Continued the ecological research performed by the staff of the Ecology Chair from the Faculty of Biology in the 80’s, being recognized as Excellence Research Center in 2001 and 2006 by the National Council of Scientific Research. Now, RCSES is the entity of the University of Bucharest for multi and trans-disciplinary research in systems ecology and sustainability. RCSES teams up with the Department of Systems Ecology and Sustainability in providing top level support for the development and implementation of Sustainability Science.

RCSES integrates both basic research related to defining and modeling the structure, dynamics and stability conditions of interrelated terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems and applied research for deeper understanding of interactions within and between socio-ecological systems.

RCSES integrates observation systems and curiosity driven research, from the smallest scale of genetic diversity to large-scale and even to whole-Earth System. We work across disciplines and facilitate academic, public, private and voluntary sector partnerships. RCSES has extensive experience in long-term monitoring, analysis and modeling, providing early warnings of change and management solutions for our land-waterscapes.