Published 6 November 2019 Four LUCSUS researchers argue in an article in the journal Nature, Ecology & Evolution that the most important, powerful and unique contribution science can make to social movements is to share arduously accumulated knowledge about processes of social and political change.  – We wrote this article because we saw a debate emerge around how researchers can and should contri

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/science-has-much-offer-social-movements-face-planetary-emergencies - 2025-07-01

Published 22 November 2019 Infographic illustrating effective individual lifestyle choices. Made by Catrin Jakobsson Few research publications reach outside the realm of academia and even fewer make an impact on sustainability debates and societal issues. Kimberly Nicholas’ research on lifestyle choices to reduce your carbon footprint is unique in its reach and impact on society. Her research star

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/impact-story-increasing-understanding-and-awareness-how-individuals-can-make-most-effective-choices - 2025-07-01

By cecilia [dot] von_arnold [at] lucsus [dot] lu [dot] se (Cecilia von Arnold) - published 26 November 2019 Students at the climate strike in Lund, 2019 On the 2nd of December, on the grand opening of the COP25, LUCSUS will organise an event on whether attribution science and new legal frameworks can refuel the climate movement in the context of climate emergency. The event is part of the Nordic C

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/new-science-climate-extremes-can-help-refuel-climate-movement-cop25-side-event - 2025-07-01

Published 11 December 2019 Tokyo City. “The Tokyo Forum was a great opportunity to discuss the opportunities and challenges of sustainable social change, especially processes that involve local actors, into a high-level arena." LUCSUS researcher, Barry Ness participated in the Tokyo Forum held at the University of Tokyo place December 6-8, 2019.The forum was a joint initiative between the Universi

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lucsus-researcher-co-chairs-session-local-values-and-interests-relation-global-goals-tokyo-forum - 2025-07-01

By cecilia [dot] von_arnold [at] lucsus [dot] lu [dot] se (Cecilia von Arnold) - published 19 December 2019 Agroforestry. Photo by Torsten Krause Agroforestry combines agricultural and silvicultural practices to produce food, wood, and other products. Agroforestry systems have been increasingly promoted as land-use systems that can support nature conservation, especially in the tropics, where it h

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/new-study-motivations-and-limitations-small-scale-farmers-implement-agroforestry-systems-north - 2025-07-01

By cecilia [dot] von_arnold [at] lucsus [dot] lu [dot] se (Cecilia von Arnold) - published 19 December 2019 Photo: Unslplash, Joanne Francis Increasing impacts from hazards worldwide, including Sweden, have prompted international efforts to promote the development of national strategies for disaster risk reduction (DRR) and resilience to reduce associated impacts and support sustainable developmen

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/new-report-developing-national-strategy-disaster-risk-reduction-and-resilience-sweden - 2025-07-01

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 13 January 2020 Photo: Pixabay. LUCSUS has been awarded funding to develop the first ever Africa network on loss and damage from climate change. Such a network is urgently needed as many African nations will or are already experiencing negative impacts from climate change which will exacerbate existing sustainable development

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/new-funding-lucsus-will-develop-first-ever-africa-network-loss-and-damage-climate-change - 2025-07-01

By cecilia [dot] von_arnold [at] lucsus [dot] lu [dot] se (cecilia von Arnold) - published 29 January 2020 Wine grapes are extremely sensitive to the changes in temperature and season that come with climate change Just as climate change threatens homes, food and livelihoods, so does it threaten the world's supply of wine. If temperatures rise by 2 degrees Celsius, the regions of the world that are

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/wine-regions-could-shrink-dramatically-climate-change-unless-growers-swap-varieties - 2025-07-01

By cecilia [dot] von_arnold [at] lucsus [dot] lu [dot] se (cecilia von Arnold) - published 29 January 2020 New study explores the integration of nature-based approaches for climate change adaptation into municipalities’ daily planning practices and associated governance in Sweden. In a new article in the Cleaner Production Journal, LUCSUS researcher professor Christine Wamsler (et al) explores the

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/targeted-strategies-overcoming-barriers-nature-based-solutions-and-climate-action - 2025-07-01

