By stina [dot] johannesson [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Stina Johannesson) - published 8 December 2020 Micro-XRF mapping of trace elements in the foraminifera shell. Photo: Ni et al., 2020. How can previous warm periods in the ocean help us better understand the ongoing climate change? PhD student Sha Ni defends her dissertation at CEC this week with fossil findings that can improve the knowledge o

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/past-ocean-conditions-give-clues-marine-environmental-changes - 2025-07-11

By stina [dot] johannesson [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Stina Johannesson) - published 16 December 2020 CEC researchers conclude that forests and forestry play key roles for climate change mitigation. Photo by Luca Bravo on Unsplash. The forest investigation recently submitted to the Swedish government gives suggestions on creating synergies between international and national commitments on biodive

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/forestry-plays-key-role-swedens-climate-change-mitigation - 2025-07-11

By anna_maria [dot] erling [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Maria Erling) - published 22 December 2020 CEC starts 2021 with a new name, a new Director, and a new leadership organisation. Yet, CEC will continue its work with research, education and collaboration, across subject boundaries, to promote sustainable development. The new organisation with separate Director and Chair of the Board will st

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/new-year-new-name-new-director-and-new-organisation-cec - 2025-07-11

By cecilia [dot] von_arnold [at] LUCSUS [dot] lu [dot] se (Cecilia von Arnold) - published 22 December 2020 2020 will be remembered as the year when the coronavirus paralysed the world. At the same time, the negative effect of climate change became increasingly apparent, and the pleas to listen to the scientist and the calls for action became even more urgent. What changes for the climate do resea

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/climate-researchers-wish-list-2021 - 2025-07-11

By hanna [dot] holm [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Hanna Holm) - published 14 September 2018 Photo: Kennet Ruona Pollinating insects are endangered globally, with a particularly steep decline over the last 40 years. An extensive 3-year study from the CEC has found that organic farming methods can contribute to halting the pollinator decline. This beneficial effect is due to both the absence of insect

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/organic-farming-methods-favors-pollinators - 2025-07-11

Published 4 October 2018 Lund University invests SEK 64 millions in a graduate research school focusing on societal challenges and Agenda 2030. The graduate research school, which will fully expanded include around 20 PhD students, is the first of its kind in Sweden. Sustainability Forum and Centre for Environmental and Climate Research have received the mission to administer the graduate research

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/lund-university-invests-graduate-research-school-about-agenda-2030 - 2025-07-11

By hanna [dot] holm [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Hanna Holm) - published 17 October 2018 The Swedish Research Council has commissioned a research review on sexual harassment in academia. The research review of sexual harassment shows that gender harassment is the most common form of exposure within academia, that sexual harassment occurs in all disciplines, that vulnerability is reported by all gro

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/research-review-sexual-harassment-academia - 2025-07-11

Published 31 October 2018 Catarina Rolfsdotter and Henrik Smith It's been 20 years since the first students in Environmental Science started at Lund University. Great progress has been made in the environmental field since then, but there are still many challenges for future students to work with. Due to the anniversary, the Centre for Environmental and Climate Research invited to an afternoon wit

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/20-year-jubilee-environmental-science - 2025-07-11

Published 27 November 2018 Photo: Kennet Ruona Today, Lina Herbertsson from the CEC will take part in the final of Researchers Grand Prix, where researchers from Swedish universities challenge each other making the best oral presentation of their research. The final will take place in Stockholm beginning at 14:00, you can follow the final and vote at forskargrandprix.se/liveAbout Lina Herbertsson

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/lina-herbertsson-final-researchers-grand-prix - 2025-07-11

By hanna [dot] holm [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Hanna Holm) - published 29 November 2018 It is important to make science relevant for policy makers, CEC's Jasmine Livingston argues in her recent thesis. Jasmine Livingston from the Centre for Environmental and Climate Research has written a thesis discussing the connection between policy and climate science. She has studied what takes place both on

