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2 Jun 2026
Surprising results in new study on future carbon storage in Indian forests
A new study from MGeo (Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences), with support from BECC and MERGE, researcher Nitin Chaudhary shows how climate change may affect carbon stor...
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28 Apr 2026
Phosphorus deficiency may exacerbate climate problems
A lack of phosphorus in forest soil could lead to an acceleration of global climate change. This is shown by new research that has investigated the complex balance between carbon d...
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14 Apr 2026
Mining in the last of the wild: a method to identify mines in intact landscapes
How do you measure biodiversity impacts from products and raw materials extracted in very different places around the world? Researcher Carla Coelho from Lund University and member...
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30 Mar 2026
Unexpected Climate Signal from the Arctic: Increased Methane Uptake
In the warming Arctic, changes in vegetation are altering how methane moves between land and atmosphere.
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23 Mar 2026
Old-growth forests store a lot more carbon than managed forests
Swedish old-growth forests store 83 percent more carbon than managed forests, according to a new study from Lund University. The difference is substantially larger than previous es...
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5 Mar 2026
Large forest fire emissions are hidden underground
Researchers at Lund University and University of Gothenburg have produced the most detailed map of carbon emissions from Swedish forest fires to date. The results show that the lar...
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4 Mar 2026
Alexandra Pongracz on Why You Shouldn’t Miss Swedish Climate Symposium 2026
Alexandra Pongracz is a researcher at the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Lund University and the programme chair for the Swedish Climate Symposium (SCS). With re...
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27 Feb 2026
A Window into the Underground: Where Soil Science Meets Culture
Beneath our feet, there is a bustling world of life that is crucial to both food and climate. Yet we often take this hidden ecosystem for granted. With new technology, research and...
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27 Feb 2026
Our feelings towards nature influence how we support pollinators in our gardens
How we feel about nature affects the gardening choices we make and how much those choices benefit pollinators. A new study from Lund University highlights this connection, particul...
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13 Feb 2026
Recycling strategies of fungi can affect how forests store carbon
Some fungi are wasteful, while others recycle – and this can determine how much carbon is stored in a forest. Researchers at Lund University have now revealed how fungi manage thei...
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9 Feb 2026
Tiger Teams: tackling sustainability challenges together
Whether you work in a company facing a complex sustainability challenge, manage environmental issues at a municipality, or represent an organisation with a promising sustainable de...
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28 Jan 2026
Announcing Our First-Ever Lighthouse Projects
In 2025 BECC had its first Lighthouse call ever, and 1 January 2026 marks the start of three projects that receives funding: Climate Change Requires Agricultural Change, Unbreaking...
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4 Dec 2025
Old air samples hint at effects of climate change
Through the DNA analysis of old air samples collected by the Swedish Armed Forces, researchers at Lund University in Sweden can show that spore dispersal of northern mosses has shi...
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2 Dec 2025
Play for change – more biodiversity and less food waste on the gaming table
Can games serve as a method for spreading knowledge and inspiring action? If you ask Karl Sterner Isaksson and Jagdeep Singh, the answer is an obvious yes! They are both currently ...
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27 Nov 2025
Swedish Climate Symposium 2026: Call for Abstracts now open
We are delighted to invite you to submit your abstract for the Swedish Climate Symposium: a symposium dedicated to advancing scientific understanding of climate change and its envi...
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20 Nov 2025
Continuous-Cover Forestry: Testing Methods for the Future
Continuous-cover forestry aims to deliver more benefits, but significant challenges remain. These will now be addressed in a new project.
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7 Nov 2025
BECC members at COP 30
In this post, we’ve put together a few tips for reading featuring BECC members attending COP30 in Belém.
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5 Nov 2025
Full House at the Swedish Biodiversity Symposium 2025
In October, the Swedish Biodiversity Symposium 2025 took place – Sweden’s largest interdisciplinary conference on biodiversity. The event brought together researchers, experts and ...
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4 Nov 2025
Henrik Smith Receives Award – has a message for academia
One of BECC's founders and former coordinator, Henrik Smith, receives the Marsh Awards for Ecology by the British Ecological Society. The prize recognizes his long-standing contrib...
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7 Oct 2025
Kimberly Nicholas on the Super High-Impact Initiative for Fixing Tomorrow
Kimberly Nicholas, Professor at Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies (LUCSUS) and member of BECC, just launched a new science-based tool that helps individuals identif...