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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Ullrika Sahlin, risk specialist at CEC, was awarded 15,000 Euros for her project “Gaming for better decisions under uncertainty” at the Climate-KIC Ideation Day II this Tuesday. Ullrikas project aims at developing a fun and educational game for decision-makers where they can develop skills in making decisions on clima

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/ullrika-sahlin-awarded-project-money-climate-kic-ideation-day - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Increasing cultivation of oilseed rape may have consequences for pollinators and wild plant pollination. A recently published study from CEC suggests that oilseed rape can affect later flowering plants. By providing pollinating insects with pollen and nectar, oilseed rape benefits short-tongued, generalist insect spec

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/cultivating-oilseed-rape-can-affect-later-flowering-plants - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In conjunction with the IPCC authors’ meeting in Malmö in October Sustainability Forum and Climate-KIC, both operating from the CEC, are co-organizers of three arrangements concerning climate change, climate policy and innovation as a solution. Climate change – from knowledge to politicsMonday, October 23 at 11, at Ma

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/climate-change-state-knowledge-politics-and-innovations-solution - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Emilie Öström has written a thesis that increases our knowledge of how airborne particles, so-called aerosols, affect the climate. Globally, eight out of ten people live in environments where the amount of air pollution, in the form of small airborne particles, is above the guidelines set by the World Health Organizat

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/aerosol-particles-impact-climate - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Pollination is more important for strawberry growth than previously thought. A rich pollination gives better strawberry harvesting with strawberries that grow faster and weigh more. This is shown in a recently published study from the Center for Environmental and Climate Research, CEC. Three out of four cultivated cro

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/rich-pollination-improves-strawberry-harvesting - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Reduced tillage before sowing benefits symbiotic fungi, this is shown in Sofia Hydbom's dissertation Tillage practices and their impact on soil organic carbon and the microbial community. For farmers who focus on crop production, tillage, such as plowing, has long been a fundamental part of agriculture. The plow is an

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/plow-lot-little-or-not-all - 2026-05-01

Henrik Smith receives the Marsh Awards for Ecology by the British Ecological Society. The prize recognizes his long-standing contributions to advancing ecological research and strengthening the connection between science and society. He himself highlights the need for public engagement in science — the days of letting hefty reports collect dust are behind us. The motivation for the Marsh Awards fo

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/henrik-smith-receives-award-has-message-academia - 2026-05-01

Continuous-cover forestry methods are gaining attention as a way to enable forests to deliver a broader range of benefits. The aim is to make forestry more sustainable, but significant challenges remain. These will now be addressed in a new project where five organizations are testing continuous-cover forestry in practice. In Bockeboda, just outside Kristianstad, the future of continuous-cover for

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/continuous-cover-forestry-testing-methods-future - 2026-05-01

Markku Rummukainen, Professor of Climatology at Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC), has been awarded the Lund University Silver medal and is recognised for his work in climate research and commitment to international climate issues. Professor Cecilia Jarlskog, Lund University, is also being awarded for her pioneering work in theoretical particle physics. Marrku Rummukainen – A clim

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/professor-markku-rummukainen-cec-receives-lund-university-silver-medal - 2026-05-01

In 2025, several books on the environment, climate, and sustainability have been published by researchers from Lund University as authors, co-authors, or editors, and most are also members of one of CEC's network organisations. Here is an overview of these books, spanning popular science and academic non-fiction. All titles are in English. We hope you discover something that inspires you! Essentia

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/book-tips-environmental-and-climate-themes - 2026-05-01

Nature is a source of well-being and recovery for many people. However, research shows that there is also a growing number of individuals who experience negative emotions, such as fear, discomfort, or even disgust, toward nature. The phenomenon, called biophobia, is now highlighted in a new study from Lund University. “Research has long assumed that people fundamentally feel positive emotions towa

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/new-study-challenges-idea-humans-innately-nature-loving - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The workshop was organized by the CEC and the strategic research area BECC, November 21–22 2017. Topics and speakersHow to interact with farmers to develop tools for assessment of ecosystem services – Johanna Alkan Olsson, CEC Lund UniversityFive hammers, one nail. Evaluating effects of CAP greening alternatives on ec

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/film-workshop-about-ecosystem-services-agricultural-production - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Professor Tobias Kuemmerle, from the Humboldt University in Berlin, will be the holder of the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry, KSLA-Wallenberg Professorship 2018. The Centre of Environmental and Climate research will be professor Kuemmerles host institute during his stay in Sweden. – We are happy to

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/ksla-wallenberg-professorship-cec - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. This game is a blessing, to practice your skills in guessing. Accuracy and precision, are good for a decision. Although being uncertain might seem less, it can lead to success. Relax your winter holiday with computer games about uncertaintyThe Climate-KIC Ideator project "Gaming for better decisions under uncertainty"

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/christmas-gift-practice-your-skills-guessing - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. High concentrations of salt in agricultural soil is an environmental problem that has plagued human civilization from its very beginning. Also in modern times, salinization of soils is a problem restricting agricultural productivity. Irrigation can make areas suitable for agriculture that would otherwise be too dry to

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/intensified-irrigation-threatens-agricultural-productivity - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The climate issue is one of the biggest global societal challenges of our time. Research on where the climate is heading is an important part of that work, both to monitor the impact of emission reductions agreed between countries worldwide in Paris 2015, but also to be better prepared for the elements of climate chan

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/climate-models-point-way-towards-future - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In recent years, ‘ecosystem services’ has become an increasingly common concept within the research community, as well as in municipalities, public authorities and industry. In simple terms, ecosystem services can be described as the benefits humans gain from nature’s ecosystems, for example regarding the food we eat,

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/human-and-nature-symbiosis - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Professor Alexandra-Maria Klein, from the University of Freiburg, will be the holder of a Hedda Andersson visiting professorship during 2019 and 2020. The Centre of Environmental and Climate research, CEC, and the strategic research area Biodiversity and Ecosystem in a Changing Climate, BECC, will act as professor Kle

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/hedda-andersson-visiting-professorship-cec - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Hampus Nilsson, now a PhD-student at the CEC, is being awarded for his master thesis on how to predict and prevent urban flooding. The Swedish Hydrological Council (SHR) has appointed Hampus Nilsson's master thesis from LTH and Lund University's GIS Center to be the best master thesis within hydrology in 2017. Hampus

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/master-thesis-awarded-world-water-day - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Mark Brady, Cecilia Larsson and Ida Nordin from CEC and AgriFood have, at the invitation of the European Commission, participated in a Civil Dialogue Group meeting in Brussels. On the agenda was the European Commission's first draft for reforming the Common Agricultural Policy, The Future of Food and Farming, which wa

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/cec-participated-dialogue-brussels - 2026-05-01