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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 and highlight these challenges from different perspectives, and make room for further discussions on possible ways forward. Keep reading This is an article available only in Swedish. Keep reading on the following link: H

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/how-can-forest-biodiversity-be-mapped-make-it-easier-landowners-take-responsibility - 2026-05-07

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 symposium for increased scientific understanding of climate change and its environmental and societal consequences. Climate change strongly affects natural systems and humanity. In Sweden, the effects of climate change a

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/now-you-can-submit-your-contribution-swedish-climate-symposium - 2026-05-07

A new study from Lund confirms that pesticides commonly used in farmland significantly harm bumblebees. Data from 106 sites across 8 European countries show that despite tightened pesticide regulations, more needs to be done. Despite claims of the world's most rigorous risk assessment process, the use of approved pesticides in European agricultural landscapes still negatively affects non-target or

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/commonly-used-pesticides-are-still-harming-bees - 2026-05-07

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 discussed at a LU Land breakfast seminar earlier this autumn. The seminar was attended by Katarina Hedlund from Lund University who presented methods for carbon sequestration in agricultural soils, and by Åsa Kasimir from the

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/opportunities-and-barriers-carbon-storage-agricultural-soils - 2026-05-07

A big congratulations to our coordinator Henrik Smith on receiving the Rosén Linnaeus Prize in Zoology from The Royal Physiographic Society of Lund. The Rosén Linnaeus Prize in Botany and Zoology has been awarded every three years since 1935 to Swedish researchers whom the Royal Physiographic Society in Lund considers to be well deserving. In 2023, the prize is awarded to Henrik Smith for his rese

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/professor-henrik-smith-receives-rosen-linnaeus-prize-zoology - 2026-05-07

The 2014 annual meeting of the Swedish Political Science Association (SWEPSA) will be hosted by the Department of Political Science at Lund University October 8-10. One of the theme workshops will be on Environmental politics and is coordinated by Mikael Kylsäter and Annica Kronsell. The theme of the conference is Democracy and Security. Invited keynotes and a panel of experts will reflect upon an

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/swepsa-annual-meeting-2014-lund - 2026-05-07

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 seek greater scientific understanding of climate change and its consequences for the environment and society. David Wårlind is part of the steering group for the symposium, and we asked him three questions about why you do

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/three-questions-david-warlind-about-swedish-climate-symposium - 2026-05-07

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 at Lund University. The researchers build on recent findings that evolutionary processes, in response to landscape change, are happening faster than previously thought. The article presents a model that can help us unde

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/effects-landscape-change-evolution-pollinators - 2026-05-07

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 future might impact how much solar power can be generated on the other side of the world”. How could this be? We asked Zhengyao Lu himself to share his experience. In just two weeks, Zhengyao Lu, Researcher in Physical G

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/60000-views-conversation-two-weeks-whats-secret - 2026-05-07

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 - with proper management from a landscape perspective - could favour certain species? Recently, it has become increasingly common to find birds and butterflies on clearcuts, species that normally thrive in areas such as hayfi

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/managing-clearcuts-favour-certain-species - 2026-05-07

BECC regularly welcomes guest researchers to work in areas within its scientific framework, with the aim to further strengthen the research and research groups. Prof. Dr. Alexandra-Maria Klein is head of the Chair of Nature Conservation and Landscape Ecology at the University of Freiburg in Germany, who recently finished her timer as a BECC guest researcher. Prof. Dr. Alexandra-Maria Klein from th

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/alexandra-klein-work-inspiration-and-tips-her-time-guest-researcher-becc - 2026-05-07

Quaternary geologist Raimund Muscheler and physical geographer Thomas Pugh have been awarded the ERC Advanced Grant by the European Research Council. They will receive EUR 2.5 million each over a five-year period to study historical solar storms and the rate at which trees grow and die around the world. he European Research Council (ERC) supports research of the highest quality in all fields. The

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/two-lund-researchers-and-becc-pis-receive-prestigious-eu-grant - 2026-05-07

During the unusually dry year of 2018, Sweden was hit by numerous forest fires. A research team led from Lund University, and partly financed by BECC, has investigated how climate change affects recently burnt boreal forests and their ability to absorb carbon dioxide. The boreal forests form a single biome that spans the entire Northern Hemisphere. These forests play a key role in the global clima

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/unique-field-study-shows-how-climate-change-affects-fire-impacted-forests - 2026-05-07

It is here! Our annual report 2022/2023 and the first of its kind for BECC. We have aimed for a report that is interesting and inspiring to read, with a mix of highlights from our research, our activities, BECC outreach, colorful images and important numbers.The report is available in two formats:On the website: BECC annual report 2022/2023 - becc.lu.sejosefin [dot] madjidian [at] cec [dot] lu [do

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/our-first-annual-report-inspiring-highlights-20222023 - 2026-05-07

Toxins and chemicals are a major threat to our environment. The "third crisis" - the chemical crisis - is often forgotten when we talk about the climate and endangered species. Ahead of Biodiversity Day on 22 May, Maria Hansson, a researcher at Lund University and member of BECC, offers tips on how to create a non-toxic environment in your own garden, benefiting all its inhabitants, big and small.

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/five-ways-create-toxin-free-garden - 2026-05-07

After a year of intensive work by many involved, the Swedish Climate Symposium with its close to 400 participants, has come to an end. Now an evaluation of the conference awaits, but the feeling is that most people experienced it as a successful event. To take the pulse during the symposium itself, we did a couple of short interviews with some of those who were there. Satisfied organisers Josefin

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/voices-swedish-climate-symposium - 2026-05-07

Welcome to a BECC seminar on October 6th with invited speaker Professor Detlef Sprinz, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and University of Potsdam. The European Union has perceived itself as a leader to curb global climate change. This necessitates that ambitious intra-EU policies are implemented by its member states to lend credibility to its claim. The lecture elucidates whethe

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/effectiveness-eu-policies-comply-kyoto-protocol - 2026-05-07

One of the world's greatest challenges is to feed the world's population in a sustainable way. Organic farming is one option, but the downside is that it produces lower yields than conventional farming. Studies led by Lund University now show that the yield difference between organic and conventional farming is smaller than previously thought, but the yields are still significantly smaller than fo

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/organic-farms-potential-higher-yields - 2026-05-07

A new article in Ecology Letters has shown for the first time that grassland plants dependent on insect pollination are particularly susceptible to increasing land-use intensity in the landscape. Authors are BECC researchers Yann Clough, Johan Ekroos, BECC coordinator Henrik Smith et al. The researchers investigated the effects of land-use intensity in the surrounding landscape on the distribution

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/new-article-about-grassland-plants-and-surrounding-land-use - 2026-05-07

The income and education levels of a child’s environment determine their relationship to nature, not whether they live in a city or the countryside. This is the finding of a new study conducted by researchers and BECC-members at Lund University, Sweden. The results run counter to the assumption that growing up in the countryside automatically increases our connection to nature, and yet the study a

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/socioeconomic-circumstances-shape-childrens-connection-nature-more-where-they-live - 2026-05-07