Opening: Climate and Forests – A New Popular Science Exhibition at Naturum Skrylle

There’s a lot of talk about forests and their importance for people, the climate, and biodiversity. This exhibition offers brief insights into current research from Lund University on this highly topical subject. And what better place to explore this than in the forest itself?

We are happy to welcome you to this new exhibition, which features popular science posters about research, interactive elements for the whole family, and a short film showing how forest research using climate models can be conducted.

Meet Researchers and Enjoy Family Activities on Opening Day

An interesting program awaits on the exhibition’s opening day:

• Several researchers will be present to talk about their work. Take the opportunity to ask questions and get a behind-the-scenes look at fascinating forest research!
• Activities for the whole family – create your own poster, interview a “forest owner,” craft your own forest, and more fun.
• Film premiere of the mini-documentary: Climate Models and the Forest.
• Mingle and snacks.

The exhibition will run from October 25, 2025, until the end of January 2026. Read more on Naturum Skrylle’s website: (In Swedish): Naturum – Skrylle

Find your way here (In Swedsih): Hitta hit – Skrylle

Themes of the Exhibition

The exhibition presents various types of forest-related research:

• Seeing More from Above: Satellites that help us map and monitor our forests.
• What Does the Future Hold for Our Forests? Predicting the consequences of climate change and forest management.
• When the Forest Burns: Wildfires in a changing climate.
• In the Mind of a Forest Owner. Ideas about the forest, from past to present.
• How Much Carbon Dioxide (CO₂) Does the Forest Absorb?
• Biodiversity Gives Forests Resilience in a Changing Climate
• Film: Klimatmodeller och Skogen (only in Swedish)

Organisers and participating reserachers

The exhibition is a collaboration between Naturum Skrylle, the municipality pf Lund and the strategic research areas BECC* and MERGE**. Participating researchers from Lund university are:

• Hakim Abdi, researcher at Centre for Environmental and Climate Science and BECC
• Researchers behind the dynamic global vegetation model (DGVM): LPJ-GUESS
• Natascha Kljun, professor at Centre for Environmental and Climate Science and researcher BECC/MERGE
• Julia Kelly, researcher at Centre for Environmental and Climate Science and BECC
• Hanna Ekström Pigot, doctoral student at Centre for Environmental and Climate Science and BECC.
• Jutta Holst, researcher at ICOS Sweden and BECC.
• Cecilia Akselsson, professor Dept of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science and researcher BECC/MERGE.
• Moa Sporre, researcher Combustion Physics and MERGE.
• David Wårlind, researcher Dept of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science and researcher BECC/MERGE.

*BECC (Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a Changing Climate) is a strategic research area, funded by the Swedish government, that engages about 350 researchers at Lund University and the University of Gothenburg. BECC brings together scientists from the natural and social sciences with the aim to provide a scientific basis for the sustainable management of ecosystems and biodiversity.: www.becc.lu.se

**The strategic research area ModElling the Regional and Global Earth system (MERGE) is a research environment hosted by CEC. It engages about 250 researchers at Lund University, University of Gothenburg, Rossby Centre/SMHI, Chalmers University of Technology and Royal Institute of Technology. Learn more about MERGE on the website:  MERGE Startpage | MERGE