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The new project, "Forestry's climate adaptation and resilience" (FORESTCARE), will synthesise existing knowledge to support the transition towards more climate-resilient forestry. The project has received SEK 4 million in funding from Formas, as part of the call ”Knowledge syntheses for climate transformation”. Professor Markku Rummukainen tells us more about the project and what the funding means

https://www.mgeo.lu.se/en/article/new-project-about-climate-adaptation-forestry - 2026-09-27

Extreme weather events are putting increasing pressure on transport infrastructure, particularly in sparsely populated regions. In a new research project funded by Formas, Associate Professor Pengxiang Zhao will identify effective strategies for improving transport resilience and accessibility in a changing climate. The grant of nearly SEK 4 million is part of Formas' call "Knowledge syntheses for

https://www.mgeo.lu.se/en/article/new-research-project-improve-transport-accessibility-during-extreme-weather - 2026-09-27

Climate change is transforming the coldest regions of our planet at an unprecedented pace. Yet one of the key factors governing how ice sheets, glaciers, and permafrost respond is often overlooked: snow. A new EU-funded research project aims to change that. SnowPI (Polar Snow, Permafrost and Inland Ice in a Changing World), a newly launched Horizon Europe research project, is putting snow at the c

https://www.mgeo.lu.se/en/article/snow-focus-new-eu-project-tackles-hidden-driver-climate-change - 2026-09-27

Strong ties between forest owners and their land does not automatically translate into greater efforts to promote biodiversity. The current system of voluntary protection also risks overlooking the most valuable natural areas, according to a new doctoral thesis by Hanna Ekström Pigot. The study is based on interviews with 23 forest owners in southern Sweden. Many express a clear and emotional conn

https://www.mgeo.lu.se/en/article/caring-forests-not-always-connected-more-biodiversity - 2026-09-27

The mass extinction at the end of the Triassic period, 201 million years ago, was caused by extensive volcanic eruptions and a rapidly warming climate as the then-supercontinent Pangaea began to break apart. Global temperatures rose by at least 3–4 degrees Celsius. A new study in Nature Geoscience shows that widespread forest fires raged across the fern savannahs that spread following the die-off

https://www.mgeo.lu.se/en/article/forest-fires-ravaged-europe-thousands-years-201-million-years-ago - 2026-09-27

Nature is a source of well-being and recovery for many people. However, research shows that there is also a growing number of individuals who experience negative emotions, such as fear, discomfort, or even disgust, toward nature. The phenomenon, called biophobia, is now highlighted in a new study from Lund University. “Research has long assumed that people fundamentally feel positive emotions towa

https://www.mgeo.lu.se/en/article/new-study-challenges-idea-humans-innately-nature-loving - 2026-09-27

Continuous-cover forestry methods are gaining attention as a way to enable forests to deliver a broader range of benefits. The aim is to make forestry more sustainable, but significant challenges remain. These will now be addressed in a new project where five organizations are testing continuous-cover forestry in practice. In Bockeboda, just outside Kristianstad, the future of continuous-cover for

https://www.mgeo.lu.se/en/article/continuous-cover-forestry-testing-methods-future - 2026-09-27

Whether you work in a company facing a complex sustainability challenge, manage environmental issues at a municipality, or represent an organisation with a promising sustainable development idea that has stalled, Tiger Teams may be of interest to you. Tiger Teams is an initiative where interdisciplinary teams of PhD students collaborate intensively with societal actors for one week to tackle real-

https://www.mgeo.lu.se/en/article/tiger-teams-tackling-sustainability-challenges-together - 2026-09-27

How we feel about nature affects the gardening choices we make and how much those choices benefit pollinators. A new study from Lund University highlights this connection, particularly in the context of widespread urbanisation, which is reducing both green spaces and people’s contact with nature. The researchers also show that for pollinators in cities, gardens with plantings kept over many years

https://www.mgeo.lu.se/en/article/our-feelings-towards-nature-influence-how-we-support-pollinators-our-gardens - 2026-09-27

Researchers at Lund University have produced the most detailed map of carbon emissions from Swedish forest fires to date. The results show that the largest emissions occur below the ground surface, in peat and organic soils. During the extremely hot summer of 2018, 324 forest fires were reported in Sweden. Using field measurements, models, and data from the Swedish Forest Agency, the Swedish Envir

https://www.mgeo.lu.se/en/article/large-forest-fire-emissions-are-hidden-underground - 2026-09-27

