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A Strategic Research Area at Lund & Gothenburg universities, +300 researchers from natural & social sciences performing world leading research on the dynamics between biodiversity & ecosystem services in a rapidly changing world 🌍🐝🌱🪱🍄🦉 www.becc.lu.se
Our feelings towards nature influence how we support pollinators in our gardens. A new study with BECC PI Anna Persson et.al, highlights this connection. Particularly in the context of urbanisation, which is reducing green spaces & people’s contact with nature: www.mgeo.lu.se/en/article/o...
27.02.2026 10:04 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
New documentary at Swedish Television about microorganisms in the soil and their role in agriculture, cultivation and how plants thrive. The documentary features our coordinator, @edithhammer.bsky.social and colleagues! www.svtplay.se/video/KnDAkn...
02.02.2026 09:44 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Pics from yesterday's seminar "AI for Biodiversity and Climate Science". The room was filled to the last seat and we had a great day. Huge thanks to all participants and speakers!
21.01.2026 12:31 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
New exciting paper with Lu Fluxes involvement, highlighting how trees, ponds and grazing strongly shape greenhouse gas dynamics in Sahel savannas, showing how complex and dynamic semi‑arid ecosystems really are.
Well Done Alek!
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Old air samples hint at effects of climate change
Through DNA analysis of old air samples collected by the Swedish Armed Forces, Nils Cronberg (botany researcher & BECC PI) & colleagues, show that spore dispersal of northern mosses changed the past 35 years: www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/old-...
Swedish Climate Symposium: Call for Abstracts open
SCS is a symposium for increased scientific understanding of climate change and its environmental and societal consequences. Explore the programme to see which sessions are accepting abstracts. Submit by 30 January: swedishclimatesymposium.com
As COP30 approaches, several BECC members are contributing vital perspectives on climate justice, biodiversity, and the future of the Amazon.
In this post, we’ve gathered reading tips and contributions from BECC members: www.becc.lu.se/article/becc...
Moments captured at Swedish Biodiversity Symposium 2025!
And a short article with links to Book of Abstracts and more: www.becc.lu.se/article/full...
Welcome to the seminar/webinar: Pesticides and Pollinators
November 12, 10:30 -12:00
Researchers & policy experts explore how pesticides affect pollinators, what new research tells us about risks & resilience & what strategies we can implement to protect pollinators & by extension, the ecosystems.
And in this article, Henrik Smith himself comments on the award, and he has a message for academia: www.cec.lu.se/article/henr...
23.10.2025 09:16 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Congratulations to our former coordinator @henrikgsmith.bsky.social on being rewarded the Marsh Awards for Ecology by @britishecologicalsociety.org!
23.10.2025 09:14 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
As one of the main organisers behind Swedish Biodiversity Symposium - we are happy to see its off to a flying start!
Halfway through, we can still look forward to 1,5 days filled with inspiration, collaboration, and insight into Transformative change – from knowledge to action for biodiversity.
At the Swedish Biodiversity Symposium in Gothenburg. Panel discussion on social transformation for BD conservation- from theory to practice
22.10.2025 07:47 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
If you happen to live in or around Lund, maybe we will see you 25 October on the Opening of Climate and Forests – A New Popular Science Exhibition at Naturum Skrylle: www.becc.lu.se/calendar/ope...
07.10.2025 13:22 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Today Green Pole project organises the conference Nordic Forest Policies. Panelists: Stefan Karlsson (Swedish Forest Agency), Marit Widman (Swedish Society for Nature Conservation), Kristian Ersbøll Berg Poulsen (Nordic Council of Ministers) & Terhi Koskela (Finnish resource Institute). greenpole.se
01.10.2025 11:28 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Greetings from (parts of) the BECC board! We are on a two-day-retreat in Höör to work intensely with our future research strategy. Grateful for all the input we've had from our members, Scientific Advisory Board and Stakeholder Reference Group!
24.09.2025 15:19 — 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Med satellitbilder i krigets spår - krigets miljöpåverkan
Lina Eklund, docent i naturgeografi & ekosystemvetenskap & medlem i BECC, har varit med i Rymdstyrelsen blogg om sin forskning med satellitdata för att kartlägga hur konflikter påverkar miljön: www.rymdstyrelsen.se/upptack-rymd...
New LU Land series: Climate & sustainable land use
The 1st lecture (24/9) will give an introduction to the subject. Future lectures will delve deeper into various aspects of research on the interplay between climate change & changes in land use. More info (Swe): www.luland.lu.se/evenemang/lu...
🌾 AI + satellite data + ecosystem model = better crop forecasts
PhD thesis by Xueying Li (Dept. of Physical Geography & Ecosystem Science, LU; BECC & MERGE) shows how combining AI, satellite data & ecosystem models can improve early yield predictions—key for food security in a changing climate.
Exploring New Research Horizons in the Alps 🏔️
PhD student @hannaeks.bsky.social shares her experiences from a study visit, funded by BECC, to Campus Alpin and the Land Use and Climate Change research group in Garmisch-Partenkirchen: www.becc.lu.se/article/expl...
How can YOU help fix the climate crisis? This new guide I researched and created with support from @projectdrawdown.bsky.social will help you find & flex your climate superpowers:
👩⚖️ Citizen
💼 Professional
💵 Investor
✈️ Consumer
🌟 Role Model
Check out jointheshift.earth and let's #MakeSHIFThappen!
Our ability to predict how biology will feed back to climate change relies on our ability to convert biological insights into mathematica formulations that can be scaled up in structured ways, within the context of Earth System Models (ESMs)...
02.09.2025 07:39 — 👍 7 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
Thawing permafrost raised carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
A new study by BECC-members Amelie Lindgren (UGOT), Zhengyao Lu (LU), et al. shows that an unexpectedly large proportion of carbon dioxide emissions after the ice age may have come from thawing permafrost: www.gu.se/en/news/thaw...
🌍 Join us at University of Gothenburg 🇸🇪!
We're hiring an Associate Senior Lecturer (tenure-track) in greenhouse gas dynamics in soil–plant systems.
🔬 Focus: peatlands, carbon & nitrogen cycles, land use.
🔗 bit.ly/47hQKRc
#AcademicJobs #ClimateScience #Peatlands @beccsweden.bsky.social
Two inspiring days of discussions and experiences on Restoring Nature under Climate Change—bringing together perspectives from policy, theory, and practice in a thoughtful mix. A big thank you to everyone who joined and contributed to the 2025 BECC Annual Meeting in beautiful Halmstad!
28.08.2025 13:32 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Changes in Land Use Leads to Increased Inbreeding in Swedish Butterflies
In his thesis, Zach Nolen examined Swedish grassland butterflies, showing that land use change not only reduce insect numbers. It can also increase inbreeding, especially in specialised species: www.becc.lu.se/article/chan...
The programme for the 1st Swedish Biodiversity Symposium is taking form. It offers 3 days of lectures, discussions, workshops & social activities where experts & stakeholders in biodiversity come together to promote positive developments in the field: swedishbiodiversitysymposium.se/en
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We are now advertising a brand new position at BECC! Are you our next Research Coordinator with a focus on research grants? Learn more and apply by 15 September: lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
16.07.2025 12:22 — 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0Besökstips om du är i närheten av Lund!
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Want to be part of the most important meeting place for biodiversity in Sweden this year?
Until 18 August, you can register for the Swedish Biodiversity Symposium at an early bird price. The programme offers 3 days of exciting lectures, discussions, workshops & social activities: