker, Béla Kuslits, Carla Lanyon Garrido, Carolina Holmberg, Caroline Schill, Catarina Larsson, Christine Hammond, Cláudia Florêncio, Damian Walters, Daniel Ospina, Daniele Crimella, Dave Richardson, Dayana Hernández Vivas, Donovan Kotze, Elin Enfors, Elinor Holén, Emily Strange, Fernando Remolina, Flor Luna, Garry Peterson, Grazzia Matamoros, Hanna Ahlström, Hanna Kylin, Hannah Griffiths, Helen Moor, Helene Albinus Søgaard, Henning Nolzen, Henrik Österblom, Håkan Berg, Irene Hakansson, Jennifer Griffiths, Jessica Spijkers, Johanna Källén, Johanna Mård Karlsson, Johanna Yletyinen, Johnny Musumbu Tshimpanga, Jonas Gren, Jonas Hentati-Sundberg, Jonas Sotto, Juan Carlos Rocha, Juan-Paul Roux, Julie Coetzee, Karl Samuelsson, Kate Williman, Katharina Fryers Hellquist, Katja Malmborg, Kavita Oehme, Kerstin Hultman-Boye, Kristi Maciejewski, Laia d’Armengol, Lara D. Mateos, Linda Lindström Lindström, Linda Luvuno, Linn Järnberg, Linnéa Joandi, Lisa Deutsch, Maja Berggren, Maja Schlüter, Matilda Baraibar, Matteo Giusti, Michelle Dyer, Nicole Reid, Nielja Knecht, Niels Selling, Noah Linder, Nyasha Magadzire, Patricia Villarrubia Gomez, Patricia Villarrubia Gomez, Pau Torrents, Philipp Siegel, Rawaf al Rawaf, Reinette (Oonsie) Biggs, Rodrigo Martínez-Peña, Rodrigo Mutis, Rolands Sadauskis, Romain Thomas, Ross Shackleton, Roweena Patel, Rutger Rosenberg, Sara Andersson, Sara Andersson, Shauna Mahajan, Simon Levin, Sophie Belton, Sophie Laggan, Steve Carpenter, Steven Alexander, Steven Lade, Susa Niiranen, Susanne Skyllerstedt, Therezah Achieng, Thorsten Blenckner, Tove Björklund, Viveca Mellegard, Ylva Ran and Örjan Bodin

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This work is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. It is an initiative lead by the Stockholm Resilience Centre. The website was developed by Juan Rocha and build with Rmarkdown.