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In May and June 2020, more that 300 dead elephants were found in Botswana´s Okavango Delta. Initially it was suspected that poaching was the reason, but it was later shown that they were poisoned by cyanobacteria. This is an increasing environmental problem, and recent work to create a global dataset on algal blooms shows significant changes in the last twenty years. Toxic algal blooms in water, k

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/mapping-lacustrine-algal-blooms-globally - 2026-07-01

Lina Eklundh, Tomas Pugh, Anders Ahlström and Markku Rummukainen have been interviewed in different media outlets as experts in their corresponding fields.   Lina Eklund, associate senior lecturer, was recently interviewed in Göteborgs-Posten about a new report which warns that extreme heatwaves could make parts of the planet uninhabitable and cause one person in ten to be a climate refugee by 205

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/ines-staff-featured-media - 2026-07-01

The Aurora group are young people who recently initiated a process against the state of Sweden for not taking action and treating the climnate crisis as a crisis. More than 1600 researchers and teachers including researchers from our department, agreeing with the Aurora, have signed a debate article in Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, Many researchers and teachers from academies all over Sweden have

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/academics-debate-article-young-people-are-right-sue-state - 2026-07-01

Old- growth forests are to a large extent unprotected to logging, and the rate of cutting them down is high, not least in Sweden. Even protected forests are at risk, and the EU is on the way to failure, writes researches from Europe and USA in a debate article in Science. The pressure on Europe´s biomass rich old-growth forests have increased with the rising prices, and the logging rate was alread

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/risk-failure-protecting-old-forests - 2026-07-01

SVT has interviewed Anders Lindroth about the long-term measurements of forest carbon uptake conducted by ICOS and researchers at the department outside Perstorp in northern Skåne. Previous measurements have shown that the drought in 2018 reduced carbon uptake in southern forests, while northern pine forests fared better. This year's drought is now affecting ongoing measurements, and researchers a

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/drought-affects-forest-carbon-uptake-research-department-highlighted-svt-segment - 2026-07-01

A new study by an international group of researchers, including three scientists from the department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, offers critical insights into the immediate impact of meteorological drought on vegetation across Europe. The information can strengthen the information base for planning of water management and drought responsiveness. Droughts are becoming increasingly

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/recent-study-reveals-sub-seasonal-drought-sensitivity-across-europe - 2026-07-01

The first physical project meeting of the EU-funded project entitled “Intelligent Geotechnologies for Resilient Agricultural Adaptation to Climate Change in Lao PDR (INTEGRAL), took place at Lund University the 20-21 September 2023. Intelligent geotechnologies, which integrate mapping, earth observation, geographic information systems and artificial intelligence, can play a fundamental role in sup

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/project-intelligent-geotechnologies-sustainability - 2026-07-01

Perennial crops have the potential to reduce the need for ploughing and pesticides, which in turn can lead to reduced soil degradation and greenhouse gas emissions. Recently, a unique research infrastructure that has the potential to transform agriculture was inaugurated by the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science and LUCSUS, in collaboration with SLU Alnarp. The new facility, fu

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/can-agriculture-shift-perennial-grain-crops - 2026-07-01

Are you curious about the Arctic, and what it is like to work there? INTERACT is a network of stations around the Arctic that is building capacity for research and monitoring in the Arctic. INTERACT has earlier published several books, and this autumn they had a film premiere, and released short films in collaboration with BBC, giving interested a great opportunity to learn more about the Arctic.

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/interact-docu-series-and-bbc-short-films-about-arctic - 2026-07-01

Over five years, the EU invests SEK 163 million in the POLARIN research project. The aim is to promote interdisciplinary research in both polar regions. Physical geographer Dr Margareta Johansson is one of the researchers who will work in the project. Why is this polar research project needed?- The ongoing climate change is noted most clearly at our northernmost and southernmost latitudes. We ther

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/eu-lifts-polar-research-arctic-and-antarctica - 2026-07-01

