Carl Folke

Prof. Carl Folke (born 1955), is a trans-disciplinary environmental scientist and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. He is a specialist in economics, resilience, and social-ecological systems. He is Science Director of the Stockholm Resilience Centre and the Director of the Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
Biography.
Folke earned his Ph.D. in 1990 in ecological economics/Natural Resource Management from the Department of Systems Ecology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden under the supervision of Professor Ann Mari Jansson. He continued his career in Stockholm working for both Stockholm University and the Beijer Institute in a number of leadership role.
He was elected member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 2002 and serves on its Environmental Research Committee. He is among the founders of the Resilience Alliance. He was involved in the development of the International Society for Ecological Economics and contributed to Millennium Ecosystem Assessment.
Publications (selection).
Folke has co-authored and edited 10 books and written over 200 scientific papers, over 15 of which have been published in "Science" and "Nature". Since 2002 he has served as Co-Editor in Chief of "Ecology and Society".
Awards and recognition.
In 2017 he was awarded Gunnerus Sustainability Award by the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters.