Published 23 October 2024 Jesica López on her participation at COP16 In the Colombian rainforest, cattle ranching is spreading and leading to forest fires and deforestation. This threatens the environment, climate and indigenous people in the Amazon. More efficient use of existing pastures and alternative livelihoods are some of the factors needed to protect the rainforest, according to a new thes

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/new-thesis-highlights-sustainable-solutions-protect-amazon-rainforest - 2025-04-29

Published 28 October 2024 The government has appointed Olof Johansson Stenman, professor of economics at the University of Gothenburg and a BECC PI, as a new member of the Climate Policy Council. "It is an honor, but above all, it is an important task that the council has," he says. The Climate Policy Council is an independent and interdisciplinary expert body that evaluates and reviews the govern

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/olof-johansson-stenman-new-member-climate-policy-council - 2025-04-29

Published 24 November 2024 Research estimates that rainforests account for more than half of all carbon captured by plants on our planet. However, photosynthesis is disrupted when levels of ground-level ozone become too high. Photo by Johan Wingborg Exhaust fumes and burning reduce the ability of rainforests to capture carbon by 0.29 billion tonnes each year. A new study by researchers from the Un

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/burning-reduce-rainforest-carbon-sequestration - 2025-04-29

Published 27 November 2024 What were the main outcomes of the UN Biodiversity Conference COP16 and what happened behind the scenes? Here are key takeaways from our webinar with negotiators, researchers, NGOs and other experts. On 21 November, some 150 people tuned into the webinar Post COP16 analysis: From biodiversity commitments to action. The event was co-organized by SIANI, Focali, Stockholm E

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/post-match-analysis-cop16-learn-what-happened-and-why-it-matters - 2025-04-29

Published 5 December 2024 Andreas Nord, a researcher at the Department of Biology and Mikkel Brydegaard, senior lecturer at the Physics department - both members of BECC, have been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant Mikkel Brydegaard draws on his experiences from electrical engineering and atomic physics to develop laser diagnostic tools for new insights into the ecology and diversity of insects.By

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/congratulations-andreas-nord-and-mikkel-brydegaard-recieving-erc-consolidator-grant - 2025-04-29

Published 11 December 2024 Grass fodder production in southern Sweden. Photo: Josefin Winberg. Bioenergy plays a vital role in the transition to a fossil-free society. However, the "unused" agricultural land, so-called marginal land, deemed suitable for bioenergy cultivation in southern Sweden is practically nonexistent, according to a new study from Lund University. Much of the land is already in

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/land-identified-crucial-swedish-bioenergy-already-occupied-new-study-shows - 2025-04-29

By lina [dot] tornquist [at] innovation [dot] lus [dot] se (Lina Törnquist) - published 20 January 2025 Much of the world's infrastructure is made of concrete, which presents a challenge when it cracks and needs repair. Traditional repair methods involve cutting away a large amount of material. Now researchers at Lund University are investigating an innovative solution: using fungi to mend concret

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/sustainable-construction-how-fungi-research-lund-university-could-revolutionise-infrastructure - 2025-04-29

Published 5 March 2025 With his cycling helmet perched on his head, he rushes in like a whirlwind, fires off monosyllabic replies to emails and then asks thoughtful questions during meetings while simultaneously managing to work away on his computer. For Henrik Smith, life moves at a hundred miles an hour. But he is also a lauded professor and the previous, long-time coordinator of BECC with an aw

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/henrik-smith-visionary-who-never-slows-down - 2025-04-29

Published 18 March 2025 Satellite image of Lake Yamzho Yumco in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China – one of the lakes that, thanks to minimal human impact, has not undergone major colour changes. (Photo: Google Earth) Over the last 40 years, the majority of the world’s lakes have changed colour, according to a new study. The research team analysed 32 million satellite observations from over 67,0

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/lakes-worldwide-are-changing-colour-possibly-due-human-impact - 2025-04-29

Published 26 March 2025 Photo: Michael O. Dillon Tropical forest canopies play a crucial role in the biosphere’s carbon, water, and energy cycles. Despite this, they are often treated as uniform in climate system models. A new study now reveals that canopy traits vary significantly across different regions, which could have major implications for how we understand and model forest functions in a c

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/unique-mapping-canopy-diversity-tropical-forests - 2025-04-29

Published 1 April 2025 Lead, pesticides, brominated flame retardants, plastic additives, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and heavy metals. This is what researchers at Lund University found when they collected dead hedgehogs to investigate the environmental pollutants found in urban environments. Previous research has investigated the presence of heavy metals in hedgehogs from other urban areas i

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/surprising-number-environmental-pollutants-hedgehogs - 2025-04-29

Published 3 April 2025 This October marks the launch of Sweden’s first Swedish Biodiversity Symposium—an entirely new meeting place where experts and stakeholders in biodiversity will gather to promote positive developments in the field. We had the opportunity to talk with Mats Björkman, BECC's coordinator in Gothenburg and the project manager for the symposium. Mats Björkman is a senior lecturer

