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30 Nov 2022
It is time to put biodiversity on the agenda – five Lund researchers on the challenges for COP15
Just over two weeks after the climate summit in Egypt, the leaders of the world’s countries are meeting again, this time to address another acute crisis facing humanity – the loss ...
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15 Nov 2022
Old, unprotected forests might disappear by the 2070s in Sweden
Swedish, previously uncut forests have been converted to plantations at a steady rate since 2003. In a new study, BECC-researcher Anders Ahlström and his research team find that ol...
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8 Nov 2022
IPCC: Summary for All
Just before the start of COP27, IPCC released a popular science version of its latest report on climate change. Deliang Chen, professor at MERGE and BECC, is one of the authors and...
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28 Oct 2022
Reflections from ClimBEco summer meeting 2022
After this summer meeting, one cannot understate the importance of and unmistakeable delight in meeting in-person after a long, pandemic-sized hiatus.
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20 Oct 2022
Two BECC PI:s receive funding from Formas for research on climate and agriculture
Jonas Ardö and Johannes Rousk are Principal Investigators at BECC. They have both received funding from the recent Formas call that focus on climate and agriculture.
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17 Oct 2022
BECC-researchers on nature-based solutions in the nordics.info podcast
How can we protect society from the extremities of a changing climate while also protecting nature and enhancing biodiversity? BECC-researchers Johanna Alkan-Johansson and Helena H...
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4 Oct 2022
Complex consequences of a warmer Arctic
Effects of a warmer Arctic are not only negative for the climate. Modelling showed that moving the tree line upwards could increase carbon storage.
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30 Sep 2022
As the rainforest grows warmer, trees become overheated
Climate change threatens slow-growing tree species that are important carbon storages according to a new thesis by BECC researcher Maria Witteman.
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29 Sep 2022
Less bird diversity in city forests
A new study led by Lund University with researchers at BECC shows that cities negatively affect the diversity of birds. There are significantly fewer bird species in urban forests ...
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21 Sep 2022
BECC-researcher Deliang Chen guests Kinapodden to talk about the drought along the Yangtze River
BECC-researcher Deliang Chen guests Kinapodden to talk about the drought in China.
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16 Sep 2022
Planting trees not always an effective way of binding carbon dioxide
Planting trees not always an effective way of binding carbon dioxide.
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15 Sep 2022
Smaller strawberries after pollination by red mason bees that have ingested the neonicotinoid clothianidin
Smaller strawberries after pollination by red mason bees that have ingested the neonicotinoid clothianidin
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13 Sep 2022
A climate risk analysis of Earth’s forests in the 21st century
Thomas Pugh, researcher at BECC and MERGE, is one of the researchers behind a study aspects of risk on the impact of climate change on forests.
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30 Aug 2022
BECC guest researcher: Professor Detlef Sprinz
Professor Sprinz will join Lund University as BECC guest researcher during two time periods; from mid-September to the end of October this year, and for another six week period dur...
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23 Jun 2022
Call for up to 6 BECC-post docs for the years 2023-2025 and BECC call for research funding prolonged
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29 Mar 2022
ClimBEco winter meeting 2022 – summary
In February, ClimBEco PhD students gathered for our annual winter meeting. For the second consecutive year – but hopefully for the last time – the meeting was held digitally due to...
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7 Feb 2022
Welcome to the Swedish Climate Symposium
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27 Oct 2021
The Glasgow climate summit - what is it about and why does it matter?
On October 31st, representatives from across the globe will gather in Glasgow for two weeks to attend the UN climate change conference COP26. Expectations are high following last y...
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5 Oct 2021
BECC guest researcher: Professor Adam Hitchcock
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27 Sep 2021
BECC guest researchers: Professor Nina Buchmann and Associated professor Oliver Sonnentag