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Although not yet decided, we have good reasons to believe that the funding of the 43 Strategic Research Areas (SRAs) including BECC will continue. As a result, we are now preparing for the long-term future, including a new internal structure where Challenged Themes replace the former Clusters with the aim to increase the integration between disciplines. At the BECC 2015 annual meeting, we discusse

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/new-research-organisation-becc-clusters-grand-challenge-themes - 2025-10-01

Global environmental changes caused by a warmer climate can be combatted on a local level. The quality of our drinking water can be improved before it reaches water purification facilities and consumers through local efforts that minimise the growth of toxic algae and cyanobacteria in lakes. BECC researchers Pablo Urrutia Cordero and Lars-Anders Hansson, Lund University, have recently published th

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/local-measures-could-save-our-water-climate-heats - 2025-10-01

Henrik Smith, Coordinator of BECC, has been interviewed by BBC News on a new article that shows large-scale and long-term decline in wild bees has been linked to the use of neonicotinoid intesticides. The large-scale, long-term decline in wild bees across England has been linked to the use of neonicotinoid insecticides by a new study conducted by Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, UK. Over 18 years

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/neonic-pesticide-link-long-term-wild-bee-decline - 2025-10-01

Welcome to this year's annual meeting for BECC, focusing on BECC research and the new research organisation, Grand Challenge Themes. When and whereWhen: 18-19 October 2016Venue: Varberg Stadshotel & Asia SpaAbout the meetingThe focus of this year's meeting is on BECC research, highlighting some of our many successful and topical research areas, and the BECC researchers' engagement in international

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/becc-annual-meeting-2016-18-19-october - 2025-10-01

Thomas Sterner, professor of environmental economics at the University of Gothenburg and BECC researcher was one of the authors of the last IPCC report, AR5, working group III. Read his report from the meeting in Berlin here. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change presented the third working group report of AR5 on April 13 2013. The Working Group III assesses all relevant options for mitiga

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/thomas-sterner-reports-uns-ipcc-meeting - 2025-10-01

An extensive study has mapped the effects of small farmers on the rain forests of Southeast Asia for the first time. The findings are discouraging, with regard to environmental impact, biodiversity and the economy, over the long term. Yann Clough, researcher at Centre for Environmental and Climate Research & deputy theme coordinator for BECC has led the study. Until now, studies of this kind have

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/small-scale-agriculture-threatens-rainforest - 2025-10-01

Deliang Chen, BECC researcher and August Röhss Professor at the University of Gothenburg, has been recently appointed chairman of the nomination committee for the Stockholm Water Prize by the Board of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The Stockholm Water Prize is the world’s most prestigious water award. A prize ceremony and Royal Banquet is held at the Stockholm City Hall as part of the Worl

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/deliang-chen-appointed-chairman-stockholm-water-prize - 2025-10-01

Welcome to kickoff meetings for the three BECC Themes during December! At the meetings we will follow up the discussions that were initiated at the BECC annual meeting in October, initiate collaborative work, and make short- and long term plans for theme activities, such as seminars, workshops, actions groups and conferences. The discussions will be a basis for strategic plans for the three themes

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/theme-meetings-december-2016 - 2025-10-01

Seven years ago divers discovered the oldest known stationary fish traps in northern Europe off the coast of southern Sweden. Since then, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have uncovered an exceptionally well-preserved Stone Age site. They now believe the location was a lagoon environment where Mesolithic humans lived during parts of the year. Other spectacular finds include a 9,000 year-ol

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/underwater-stone-age-settlement-mapped-out - 2025-10-01

The BECC board has decided to strengthen the ongoing interdisciplinary development of BECC research by announcing a call for funding salary of up to 6 two-year postdoctoral researcher positions. The aim is to promote the development of BECC research by creating and strengthening interdisciplinary interactions. Application deadline is January 27st 2017, 12.00. This is an abbridged summary in Englis

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/announcement-call-salary-funds-6-becc-postdoctoral-positions-lund - 2025-10-01

