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Some fungi are wasteful, while others recycle – and this can determine how much carbon is stored in a forest. Researchers at Lund University have now revealed how fungi manage their mycelium, the network that builds the structure of fungus. The results could provide new insights into the carbon cycle and climate. Researchers have investigated how fungi recycle their mycelium when they grow. Using

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/recycling-strategies-fungi-can-affect-how-forests-store-carbon - 2026-08-23

How we feel about nature affects the gardening choices we make and how much those choices benefit pollinators. A new study from Lund University highlights this connection, particularly in the context of widespread urbanisation, which is reducing both green spaces and people’s contact with nature. The researchers also show that for pollinators in cities, gardens with plantings kept over many years

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/our-feelings-towards-nature-influence-how-we-support-pollinators-our-gardens - 2026-08-23

Beneath our feet, there is a bustling world of life that is crucial to both food and climate. Yet we often take this hidden ecosystem for granted. With new technology, research and culture, soil ecologist Edith Hammer and her colleagues, together with artist duo (p)Art of the Biomass, are opening a whole new window to the underground and a world few of us have seen. Edith Hammer is a soil ecologis

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/window-underground-where-soil-science-meets-culture - 2026-08-23

Alexandra Pongracz is a researcher at the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Lund University and the programme chair for the Swedish Climate Symposium (SCS). With registration now open, we asked her to reflect on the symposium’s holistic approach, the highlights of this year’s programme, and why researchers, policymakers, and practitioners should take part. The theme of SCS 2026 is

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/alexandra-pongracz-why-you-shouldnt-miss-swedish-climate-symposium-2026 - 2026-08-23

Researchers at Lund University and University of Gothenburg have produced the most detailed map of carbon emissions from Swedish forest fires to date. The results show that the largest emissions occur below the ground surface, in peat and organic soils. During the extremely hot summer of 2018, 324 forest fires were reported in Sweden. Using field measurements, models, and data from the Swedish For

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/large-forest-fire-emissions-are-hidden-underground - 2026-08-23

Swedish old-growth forests store 83 percent more carbon than managed forests, according to a new study from Lund University. The difference is substantially larger than previous estimates and is mainly due to large carbon stocks in the soil. The study, published in the scientific journal Science, is the most comprehensive mapping of how much carbon is stored in Swedish old-growth forests to date.

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/old-growth-forests-store-lot-more-carbon-managed-forests - 2026-08-23

In the warming Arctic, changes in vegetation are altering how methane moves between land and atmosphere. At a long-term research site near Abisko in northern Sweden, Mats Björkman, researcher and BECC coordinator at University of Gothenburg, and colleagues have studied these processes for over 30 years. Their findings suggest that drier soils can increase methane uptake, and in some areas even shi

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/unexpected-climate-signal-arctic-increased-methane-uptake - 2026-08-23

How do you measure biodiversity impacts from products and raw materials extracted in very different places around the world? Researcher Carla Coelho from Lund University and member of BECC with colleagues, developed a new way to estimate the impact of mines and quarries - and how much they actually perforate their surroundings habitats. Perforation—human activity that creates “holes” in the landsc

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/mining-last-wild-method-identify-mines-intact-landscapes - 2026-08-23

A lack of phosphorus in forest soil could lead to an acceleration of global climate change. This is shown by new research that has investigated the complex balance between carbon dioxide fertilisation, phosphorus deficiency and tree growth. The world’s forests are vital in the fight against climate change, as they absorb around a quarter of the greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere. Trees

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/phosphorus-deficiency-may-exacerbate-climate-problems - 2026-08-23

A new study from MGeo (Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences), with support from BECC and MERGE, researcher Nitin Chaudhary shows how climate change may affect carbon storage in Indian forests – and has attracted wide attention in major Indian media. In this Q&A (questions and answers) Nitin explains why the findings matter, what makes the study new, and why the results need to be communi

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/surprising-results-new-study-future-carbon-storage-indian-forests - 2026-08-23

