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On this page, we gather short mini documentaries about our research - explained by some of our scientists. How do we know......that the climate is changing?that the carbon cycle is changing?How can we manage ecosystems to mitigate climate change?WetlandsForest PolicyAgricultureBECC research to tackle the grand challenges of our timeBiodiversity under Global ChangeCarbon Cycle & Climate ChangeEcosy

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Name (required) Email adress (required) Field of expertise Project title (preliminary) Please briefly describe your project idea/process On what spatial scale would you consider your process/system relevant [e.g., global, regional, landscape, local]: What data is available for inclusion in a model? Are there relevant papers describing the general theory around your process/system? Are you aware of

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Navigate your way to the different chapters of our annual report by clicking the table of content below, or by using the menu. Table of Contents Research Umbrella - Finding Solutions to the Combined Consequences of Land-use and Climate Change on Biodiversity and Ecosystem ServicesBECC in NumbersMembers 2023Faculties and departments 2023Publication 2022External funding 2022/2023GRAND CHALLENGE: Eff

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Finding Solutions to the Combined Consequences of Land-use and Climate Change on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services During the 13 years BECC has existed as a research environment, it has been under constant development to meet the aims to perform excellent science, be at the forefront of establishing new research directions, and make significant societal impact. We are a research environment that

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Members 2023Lund UniversityUniversity of GothenburgBECC Principal Investigators (PI:s): 109BECC Principal Investigators (PI:s): 29BECC Researchers: 69BECC Researchers: 19Doctoral Students: 69Doctoral Students: 18Research Coordinators: 3 Research Administrator: 1 Communications Officers: 2  External funding 2022/2023Number of new projects granted by most common funders in 2022/2023.Formas29Vetenska

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Scratching the Surface In the Spotlight: Bringing Biodiversity to Policy and Society   Policy Councils and moreOne of the main aims of BECC is to bring state-of-the-art science into policy processes to support evidence-based decision-making regarding biodiversity and ecosystem services in a changing climate. As a member of the Swedish Climate Policy Council since 2022, our coordinator Professor He

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– Scratching the Surface In the Spotlight: Fundamental Research for Keeping Carbon in the GroundBECC’s role in fostering successful young researchersSoils store more carbon than the atmosphere and living biomass together, making carbon compounds entering or leaving the soil carbon storage system of considerable importance for greenhouse effect mitigation. As a result, soil microbial ecology and ch

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– Scratching the Surface In the Spotlight: Using Nature-based Solutions for Climate AdaptationUrban areas are and will be severely hit by the effects of climate change where the specific impacts on each city will depend on the actual changes in climate experienced. Sudden effects include extreme weather events such as flooding, and incremental long-term effects could be warmer summers. By explorin

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Networks of Researchers and Societal ActorsLU Land – unique networking opportunity for researchers and stakeholdersStarting off as a thematic collaboration initiative initiated by Professor Henrik Smith at CEC and the Department of Biology, financed by LU to contribute to land-use for a sustainable future, LU Land has grown to become a well-known platform connecting academia and stakeholders mainl

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A major mission of BECC, has been to, together with MERGE, initiate and being deeply involved in operating and financing the interdisciplinary research school ClimBEco. For BECC, ClimBEco ensures that new generations of BECC-associated PhD students acquire both general skills and the specific skills needed to, in interdisciplinary settings, tackle our identified challenges.ClimBEco is a two-year g

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BECC Grand Seminars constitute a place where different perspectives of a topic, often related to current policy development or of other societal relevance, are brought up and discussed. That is, the seminars link either research and policy development or different research fields. In 2022-2023 the seminars focused on the IPCC AR6 new reports, the CBD COP15 and on environmental policy development a

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As an effort to connect researchers at Swedish universities and authorities, MERGE and BECC proposed a national conference on climate research to be conducted in collaboration with the Bolin Centre for Environmental Research of Stockholm University and the Swedish Meteorological Institute (SMHI). A grand opening with the presence of her Royal Highness the Crown Princess of Sweden, a plenary with I

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Project GrantsAnne Bjorkman for receiving an ERC starting grant: ERC-grants - gu.seMilda Pucetaite for receiving an ERC starting grant: Milda Pucetaite on receiving the ERC-grant - becc.lu.seAnna Runemark for receiving an ERC consolidator grant: Två biologer får 20 miljoner var från Europeiska forskningsrådet - biologi.lu.seMargareta Johansson for being nominated by the Swedish Research Council as

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BECC boardHenrik Smith – CoordinatorProfessor, Department of Biology/Centre for Environmental and Climate Science, Lund UniversityHenrik Smith in Lund University research portalMats Björkman – Coordinator GothenburgSenior Lecturer, Department of Biology & Environmental Sciences, University of GothenburgMats Björkman's profile at University of GothenburgAnna Maria Jönsson – Deputy CoordinatorProfes

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The European Biodiversity Partnership Biodiversa+ Joint Call "Restoration of ecosystem functioning, integrity and connectivity" (BiodivConnect) is opening Sept 9 - welcome to an inspiration event on the 12 Sept in Stora konferensrummet, Ecologybuilding, Lund or on zoom. Status message Sorry...This form is closed to new submissions. Leave this field blank

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