4 Oct 2023

New position: Post-doctoral fellow in Soil Microbial AgroEcology

In this position, you will work with at project that aims to determine how different farm management types impact the microbial performance and the resilience of different soils to...

2 Oct 2023

Reflections from ClimBEco summer meeting 2023

In September 13-15, 2023 the ClimBEco summer meeting entitled “Double up and double down: linking the global climate and biodiversity crises to bring about fast, fair and transform...

29 Sep 2023

Vacuum cleaner effect of fungi can keep nanoplastic particles at bay

Using micro-designed soil models, researchers at Lund University and members of BECC, have investigated how tiny particles of polystyrene affect bacteria and fungi. Although this n...

24 Aug 2023

Children and biologists research biodiversity together

Children in preschool and primary school will now be able to learn more about insects, birds, flowers and plants, how valuable they are and how we humans can protect nature. The co...

21 Aug 2023

Urban great tits have paler plumage than their forest-living relatives

A new study conducted by researchers in Europe shows that urban great tits have paler plumage than their countryside counterparts. Since the yellow pigment of the breast feathers o...

31 May 2023

14 new projects funded by BECC

A major benefit of being part of BECC is the possibility for researchers to apply for project funding. Recently, 14 new projects that will contribute to delivering world leading re...

22 May 2023

Flowers that benefit both bees and biodiversity

An increasing number of people want to help bees and other pollinators by growing flowers that are rich in pollen and nectar. But which flowers are the most beneficial?

12 May 2023

Guest researcher Prof. Detlef F. Sprinz on working with the topic of forest carbon removals in BECC

During his stay, Professor Detlef F. Sprinz focused on collaboration on the project LiMa – A Liquid Market for Forest Carbon. The project’s goal is to elucidate whether forest carb...

26 Apr 2023

Climate change is changing the map of Swedish birds

While southern species such as European goldfinch and European stonechat are becoming increasingly common in our latitudes, species such as curlew and redwing are in northern retre...

25 Apr 2023

More efficient policy instruments can save the climate

Climate change can be stopped - with the right policy instruments. But to be effective, these policies must be accepted by both citizens and businesses. In a new research project, ...

30 Mar 2023

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

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...

1 Mar 2023

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 ...

27 Feb 2023

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...

16 Feb 2023

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...

14 Feb 2023

Urban birds prefer native trees

Small passerine birds, such as blue and great tits, avoid breeding in urban areas where there are many non-native trees. Chicks also weigh less the more non-native trees there are ...

10 Feb 2023

Young scientists eager to influence policy makers on biodiversity

We need to prioritise nature even if there are other conflicting interests – biodiversity is essential to all of us on the planet and ultimately to our health and wellbeing. The st...

8 Feb 2023

ClimBEco winter meeting 2023 – summary

6 Feb 2023

Opportunities: Post-doctoral fellowships

BECC are opening four, 2-year postdoctoral positions.

31 Jan 2023

Risk of eutrophication and acidification if forest fertilization is introduced in southern Sweden

Forests are important for climate change mitigation, both as raw material for biofuels and for carbon storage. At the same time, forests are under pressure from a changing climate ...