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 - 2025-07-07

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 - 2025-07-07

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 - 2025-07-07

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 - 2025-07-07

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 - 2025-07-07

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 - 2025-07-07

Published 9 February 2016 Photo: SLU FORMAS will give five information meetings during February and talk about their open call. For more information about a specific meeting and regional activities, see contact information under each meeting below. The call will be published on Formas webb page on March 3: www.formas.se/ February 11, 13.00 -15.00, SLU Alnarp Location: Crafoordsalen, Alnarp, see bu

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/five-information-meetings-about-formas-open-call-2016 - 2025-07-07

Published 10 February 2016 Photo: LU, Camilla Lekebjer The new BECC newsletter is out. Read about our researchers, events, funding opportunities and much more. Some examples from the content:BECC call for funding of research 2016Aiming for a good life – thoughts about Paris, good food and wineDaniel Metcalfe receives an ERC Consolidator GrantFlexible support is needed to stimulate active farming a

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Published 22 February 2016 Paul Caplat Too much focus has been on how long animals can move. Important issues such as what they eat, how fast they breed and how well they adapt to different habitats have been neglected. Paul Caplat, researcher at the Centre for Environmental and Climate and BECC, is one of the researchers behind the review published in the journal Trends in Ecology & Evolution. Pa

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/broader-view-needed-predict-wildlife-climate-change-survival - 2025-07-07

Published 1 April 2016 A seminar on biodiversity, ecosystem services and sustainable urban development with Thomas Elmqvist, Stockholm Resilience Centre as keynote speaker. Welcome to a BECC seminar on biodiversity, ecosystem services and sustainable urban development. Invited key note speaker is Professor Thomas Elmqvist, Stockholm Resilience Centre. The seminar is free and open for persons worki

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/28-april-becc-seminar-thomas-elmqvist-urban-ecosystem-services - 2025-07-07

Published 5 March 2016 Photo: Anna Kaijser Annica Kronsell, BECC board memeber and PI, is together with Anna Kaijser, researcher Lund University, working on an article exploring the concepts of biodiversity and ecosystem services. On January 21-22, Anna Kaijser participated in a conference and workshop at the Albert‐Ludwigs‐Universität in Freiburg, Germany, themed On the ‘Diversity of Life’ in Env

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/biodiversity-interdisciplinary-perspective - 2025-07-07

Published 12 March 2016 GU-Journalen has interviewed Jessica Coria, Associate Professor at the Department of Economics at University of Gothenburg. Read about her scientific and personal journey from Chile to Sweden. Jessica Coria is one of the BECC PI's and Associate Professor within Environmental Economics at University of Gothenburg. She is also one of the research leaders at FRAM, Future Chemi

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/concern-environment-brought-her-gothenburg - 2025-07-07

Published 12 March 2016 The SDSN Northern Europe was officially launched in Gothenburg February 25-26 with the participation of the Swedish Prime Minister, top academics and the CEOs of several major Swedish companies. Thomas Sterner, BECC PI, within Environmental Economics from the University of Gothenburg was one of the speakers. Day one of the event gathered leading international researchers at

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/launch-sdsn-northern-europe - 2025-07-07

Published 5 April 2016 For the first time, researchers have shown that bird populations in Europe and the Unites States respond similarly to climate change. BECC researcher Åke Lindström is one of the authors of the study. This is the first time ever that a comparative study of this magnitude has been executed. The study is based on data that have been collected over 30 years in the US and Europe.

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/major-study-how-climate-change-affects-birds - 2025-07-07

Published 28 April 2016 Interested in interdisciplinary perspectives on climate, biodiversity and ecosystem services in a changing world? The application is now open for participation in the two-year research school: ClimBEco. Opportunity for PhD students interested in interdisciplinary perspectives on climate, biodiversity and ecosystem services in a changing world:It is now open to apply for par

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/call-applications-climbeco-graduate-research-school-2016-2018 - 2025-07-07

Published 17 May 2016 New study indicates that changes to the arctic region, imposed by a changing and warming climate, may have inhibiting effect on global warming. Photo: K. Rousk Climate change creates more shrub vegetation in barren, arctic ecosystems. A study at Lund University in Sweden shows that organisms, such as bacteria and fungi, are triggered to break down particularly nutritious dead

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/increased-vegetation-arctic-region-may-counteract-global-warming - 2025-07-07

Published 2 May 2016 Thomas Sterner, professor of environmental economics at School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg,and BECC PI, has been ranked as no 9 of the most 101 influential opinion leaders in Sweden for sustainable development. The ranking is made by the sustainability magazine Aktuell Hållbarhet. Motivation: The professor's engagement is most noticeable internatio

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/thomas-sterner-no-9-swedens-most-influential-opinion-leaders - 2025-07-07

Published 17 May 2016 Welcome to a seminar about the dimensions of land-use change on Tuesday 31 May, 13.00-15.30. When: Tuesday 31 May 13.00-15.30Where: Blå Hallen, Ecology Building, Lund University, Sölvegatan 37, 22362 LundFind the programme here as pdf Registration required by 26 MayCoffee and refreshments will be provided for participants who register by 26 May here (open webform).Programme13

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Published 26 May 2016 Katarina Hedlund. Photo: Inger Ekström Katarina Hedlund, BECC PI and Professor at the Department of Biology at Lund University, is one of the authors of the first Global Soil Biodiversity Atlas mapping the soil biodiversity of the entire planet. This unique Atlas provides a detailed analysis of soil organisms and the threats to soil biodiversity at global scale.  The Atlas wa

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/new-atlas-illustrates-global-soil-biodiversity-and-threats-soil-organisms - 2025-07-07

Published 27 May 2016 Rwanda With local researchers in the hill country of Rwanda, researchers Göran Wallin and Johan Uddling study how Africa’s largest remaining tropical montane rainforest is reacting to climate changes. Göran Wallin and Johan Uddling are BECC researchers from the Department of Biological & Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg. “It’s extremely exciting to carry on an

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/collaborating-researchers-rwanda - 2025-07-07