Lawyer Erik Sjöman, Malmö, was elected as new chairman. At ACLU's annual meeting on January 26th, senior professor Boel Flodgren, who has been chairwoman of the centre since the start, was thanked for her service to the centre. As a leading initiator during ACLU's inaugural year, Boel has been an invaluable pillar with her knowledge, experience and competence. She will now continue as a member of

https://www.aclu.lu.se/en/article/new-chairman - 2026-07-01

Niklas Arvidsson and Johan Adestam have written a book with the title "Associationsrättens grunder" Författare: Niklas Arvidsson & Johan Adestam Publication year: 2022 Publishing house: Studentlitteratur Introduction (swedish) En betydande del av näringslivet och civilsamhället bedrivs av och i olika slags associationer. Associationsrätt handlar om de regler som möjliggör och styr verksamheten i a

https://www.aclu.lu.se/en/article/new-book-associationsrattens-grunder - 2026-07-01

Attorney Erik Sjöman is appointed an honorary doctorate at the Faculty of Law. ACLU:s ordförande Erik Sjöman utses till hedersdoktor vid Juridiska fakulteten vid Lunds universitet. Utöver sitt ordförandeskap, är han även verksam som advokat och delägare på advokatbyrån Vinge i Malmö. Erik Sjöman, som tog examen vid Juridiska fakulteten år 2000, är en av Sveriges mest framträdande advokater inom bl

https://www.aclu.lu.se/en/article/chairperson-aclu-has-been-appointed-honoray-degree - 2026-07-01

The ACLU members Birgitta Nyström and Niklas Selberg have contributed to a new book entitled Anställningsskydd i utveckling Editing.: Niklas Selberg & Erik Sjödin Publication year: 2022 Book publisher: Iustus Förlag Introduction (Swedish) I Anställningsskydd i utveckling lämnas bidrag till fördjupad förståelse av en bred uppsättning anställningsskyddsrättsliga frågor – som kommer att kvarstå även

https://www.aclu.lu.se/en/article/new-book-anstallningsskydd-i-utveckling - 2026-07-01

Sacharias Votinius's book "Det samhällsbärande kontraktet" has been reviewed by Eric M Runesson in SvD Under Strecket Swedish Sacharias Votinius bok "Det samhällsbärande kontraktet" har blivit recenserad av justitierådet Eric M Runesson i SvD Under strecket. I texten "Konsten att få ett samhälle att hålla ihop" skriver Eric M Runesson bl.a. följande: På det sättet framstår ett samhällsbärande kont

https://www.aclu.lu.se/en/article/review-det-samhallsbarande-kontraktet-svd - 2026-07-01

The third publication in the ACLU writing series is now available for order. The overarching theme of the book is Changed Conditions. Swedish Under det senaste året har forskare och praktiker vid Affärsrättsligt Centrum vid Lunds universitet (ACLU) arbetat med tredje publikationen i ACLU:s skriftserie. Målsättningen för ACLU:s publikationer är att de ska belysa aktuella och praktiskt relevanta frå

https://www.aclu.lu.se/en/article/book-andrade-forhallanden-now-available-purchase - 2026-07-01

Håkan Hydén has written a new book that discusses the study of norms as a method of explaining human choice and behaviour. Author: Håkan Hydén, senior professor in sociology of law, Lund University Year of publication: 2021 Publishing house: Routledge  Abstract This book proposes the study of norms as a method of explaining human choice and behaviour by introducing a new scientific perspective. Th

https://www.aclu.lu.se/en/article/new-book-sociology-law-science-norms - 2026-07-01

A warm welcome to doctoral student Jakob Hobér's presentation seminar on May 27 at 13.15-15.00! Swedish Jakob kommer att presentera sitt projekt som har den tentativa titeln ”Skuldebrevs cirkulering - En obligationsrättslig studie över överlåtelse och pantsättning av skuldebrev: särskilt om invändnings- och legitimationsrätten”. Anmäl dig till pernilla [dot] hakanssonpernilla [dot] hakansson [at]

https://www.aclu.lu.se/en/article/jakob-hobers-presentation-seminar - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On January 7, you could read an article about one of our researchers, Fillipa Säwe, in the newspaper "Hallå". Here Filippa talks about her research that is focused on the small scale fisheries in Öresund. She also reveals that she in fact does not fisch her self and she tells the story of how she ended up at the Depar

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/interview-our-researcher-filippa-sawe - 2026-07-01

The 24th of October we conducted a traditional nailing ceremony as the departments doctoral student Marthe Nehl nailed her doctors thesis ”Infrastructuring independent cultural production: Empirical and conceptual explorations”. Nehl is defending her thesis during a defence the 19th of November. "This thesis, which is in the interdisciplinary realm of service studies, addresses current debates in

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/marthe-nehl-nailed-her-dissertation - 2026-07-01