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 3 February 2020 Illustrator: Catrin Jakobsson. Adapting cities is key for increasing the resilience of citizens, communities, organisations and wider systems to deal with the effects of climate change. For more than 20 years Professor Christine Wamsler has collaborated with national authorities, municipalities and citizens to

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/impact-story-sustainable-climate-change-adaptation-and-disaster-risk-reduction-local-national-and - 2025-07-01

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 17 February 2020 Chad Boda presenting at the Conference on Loss and Damage 2019. Photo: Ann Åkerman. Chad Boda is a post-doctoral researcher at LUCSUS. He has a passion for researching and teaching on issues of environmental conservation and sustainable development. In this interivew, he explains what he is working on in the p

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/research-interview-we-aim-make-major-advances-methodology-measuring-loss-and-damage-way-builds-yet - 2025-07-01

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 17 February 2020 Flagler Beach. Photo: Chad Boda. Around the world, coastal communities are exposed to the impacts of climate change, for example sea level rise and coastal erosion. But local governments are often politically and economically constrained in their abilities to implement timely and needed adaptation measures. Th

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/impact-story-connecting-theory-and-practice-overcome-barriers-adaptation - 2025-07-01

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 2 March 2020 Kelly Dorkenoo, PhD student at Lund University Centre for Sustainablity Studies. Kelly Dorkenoo is a PhD student in the project DICE, Recasting the Disproportionate Impacts of Climate Change Extremes. In this interview, she talk about her interest in the field of loss and damage, and her views on sustainability re

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/research-interview-my-work-focuses-issues-disproportionality-and-inequalities-relation-loss-and - 2025-07-01

By cecilia [dot] von_arnold [at] lucsus [dot] lu [dot] se (Cecilia von Arnold) - published 13 March 2020 The forest represents deep and intimate values for children such as freedom, comfort, a sense of discovery and wellbeing New research from Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies shows that children’s relationships with nature are not only important for their wellbeing but also for fu

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/childrens-relationship-nature-key-future-sustainable-forest-management - 2025-07-01

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 16 March 2020 Photo by Camila Cordeiro on Unsplash. We need new ways of understanding and accounting for how people depend on nature to protect and preserve our environment. Research from Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies (LUCSUS) strives to diversify ways of measuring and evaluating ecosystem services to take

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/current-frameworks-assess-human-nature-relationships-are-too-simplified-and-risk-compromise-human - 2025-07-01

By cecilia [dot] von_arnold [at] lucsus [dot] lu [dot] se (Cecilia von Arnold) - published 19 March 2020 Climate change has become one of the defining social and environmental challenges of our time. In light of the public and political attention that the issue has gained, the need for informed and critical perspectives on this important topic is more urgent than ever. At LUCSUS, we believe that c

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/new-course-climate-change-and-society - 2025-07-01

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 20 March 2020 Water is essential to all human life on earth. Today, over two billion people live in countries experiencing high water stress – risking both health and food security. As populations and the demand for water grow, this situation is likely to worsen.  Emma Johansson’s research focuses on water, agriculture and par

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/world-water-day-2020-perspectives-water-agriculture-consumption-and-climate-change - 2025-07-01

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 14 April 2020 Torsten Krause together with a hunter in the Amazon. Photo: Malin Palm. LUCSUS researcher Torsten Krause have been researching hunting, forest fauna and wild meat consumption, particularly in the Amazon, for the past three years. He is currently in Colombia, where his fieldwork was cut short due to the current co

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/reflections-impacts-coronavirus-indigenous-communities-amazon-torsten-krause - 2025-07-01

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 14 April 2020 Crowded houses and poorly ventilated streets in the favela of Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo: Ebba Brink. Ebba Brink, postdoctoral researcher at LUCSUS, is doing research about climate change risk and adaptation in the favelas in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The current coronavirus pandemic has forced her to c

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/reflections-what-coronavirus-pandemic-could-mean-favelas-brazil-ebba-brink - 2025-07-01

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 15 April 2020 Research assistant Prabath Kaushalya in conversation with farmers, who are resting and eating together during the harvest period in Serupitiya village, Sri Lanka. Natural solutions to combat climate change are perceived as beneficial to both nature and people simultaneously. But claims that natural solutions also

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/natural-solutions-combat-climate-change-may-ignore-power-marginalisation-and-local-agency - 2025-07-01