Flower-rich verges can attract hungry bumblebees, but at the same time may pose a danger to these buzzing little insects. This is shown by a new research study from Lund University and BECC-member Sofia Blomquist. This study has investigated the role that roadside verges play for bumblebees. On the one hand, flower-rich roadside verges can be valuable as they provide habitats for plants and a food

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/floral-display-claims-lives-roads - 2026-08-23

Welcome to the BECC Annual Meeting 2014, a lunch-to-lunch meeting, 24-25 November. The theme of this year's meeting is "Science to policy" with examples from climate and ecosystem based research and policy, as IPCC and IPBES. The goal of this annual meeting is to create dialogue on how we can bring the BECC science to policy, to broaden our knowledge about the BECC research and find new ways of wo

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/welcome-becc-annual-meeting-2014-theme-science-policy - 2026-08-23

According to new research, northern peatlands are likely to play a greater role in future climate change than previously thought. The study shows that large areas of peatland could start emitting carbon dioxide as early as the mid-2000s. To date, peatlands have mainly been regarded as natural environments capable of mitigating climate change, thanks to the fact that peat stores enormous quantities

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/peatlands-may-exacerbate-global-warming - 2026-08-23

The European Commission intends to reform the approval of pesticides through a new legislative package. Scientists from 27 research institutions point out that the “Food and Feed Safety simplification package” weakens key safeguards – with consequences for people and the environment. The “Food and Feed Safety simplifcation package” is part of a comprehensive strategy through which the European Com

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/eu-omnibus-proposal-increases-pesticide-risks - 2026-08-23

The EU’s new requirements for nature restoration are to be implemented at national level – but how can this be done effectively in an agricultural landscape? On behalf of the Swedish authorities, researchers from Lund University and other institutions have produced a report that sets out concrete ways forward for ensuring that biodiversity, agricultural conditions and cost-effectiveness can go han

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/eu-requirements-reality-how-sweden-can-succeed-nature-restoration-agricultural-landscape - 2026-08-23

‘The Time of the Forest’ (Skogens tid) is an immersive audio walk developed by researchers at Lund University. As a listener, you are invited to explore the forest through different ways of understanding time. The audio walk can be enjoyed anywhere, but it is at its best amongst the trees. In this sound walk, you, the listener, will experience the forest through different ways of understanding tim

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/experience-forest-through-different-perspectives-time-premiere-sound-walk-time-forest - 2026-08-23

Read more about new reports from BECC, coming events, open positions, courses and much more in the October newsletter. BECC Annual Meeting in Halmstad on 24-25 November, a new report from MFB, "miljöforskningsberedningen" and the world's leading climate researchers gathered at the School of Business, Economics & Law - these are just some of the headlines of the new BECC newsletter. You can also fi

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/becc-newsletter - 2026-08-23

Why are meeting places like the Swedish Climate Symposium needed to turn climate research and knowledge into concrete action? And what ideas, perspectives, and insights did participants take back to their own work? We took the opportunity to speak with participants from different universities and organisations and received many interesting answers. People featured and/or interviewed in the video:E

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/short-film-swedish-climate-symposium-2026 - 2026-08-23

BECC researcher Fariborz Zelli is one of the organizers of a side-event at COP 20, in Lima, Peru on the 4th of December. The title of the event is "REDD and beyond". BECC researcher Tobias Nielsen is one of the speakers at the side-event. REDD is one a series of incentive-based mechanisms for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. In addition to REDD, and partly out of criticism to it, a number of fur

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/becc-cop-20-side-event-redd-and-beyond - 2026-08-23

Read Fariborz Zelli's report on the side-event 'REDD and Beyond: International and Indegenous Strategies in Forest Protection', held in Lima on the 4th of December. On Thursday, 4th December, BECC was one of the initiators of a side-event on ‘REDD and Beyond: International and Indigenous Strategies in Forest Protection’. The event was co-organised by Lund University and the German NGO Climate Alli

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/becc-united-nations-climate-conference - 2026-08-23