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/climate-science-and-climate-politics - 2025-07-11

By hanna [dot] holm [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Hanna Holm) - published 30 November 2018 The Center for Environmental and Climate Research, CEC, received positive responses on research applications from both the European Research Council and Formas, why the organization can continue to develop and recruit both researchers and administrative staff during 2019. "It is CEC's combination of deep knowl

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/cec-strengthens-organization-new-research-funding - 2025-07-11

By hanna [dot] holm [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Hanna Holm) - published 4 December 2018 Measuring equipment at Norunda. Photo Anders Båth. The Integrated Carbon Observation System, ICOS, announces that Norunda and additional 14 greenhouse gas measurement stations have been certified for standardized data production. ICOS data helps to reveal the carbon emissions and sinks on a European level, esse

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/standardized-greenhouse-gas-measurement-helps-predict-and-mitigate-climate-change - 2025-07-11

By hanna [dot] holm [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Hanna Holm) - published 5 December 2018 Abisko Scientific Research Station The region is warming faster than anywhere else on Earth and its polar bears and melting glaciers have become key symbols of climate change. But the Arctic, it seems, is not as well researched as we think it is. Since the Arctic covers some 14.5 million square kilometers, and

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/environmental-change-arctic - 2025-07-11

By hanna [dot] holm [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Hanna Holm) - published 5 December 2018 Mark Brady. Photo: Hanna Holm. Soil security provides a framework for appreciating the importance of soils for planetary health and in turn human wellbeing. Mark Brady from the CEC has given a plenary talk called What role might economics play with soil science for achieving soil security? at the Soil Security

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/soil-security-and-economics - 2025-07-11

By hanna [dot] holm [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Hanna Holm) - published 10 January 2019 Simon Herzog has studied what factors determine the fate of iron from boreal rivers and is now defending his thesis "Fate of riverine iron over estuarine salinity gradients". Rivers have traditionally not been considered important sources of bioavailable iron (Fe) to the marine waters, since most iron is lost b

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/iron-boreal-rivers - 2025-07-11

By hanna [dot] holm [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Hanna Holm) - published 11 January 2019 Global environmental problems can be addressed by means of policy instruments such as carbon dioxide taxes, building and technology standards and support for new technology, but the issues are complex and several environmental challenges must be addressed simultaneously in order to achieve optimal effect. This

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/environmental-challenges-must-be-addressed-simultaneously - 2025-07-11

By hanna [dot] holm [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Hanna Holm) - published 1 February 2019 Professor Natascha Kljun and Station Manager Anders Båth in the Norunda forest. Photo: Irene Lehner. Growing forests can limit climate change by absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store the carbon in their biomass as they grow. How much carbon a forest stores varies between tree species, the fores

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/well-managed-forests-can-limit-climate-change - 2025-07-11

Published 15 February 2019 CEC is in an expansive phase and the number of doctoral students, postdoctoral fellows and administrative staff increased during 2018. 2018 was the year for celebrating 20 successful years, with more than 1,000 graduates from the study programme in Environmental Science. In October, CEC arranged a jubilee for current and former students and employees. CEC also started an

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/cec-annual-report-2018 - 2025-07-11

By hanna [dot] holm [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Hanna Holm) - published 20 March 2019 CEC has been granted funding for a so-called collaborative initiative to find solutions for sustainable land use in Sweden, with emphasis on Skåne. The collaborative initiative called LU Land is to be a platform where different sectors, interests and research topics jointly address the challenges that an increasi

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/land-use-sustainable-future - 2025-07-11

By hanna [dot] holm [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Hanna Holm) - published 25 March 2019 Johan Ekroos, Sara Sällström and Lina Herbertsson. The national Swedish radio visited Lund to talk about pollinating insects and study their wintering sites. Pollinating insects are threatened by food shortages, by toxins, by climate change and because environments where insects can seek protection are disappeari

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/lack-settlements-threatens-biodiversity - 2025-07-11