Published 31 August 2015 Photo: Johannes Rousk Researchers from Lund University, Sweden, and USA have shown that our understanding of how organic material is decomposed by fungi and bacteria is fundamentally wrong. This means that climate models that include microorganisms to estimate future climate change must be reconsidered. When a plant dies, its leaves and branches fall to the ground. Decompo

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/fungi-and-bacteria-affects-future-climate-models - 2025-02-27

Published 1 September 2015 BECC welcomes proposals for research funding within the vision and aims of BECC for the years 2015-16. This is a joint call between Lund University and University of Gothenburg. BECC welcomes proposals for research funding within the vision and aims of BECC for the years 2015-16.This is a joint call between LU and UGOT and aims at a continued consolidation of the collabo

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/new-call-proposals-research-funding - 2025-02-27

Published 3 September 2015 A new report from the Swedish Board of Agriculture shows how agricultural subsidies affect the structural change in agriculture and competition for land. BECC researcher Mark Brady is one of the researchers behind the study. Different areas have different conditions and payment should be adapted to both support active farming and preserve a rich cultural landscape. This

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/flexible-support-needed-stimulate-active-farming-all-over-sweden - 2025-02-27

Published 4 September 2015 Read about new funding opportunities for BECC researchers, upcoming cluster meetings, annual meeting 2015 and much more. Some examples from the content:New call for proposals for research fundingSign up for BECC cluster meetings in September! (Sign up before 7 September)BECC Annual Meeting 2015: 2-3 NovemberFlexible support is needed to stimulate active farming all over

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/becc-newsletter-september - 2025-02-27

Published 4 September 2015 Clouds, Flickr, Mike King On November 16-17 the 1st Nordic Chapter Risk Conference will be held in Lund. The topic is The Future of Risk Analysis in the Nordic Countries. The conference is open to all researchers, practitioners and policy makers that are working with or are interested in risk research and education. The Nordic Chapter of the Society for Risk Analysis in

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/future-risk-analysis-nordic-countries - 2025-02-27

Published 14 September 2015 The course “Climate Change: a question of justice?” will be held in English and is free and open for registration now. The MOOC focuses on social science perspectives of climate change and features well-known experts and activists in the field of climate justice. Course start is September 28th. BECC researchers Johannes Stripple, Fariborz Zelli, Tobias Nielsen and Angel

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/new-online-course-subject-climate-change-and-justice - 2025-02-27

Published 25 September 2015 Photo: UN, Shaw McCutcheon Welcome to the BECC Annual Meeting 2015 on November 2-3 in Falkenberg. Sign up to join the discussions about the future and the achievements 2010-2015. BECC Annual Meeting: Realizing the VisionWhen: 2-3 November 2015Where: Falkenberg StrandbadenProgrammeMonday 2 November10:00 Welcome and presentation of the annual meeting10:15-11:00 Achievemen

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Published 17 November 2015 Ullrika Sahlin, BECC/CEC risk researcher Monday the 16th of November was the starting date of the first risk conference within a new Nordic network. Researchers from different areas have met to discuss and coordinate the science of risk at the conference in Lund. Sydsvenskan has interviewed BECC researchers Ullrika Sahlin and Åsa Knaggård who are organizing the conferenc

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/first-national-conference-within-new-nordic-network-risk - 2025-02-27

Published 1 December 2015 Bees are usually considered to be the most efficient pollinators for crops, but a new international study shows that other insects are just as important. A variety of different insects are needed for our food supply. Several BECC researchers have provided data to the study. "We already know that honeybees and wild bees are of great importance to our food production. This

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/not-only-bees-are-important-pollination - 2025-02-27

Published 3 December 2015 Several BECC researchers and PhD students are in Paris for COP21 right now. And they're sharing their impressions on social media. From 30 November to 11 December 2015 all eyes are on Paris and COP21, the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21/CMP11). The conference is crucial because the expected outcome is a ne

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/news-cop21-paris - 2025-02-27

Published 30 November 2015 Deliang Chen, photo: University of Gothenburg Professor Deliang Chen has been elected Fellow of TWAS, the world academy of sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries. Professor Deliang Chen, University of Gothenburg and PI in BECC, has been elected Fellow of TWAS, the world academy of sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries. H