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/has-been-lacking-premiere-swedish-biodiversity-symposium-new-meeting-place-biodiversity - 2025-04-29

Av erica [dot] talven [at] cfe [dot] lu [dot] se (Erica Talvén) - publicerad 23 november 2023 Den 14 till 15 november 2023 hölls det årliga evenemanget EU Days Lund. Där organiserade Centrum för europaforskning, tillsammans med Svenska institutet för europapolitiska studier (Sieps), ett seminarium med titeln “A resilient Europe”. Panelen bestod av Cecilia Malmström, Lars Danielsson, och Rikard Ben

https://www.cfe.lu.se/artikel/eu-days-lund-ett-motstandskraftigt-europa - 2025-04-29

Av erica [dot] talven [at] cfe [dot] lu [dot] se (Erica Talvén) - publicerad 23 november 2023 Under årets EU Days Lund, 14-15 november, organiserade EU-kommissionen i Sverige en paneldiskussion om Sveriges möjligheter att påverka framtidens EU. Hur ska Sverige positionera sig de kommande åren? Vilken framtid och vilket Europa vill Sverige se? Vilken roll ska Sverige spela och hur ska vi se till at

https://www.cfe.lu.se/artikel/eu-days-lund-forma-eus-framtid-vad-ar-sveriges-roll - 2025-04-29

Av axel [dot] fegeant [at] cfe [dot] lu [dot] se (Axel Fégeant) - publicerad 1 december 2023 Symposiets avslutande panelsamtal Populismen har fått kraftig vind i seglen de senaste decennierna. I alla delar av världen ser vi framgångar för både höger- och vänsterrörelser med populistiska diskurser, och inte minst på den europeiska kontinenten. På Ekonomihögskolan i Lund anordnades den 21 november e

https://www.cfe.lu.se/artikel/populism-och-europeisk-arbetsratt - 2025-04-29

Av axel [dot] fegeant [at] cfe [dot] lu [dot] se (Axel Fégeant) - publicerad 5 december 2023 Centrum för europaforskning delar ut mindre resestipendier till studenter som har behov av fältstudier i samband med sitt uppsatsarbete (kandidat- eller masteruppsats) under vårterminen 2024. Uppsatsens tema ska ha en tydlig europeisk koppling. Studenter vid Lunds universitet som planerar att skriva kandid

https://www.cfe.lu.se/artikel/resebidrag-kandidat-eller-masteruppsats - 2025-04-29

Av erica [dot] talven [at] cfe [dot] lu [dot] se (Erica Talvén) - publicerad 21 december 2023 Den 21 november höll Jürgen Salay, senior expert på Europeiska kommissionens generaldirektorat för klimatpolitik (DG CLIMA), i ett seminarium för studenter om hur den europeiska gröna given påverkar kommissionens arbetssätt. Dessutom gav han råd till studenterna om karriärmöjligheter inom EU. EU:s klimatp

https://www.cfe.lu.se/artikel/att-arbeta-med-eus-klimatpolitik - 2025-04-29

Av erica [dot] talven [at] cfe [dot] lu [dot] se (Erica Talvén) - publicerad 18 januari 2024 Foto: Olof Bärtås och Linda Neubauer Centrum för europaforskning tilldelar årets uppsatspris till Olof Bärtås för hans masteruppsats om kulturell europeisering på svenska kultursidor. Linda Neubauer får hedersomnämnande för sin masteruppsats med fokus på europeisk integration och Schweiz. Nedan finner du j

https://www.cfe.lu.se/artikel/vinnarna-av-cfes-uppsatspris-2023 - 2025-04-29

Av erica [dot] talven [at] cfe [dot] lu [dot] se (Erica Talvén) - publicerad 8 mars 2024 I en ny antologi, För Europa i en ny tid: Sveriges ordförandeskap i EU 2023, har forskare från flera lärosäten i Sverige analyserat hur det gick när Sverige höll i ordförandeklubban i EU:s ministerråd under första halvåret 2023. Den 15 februari 2024 arrangerade Centrum för europaforskning ett seminarium med Ri

https://www.cfe.lu.se/artikel/hur-gick-det-svenska-eu-ordforandeskapet-2023 - 2025-04-29

Av Axel [dot] fegeant [at] hotmail [dot] com (Axel Fégeant) - publicerad 18 mars 2024 Den 7 februari hölls ett seminarium för att diskutera Sveriges och EU:s investeringsscreening av utländska direktinvesteringar. Seminariet diskuterade de rättsliga och ekonomiska effekterna av nuvarande, och kommande, lagstiftning om investeringsgranskning. Hur har den svenska regleringen fungerat sedan implement

https://www.cfe.lu.se/artikel/investeringsscreening-behov-av-balans-mellan-sakerhet-och-konkurrenskraft - 2025-04-29