What policies are needed to cope with the global environmental challenges? What can scientists learn from economists and vice versa? This was the theme of the workshop held on 7-8 December, organised by Thomas Sterner, BECC researcher and professor of environmental economics at the University of Gothenburg. On 7-8 December, Thomas Sterner, professor of environmental economics, University of Gothen

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/bringing-economists-and-scientists-together-planetary-solutions - 2025-10-01

Professor Alexandre Antonelli, who is also Deputy Theme Coordinator of the BECC biodiversity theme is heading the new center. The first day of the new year is also the first day of opening of the Gothenburg Global Biodiversity Centre. The aim of the center is for researchers and students in the field of biodiversity to collaborate more and also to explain better to the public and decision makers w

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/new-center-biological-diversity-opens-gothenburg - 2025-10-01

Ullrika Sahlin, Researcher at the Centre for Environmental and Climate Research, CEC, has been awarded Richard J. Burk Outstanding Service Award for her work in the field of risk analyses. Ullrika Sahlin, Researcher at the Centre for Environmental and Climate Research, CEC, has been awarded Richard J. Burk Outstanding Service Award for her work in the field of risk analyses. The award and 500 USD

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/researcher-awarded-price-society-risk-analysis - 2025-10-01

The action group ”Nutrient weathering from rocks” is convening a session (09K) at the conference: ‘Goldschmidt’ Paris 2017, August 13 to 18 under the Theme: Weathering, erosion and climate (past, present and future) The feedbacks among tectonics, weathering, erosion, rainfall, temperature and terrestrial life play an important role in stabilizing climate and thus ensuring planetary habitability on

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/action-group-nutrient-weathering-rocks-session-goldschmidt-2017 - 2025-10-01

The purpose of Dr. Pejchar's visit is to advance science at the intersection of biodiversity, ecosystem services and agriculture in collaboration with BECC researchers. Dr. Liba Pejchar brings expertise in several emerging topics in BECC at the intersection of biodiversity, ecosystem services and human well-being. Her lively research program explores innovative strategies for conserving and restor

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/welcome-becc-guest-researcher-liba-pejchar-associate-professor-department-fish-wildlife-and - 2025-10-01

DataGURU the in-house project data repository of BECC and MERGE has been accredited as a "Nature" data repository. The first dataset of Nature Scientific Data permanently stored on DataGURU is the population projection of African population over the rest of the century generated by Niklas Olén and Veiko Lehsten. The dataset is the first population projection available which corresponds both to soc

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/dataguru-accredited-nature-data-repository - 2025-10-01

BECC researcher Johanna Alkan Olsson from Lund University was awarded 5 000 Euro for her project on algorithmic potato farming at Climate-KIC Nordic Ideation Day 27/1. The project will create a method for farmers to better handle outbreaks of late blight on crops, a disease expected to become more problematic in a changing climate. This was the second ever Climate-KIC Nordic Ideation Day and it wa

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/potato-project-awarded-grant - 2025-10-01

BECC researcher Mats Lindeskog from INESis co-author of an article in the latest issue of Nature Geoscience aboiut influences of historic land use on the carbon cycle.Mats have contriobuted with simulations of the "managed land" version he has deveveloped from LPJ-GUESS. From the abstract:The terrestrial biosphere absorbs about 20% of fossil-fuel CO2 emissions. The overall magnitude of this sink i

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/mats-lindeskog-co-author-article-nature-geoscience - 2025-10-01

There is no evidence of any skewness that could be cowering up contradicting findings in scientific publications. BECC researcher Johan Hollander has published an article in Climatic Change where he, together with colleagues, examine 120 published articles in climate science from the period 1973 to 2013. In the study they find no evidence of skewness in the way the results are published.Read the p

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/climate-researchers-can-be-trusted - 2025-10-01

Deputy Theme Coordinator of the Biodiversity theme in BECC Alexandre Antonellis has been awarded a prize of 12 MSEK from the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research. The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research has appointed the sixth generation Future Research Leaders (FFL). The program is targeted at Swedish and foreign young researchers, who conducts research at the highest international lev

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/deputy-theme-coordinator-biodiversity-theme-becc-alexandre-antonelli-aawarded-prize-leaders-future - 2025-10-01