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/deliang-chen-elected-fellow-world-academy-sciences-twas - 2025-02-27

Published 7 December 2015 Dams and irrigation systems mean that human consumption of water is increasing at a far greater rate than was originally thought, according to a study carried out as part of a research thesis by the researcher Fernando Jaramillo, who is employed at the University of Gothenburg and is also part of BECC. The results are published in Science. The study carried out by the res

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/human-freshwater-footprint-larger-expected-shows-new-study-science - 2025-02-27

Published 7 December 2015 BECC's annual meeting was held on 2-3 of November in Falkenberg. Find a report from the meeting here as well as presentations from the different parts of the meeting. MONDAY 2 NOVEMBER10:00 Welcome and presentation of the annual meetingBECCs coordinator Henrik welcomed everyone to BECCs 5th annual meeting with the agenda:Celebrating that we (BECC) have existed 2132 days!D

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/becc-annual-meeting-2015-reports-and-presentations - 2025-02-27

Published 14 December 2015 Alexandre Antonelli is a BECC researcher at the University of Gothenburg, where he won theFaculty of Science’s research award earlier this year. He has built up a successful research team within the area of biogeography within the University of Gothenburg. Read an interview with Alexandre from The Science Faculty Magazine, University of Gothenburg. Alexandre Antonelli fa

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/passion-diversity-species - 2025-02-27

Published 30 January 2016 Daniel Metcalfe BECC researcher and Associate senior lecturer Daniel Metcalfe, the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University, has been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant of €1.75 million over five years. ERC funding is sought in international competition with scientific excellence as the sole criterion for selection. Daniel Metcalfe is awarded

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/daniel-metcalfe-receives-erc-consolidator-grant - 2025-02-27

Published 7 February 2016 Photo: UN, Flickr, Eskinder Debebe On February 25 the new UN-initiated network SDSN (Sustainable Development Solutions Network Northern Europe) is launched. BECC researcher Thomas Sterner is one of the speakers. The University of Gothenburg and Chalmers University of Technology are hosting the network through GMV Centre for Environment and Sustainability. Welcome to the s

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/launch-network-sdsn-northern-europe-gothenburg - 2025-02-27

Published 15 January 2016 Photo: Pixabay Hear the Functional Ecology podcast, interviewing Thomas Hasper and Johan Uddling, BECC researchers from University of Gothenburg. Hear Thomas Hasper and Johan Uddling, University of Gothenburg, talk to Functional Ecology Editor Alan Knapp about their recent paper "Water use by Swedish boreal forests in a changing climate". Authors: Hasper, T. B., Wallin, G

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/water-use-swedish-boreal-forests-changing-climate-podcast-thomas-hasper-and-johan-uddling - 2025-02-27

Published 5 February 2016 Kimberly Nicholas. Photo: LUM, Gunnar Menander Read an interview with Kimberly Nicholas, BECC researcher, dealing with food, ecosystems and land-use. Kimberly talks about Paris and COP21, taking personal responsability and social media. After five years in Lund, Kimberly Nicholas has grown roots here. She comes from a family of turkey ranchers and wine-growers in Californ

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/aiming-good-life-thoughts-about-paris-good-food-and-wine - 2025-02-27

Published 5 February 2016 William Sidemo Holm William Sidemo Holm, PhD student within Environmental Science and BECC, has received a scholarship from the Swedish trade association, Foder och Spannmål for his thesis "Improving agricultural pollution abatement through result-oriented Remuneration schemes". On February 3, 2016, the trade association Foder och Spannmål, announced its’ annual scholarsh

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/becc-phd-student-wins-scholarship-best-thesis - 2025-02-27

Published 5 February 2016 Professor Deliang Chen, seen on the Tibetan Plateau. The Tibetan Plateau has long been seen as a “hotspot” for international environmental research, and there have been fears that water supplies in the major Asian rivers would drastically decline in the near future. However, new research now shows that water supplies will be stable and may even increase in the coming deca

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/water-supplies-tibet-set-increase-future - 2025-02-27