The SARA(S)² Institute is a joint initiative of Wageningen University (Netherlands), Universidad de la República (UdelaR, Uruguay), Resilience Alliance, Ministerio de Educación y Cultura (Uruguay) and the Intendencia de Maldonado (Uruguay).
Through Advisory Board members the Institute has permanent links with: Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics (Sweden), Stockholm Resilience Center (Sweden), University of Wisconsin (USA), University of Arizona State (USA), University of Waterloo (Canada), Universidad Católica de Chile (CASEB, Chile).
