All news
-
28 Mar 2024
Managing clearcuts to favour certain species
Clearcutting is often considered negative for biodiversity, which is why continuous cover forestry is seen as a more favourable alternative. But could it be that clearcutting - wit...
-
8 Feb 2024
60.000 views on The Conversation in two weeks – what’s the secret?
In just two weeks, Zhengyao Lu, Researcher in Physical Geography at Lund University and a member of MERGE and BECC, gained 60.000 reads of his article “Gigantic solar farms of the ...
-
7 Feb 2024
Effects of landscape change on the evolution of pollinators
An evolutionary perspective should be taken into account to ensure long-term crop pollination. This is the conclusion of an article published by BECC and CEC-affiliated researchers...
-
29 Jan 2024
Three questions to David Wårlind about Swedish Climate Symposium
On 15-17 May, the second edition of the Swedish Climate Symposium will take place in Norrköping. The symposium offers is a unique opportunity for scholars and societal actors to se...
-
7 Dec 2023
Professor Henrik Smith receives the Rosén Linnaeus Prize in Zoology
A big congratulations to our coordinator Henrik Smith on receiving the Rosén Linnaeus Prize in Zoology from The Royal Physiographic Society of Lund.
-
5 Dec 2023
Opportunities and barriers for carbon storage in agricultural soils
What methods can we use to reduce emissions and increase removals of greenhouse gases in agricultural soils? What opportunities and obstacles are there? These questions were discus...
-
1 Dec 2023
Commonly used pesticides are still harming bees
A new study from Lund confirms that pesticides commonly used in farmland significantly harm bumblebees.
-
20 Nov 2023
Now you can submit your contribution to the Swedish Climate Symposium
On 15-17 May 2024, SMHI, the strategic research areas MERGE and BECC, and the Bolin Centre for Climate Research invite you to the second Swedish Climate Symposium in Norrköping. A ...
-
6 Nov 2023
How can forest biodiversity be mapped to make it easier for landowners to take responsibility?
The title above was the theme of the first LU Land breakfast seminar of the autumn. The seminar series aims to underpin current societal challenges related to sustainable land use ...
-
30 Oct 2023
Årligt möte och omvärldsspaning med BECC:s och MERGE:s referensgrupp
Vad är på gång i Sverige och omvärlden inom miljö- och klimatområdet och hur påverkar det myndigheter, företag, intresseorganisationer och forskning? Vilket behov av kunskap finns ...
-
20 Oct 2023
Milda Pucetaite on receiving the ERC-grant
Earlier this fall, Milda Pucetaite was one of the 400 European researchers to receive an ERC Starting Grant for her project “Tracing single-cell scale chemical signalling between i...
-
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, ...