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Welcome to BECC

world leading research about the dynamics between biodiversity and ecosystem services in a rapidly changing world

Stakeholder dialogue for mutual learning

providing a scientific basis for policy development and the sustainable management of ecosystems and biodiversity.

Research on grand challenges of our time

effects of anthropogenic emissions, climate change and land-use on ecosystems and biodiversity.

From natural to social sciences

tackling the complexities of social-ecological systems in a world affected by global change.

Cooperation between Lund University and University of Gothenburg

2 universities, 16 departments and more than 300 researchers.

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Launch of the Swedis Climate Council report 2023

30 Mar 2023 | News

Henrik Smith reflections at the release of the Swedish Climate Council's report

For the past year, Henrik Smith has been a member of the Climate Policy Council, which recently launched its report for. Henrik is a professor in Animal Ecology at CEC and the Depa...

16 Mar 2023 | News

Sustainability week in Lund: Events with BECC researchers

Sustainability Week is an annual event organised in collaboration between Lund University and Lund Municipality. This year, over 60 lectures, guided tours, exhibitions, and more ar...

A bumblebee sits on a yellow flower. Photograph.

1 Mar 2023 | News

Climate change means early flight start - risk of fewer bumblebees and reduced pollination

With the arrival of spring, bumblebee queens take their first wing beat of the season and set out to find new nesting sites. But they are flying earlier in the year as a result of ...

En liten flicka står i ett grönt landskap och tittar ut över ett vattendrag. Fotografi

27 Feb 2023 | News

Opportunities to scale up nature-based solutions in the Nordics

Nature-based solutions offer excellent opportunities to address environmental and social challenges. They can help mitigate climate change and protect biodiversity. However, better...

Picture of trees in a forest

16 Feb 2023 | News

Temporal and spatial scale effects on carbon stocks and financial value

Congratulations to Tristan Bakx, BECC-doctoral student, who has published his first paper from his PhD. The researchers studied temporal and spatial scale effects on carbon stocks...

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Biodiversity explained! Enjoy this beautiful explainer about why biodiversity matter, how ecosystems work, how they affect us - and how it all fits together.

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ClimBEco Graduate Research School

ClimBEco is a two-year graduate research school connected to CEC (Centre for Environmental and Climate Science). It promotes interdisciplinary research, partly within the BECC research areas, by supporting PhD students in networking and learning across different fields of study.

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