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2 Oct 2024
Policy insights ahead of COP16 in Colombia
In 2022, the world's nations achieved a "Paris Agreement for nature" — the Kunming-Montreal Framework, negotiated during COP15 in Canada. Now, the follow-up meeting, COP16, is set ...
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22 Aug 2024
Socioeconomic circumstances shape children’s connection to nature more than where they live
The income and education levels of a child’s environment determine their relationship to nature, not whether they live in a city or the countryside. This is the finding of a new st...
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6 Aug 2024
Forests destroyed by wildfires emit carbon long after the flames die
Wildfires release large amounts of climate-warming CO₂. The forest recovers slowly and the burned area continues to release CO₂ for several years.
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5 Jul 2024
Organic farms potential for higher yields
One of the world's greatest challenges is to feed the world's population in a sustainable way. Organic farming is one option, but the downside is that it produces lower yields than...
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18 Jun 2024
Weather attribution – climate scientist Wilhelm May helps us get to grips with the concept
Have you noticed that when scientists are asked whether or not a particular extreme weather event is due to climate change, they usually respond with something like "It fits the pa...
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23 May 2024
Voices from the Swedish Climate Symposium
After a year of intensive work by many involved, the Swedish Climate Symposium with its close to 400 participants, has come to an end. Now an evaluation of the conference awaits, b...
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21 May 2024
Five ways to create a toxin-free garden
Toxins and chemicals are a major threat to our environment. The "third crisis" - the chemical crisis - is often forgotten when we talk about the climate and endangered species. Ahe...
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2 May 2024
Computational science hub to sharpen research in environment and health
A computational science hub, COSHE, has been established at Lund University. The aim is to become a creative hub for computational science with a focus on interdisciplinary researc...
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2 May 2024
Improving food safety risk assessment in the EU
Ullrika Sahlin, a CEC researcher specialising in Computational Science for Health and Environment (COSHE) research, recently completed a mission for the European Food Safety Author...
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15 Mar 2024
Our events at the Sustainability Week in Lund 2024
Sustainability Week is an annual event where Lund University and the Lund Municipality invite you to participate in sustainability activities. It is a week full of discussions and ...