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Research and society in close cooperation: that is the basis for Farm2Forest, a project aiming to produce evidence guiding Swedish and European agricultural and forestry policymaking. The idea is to combine economic and ecological data and models to evaluate different future scenarios for marginal agriculture in forest-dominated landscapes which, in terms of surface area, accounts for a significan

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/farm2forest-sustainable-agriculture-biobased-future - 2026-01-10

The European Union will ban the world’s most widely used insecticides from all fields due to the serious danger they pose to bees. The ban on neonicotinoids, approved by member nations today, is expected to come into force by the end of 2018 and will mean these insecticides can only be used in closed greenhouses.This ban on three main neonicotinoids has widespread public as well as scientific supp

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/eu-agrees-ban-use-neonicotinoids - 2026-01-10

CEC's Hampus Nilsson describes his journey towards doing research on nature-based solutions and multiple ecosystem services in cities. Hampus Nilsson was honored by the Swedish Hydrological Council with the award of best master thesis within hydrology. In a blog post at the Swedish Water House, SIWI, he describes his journey from being a student in technical mathematics at the civil engineering pr

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/how-become-researcher - 2026-01-10

Researchers from the CEC comments climate change and risk management on Swedish national radio. Johanna Alkan Olsson answers questions regarding if there is a connection between climate change and the nice spring weather in Sweden this year.Listen to the interview with Johanna on sverigesradio.se.Ullrika Sahlin answers questions about risk management in research.Listen to the interview with Ullrik

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/cec-swedish-national-radio - 2026-01-10

The CEC and Lund University is part of the core team for Climate-KIC's latest Flagship programme, eCircular, aiming to crack down on plastic waste and radically reduce the use of plastic materials. The project eCircular aims to explore and use innovative digital tools to improve plastics waste prevention. This can, for example, include blockchain solutions for improved market transparency, data an

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/catalysing-switch-circular-economy-through-plastic-waste-prevention - 2026-01-10

While attending the 5th European Congress of Conservation Biology organized by the Society for Conservation Biology last week in Jyväskylä, Finland, CEC's Lovisa Nilsson was awarded First Place for her outstanding student poster. Lovisa has studied annual flower strips used to compensate for biodiversity losses in agricultural landscapes. These flower strips are intended to support pollinators and

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/lovisa-nilsson-awarded-outstanding-student-poster - 2026-01-10

The COST project has been studying if there is any difference in biodiversity found at organic and conventional farms. Some of our colleagues at the CEC have spent summer doing fieldwork studying bumblebees. Romain Carrié and others from the COST project have collected pollen from bumblebees and surveyed flower resources at 19 different farms in Skåne.– From earlier fieldwork, we know there is a d

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/field-study-biodiversity - 2026-01-10

The CEC has produced a new report evaluating analyses and data collection of winter loss in honeybees in Sweden. Swedish beekeeping rely on the health of the honey bee Apis mellifera. Loss of colonies during winter is an indicator of poor honey bee health.This report evaluates current data collection of winter loss in honey bees in Sweden, with the purpose to give recommendations for future improv

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/winter-loss-honey-bees-sweden - 2026-01-10

ClimBEco is a two-year graduate research school that promotes young scientists to engage in interdisciplinary research on climate, earth system and society in a changing world. The annual summer meeting was held August 29–30 in Höllviken, with the theme ‘Land use and ecosystem-based climate adaptation’. Inspiring talks by Terese Thoni (CEC, Lund University), Åsa Kasimir (Earth Sciences, University

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/eye-opening-discussions-phd-students - 2026-01-10

Policy instruments and business models for closed material loops:Lamp collecting systems in need of improvement A group of three IIIEE researchers are busy searching for good examples of how discarded lamps can be collected and the materials reused in new lamps.  “With authorities taking more responsibility consumers could contribute better, says IIIEE researcher Thomas Lindhqvist, explaining why

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-iiiee-researcher-thomas-lindhqvist - 2026-01-10

On 27 August, Sydsvenskan and Skånska Dagbladet published articles covering the IIIEE 20th Anniversary Conference.

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee20-anniversary-conference-media - 2026-01-10

Today, on 26 August the IIIEE 20 th Anniversary Conference kicks off, celebrating 20 years of education and research. For programme and further information, please visit IIIEE20 Anniversary Conference

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-20th-anniversary-conference - 2026-01-10

A day that encourages a more responsible approach to electronic goods. On 24 January is Circular Electronics Day. It is a day that aims to encourage organizations and consumers to take a more responsible approach to the electronic goods they use.The IIIEE together with several organisations stand behind the initiative: Chalmers Industriteknik, Dustin, European Environmental Bureau, CATAPA, Closing

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-calls-sustainable-action-circular-electronics-day - 2026-01-10

Listen to our newest podcast episode! A tree is so much more than just a tree! Trees provide habitat to support biodiversity, remove carbon dioxide and particulate matter from our air, cool our cities during summers, and inspire enjoyment by all.A tree planted deliberately to provide any of these services is considered a nature-based solution. In this episode, we present the concept of nature-base

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/its-not-just-tree-story-about-nature-based-solutions - 2026-01-10

Awarded the 'Excellence in Review Award 2019' PhD candidate Leonidas Milios received the Excellence in Review Award 2019 from the interdisciplinary journal Resources, Conservation and Recycling (IF 7.044).The journal presented the annual Excellence in Review Awards to recognize exceptional reviewers who provided timely and constructive review services to the journal. The awardees were nominated an

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-researcher-leonidas-milios-recognised-excellence-scientific-peer-reviewing - 2026-01-10

Julia Nussholz defends her doctoral dissertation on "Circular Business Model Design: Business Opportunities from Retaining Value of Products and Materials" On 6 March 2020, PhD candidate Julia Nussholz will defend her doctoral dissertation with the title: Circular Business Model Design: Business Opportunities from Retaining Value of Products and MaterialsThe opponent will be Prof. Conny Bakker, Pr

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/phd-dissertation-defence - 2026-01-10

Nature-based solutions for innovation and sustainability As we come to the end of our inaugural session (5 weeks in duration) for the Urban Nature MOOC, we just wanted to give a quick update. So far we have had 64,000 page views, 9,000 unique visitors and 2,000 enrolments. The compendium has been downloaded some 3,800 times. We get continuous feedback from participants. For example: ”I really like

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/urban-nature-mooc-flying-start - 2026-01-10

Our Professor Nancy Bocken recently finished a collaborative report on the principles and strategies of 'resource-light' business models. Based on a significant body of research and real-life examples the report provides a useful resource for practitioners, academics, and entrepreneurs seeking to integrate proven resource-light strategies into their circular business innovations.Read the report he

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-report-resourse-light-business-models-circular-economy - 2026-01-10

The coronavirus has been spreading fast internationally, in Sweden as well as in Skåne. At the IIIEE, we follow the development closely and take action based on the decisions by the Swedish authorities and Lund University. Update 17 MarchAt a press conference today, 17 March, the Swedish prime minister Stefan Löfven announced that the Government recommends that universities and other higher educat

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-and-coronavirus - 2026-01-10

The potential of ecodesign:Increasing efficiency by requirement From a sustainability point of view, the EU Ecodesign Directive has been very successful in improving the environmental performance of products – but there is more work to do. IIIEE researcher Carl Dalhammar is currently searching for concrete suggestions as to how the Swedish Energy Agency can advance their governance for resource ef

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-iiiee-researcher-carl-dalhammar - 2026-01-10