Alexandra Pongracz is a researcher at the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Lund University and the programme chair for the Swedish Climate Symposium (SCS). With registration now open, we asked her to reflect on the symposium’s holistic approach, the highlights of this year’s programme, and why researchers, policymakers, and practitioners should take part. The theme of SCS 2026 is

https://www.mgeo.lu.se/en/article/alexandra-pongracz-why-you-shouldnt-miss-swedish-climate-symposium-2026 - 2026-09-27

New findings from Jezero crater reveal how bedrock formed deep within Mars' crust was uplifted, submerged under water in a lake and became altered. The results provide a new piece of the puzzle in understanding the long geologic history of our red neighbour planet. Since NASA's Perseverance rover landed on Mars' red dusty surface in February 2021, it has collected a wealth of valuable data. As the

https://www.mgeo.lu.se/en/article/water-world-arid-planet-mars-geologic-history-mapped - 2026-09-27

Swedish old-growth forests store 83 percent more carbon than managed forests, according to a new study from Lund University. The difference is substantially larger than previous estimates and is mainly due to large carbon stocks in the soil. The study, published in the scientific journal Science, is the most comprehensive mapping of how much carbon is stored in Swedish old-growth forests to date.

https://www.mgeo.lu.se/en/article/old-growth-forests-store-lot-more-carbon-managed-forests - 2026-09-27

The Swedish Climate Policy Council released its annual report on 19 March 2026. The report provides a comprehensive review of climate policy over the government’s most recent term. It concludes that Sweden is not on track to meet its climate targets for 2030 and 2040, that the gap to the targets has widened, and that necessary decisions have been postponed. The Council stresses that decisive actio

https://www.mgeo.lu.se/en/article/five-questions-anna-maria-jonsson-swedish-climate-policy-council - 2026-09-27

The Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet) has recommended a new national initiative in polar research for funding as part of the government programme on Strategic Research Areas. The Department for Earth and Environmental Sciences (MGeo) is a co-applicant for the proposal, which is led by Stockholm University. It brings together several universities in a long-term collaboration. Although the

https://www.mgeo.lu.se/en/article/new-funding-polar-research - 2026-09-27

The Recruitment Committee has now decided which candidates will be called for a first interview for the position of Vice-Chancellor. The candidates will be interviewed by the Recruitment Committee in March. The candidates called for a first interview are:Aylin Ahadi, professor, Lund UniversityMats Benner, professor, Lund UniversityMartin Malmsten, professor, University of CopenhagenErik Renström,

https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2026/five-candidates-called-interview-vice-chancellor-position-lund-university - 2026-09-27

Living with bipolar disorder means constantly balancing between extremes – something that can be particularly difficult if the diagnosis is met with silence and stigmatisation. To raise awareness of mental illness and why it concerns us all, including at work, five LTH departments have joined forces and invited speaker Henrik Wahlström. In his lecture, he shares his own experiences of bipolar diso

https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2026/life-balance-beam-talking-about-mental-health-work - 2026-09-27

Industrial design students take the lead in this year's Advent calendar at LTH. Since 2007, the Advent calendar from LTH has been a regular feature in December. This year it is made by industrial design students, which a new take. It opens up for new features, in addition to the classic experiments in physics and chemistry. In an article in Sydsvenskan, students Karolina Sjölund and Nicci Myrsäter

https://www.industridesign.lth.se/en/article/lth-advent-calendar-2025-made-industrial-design-students - 2026-09-27

Studying at the School of Industrial Design in Lund is not just about theory – it is also about creativity, making contacts and finding new perspectives. Through study visits, exhibitions and – for master's students – international travels, ideas can grow and networks be built. This year, the students went to Vietnam, and Elias Näsström Nyquist and Erik Skans Mächs share their experiences and insi

https://www.industridesign.lth.se/en/article/unique-experience-masters-students-study-trip-vietnam - 2026-09-27

Ingenuity in the classrooms, table tennis matches in the lobby, and minutes of silence in honour of fallen soldiers – an ordinary day at a university in a war-torn country. Andreas Hopf, who teaches at the School of Industrial Design at LTH, talks about his latest trip to Ukraine. It is Andreas Hopf's sixth trip to Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022. This time, the journey

https://www.industridesign.lth.se/en/article/lund-lutsk-design-management-and-determination-wartime-ukraine - 2026-09-27