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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated.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 - 2026-04-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated.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 - 2026-04-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated.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 - 2026-04-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated.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 - 2026-04-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated.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 - 2026-04-23

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 - 2026-04-23

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 - 2026-04-23

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 - 2026-04-23

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 - 2026-04-23

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 - 2026-04-23

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 - 2026-04-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund University and the Simrishamn Municipality have received funding from Region Skåne to start a new research and innovation environment at the Marine Centre in Simrishamn. The aim is to study and solve environmental problems and societal challenges linked to the sea, water and coastal areas of Skåne and southern Sw

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/new-research-initiative-will-address-environmental-problems-baltic-sea-region-hano-bay - 2026-04-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The report "Collective implementation of ecological focus areas" evaluating effects on ecosystem services, agriculture and administration is now available in English. Ecosystem services are fundamental to the welfare of mankind, yet these services are often invisible in many social decisions. The report  "Collective i

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/report-about-ecological-focus-areas - 2026-04-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Many pollinating insects benefit from a small-scale agricultural landscape with pastures, meadows and other unploughed environments. In landscapes dominated by arable land, they lack both food and nesting places. Sown flower strips can increase the availability of food for pollinating insects, and are therefore assume

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/sowing-strips-flowering-plants-has-limited-effect-pollination - 2026-04-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Research and society in close cooperation: that is the basis for Farm2Forest, a project aiming to produce evidence guiding Swedish and European agricultural and forestry policymaking. The idea is to combine economic and ecological data and models to evaluate different future scenarios for marginal agriculture in fores

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/farm2forest-sustainable-agriculture-biobased-future - 2026-04-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The European Union will ban the world’s most widely used insecticides from all fields due to the serious danger they pose to bees. The ban on neonicotinoids, approved by member nations today, is expected to come into force by the end of 2018 and will mean these insecticides can only be used in closed greenhouses.This

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/eu-agrees-ban-use-neonicotinoids - 2026-04-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. CEC's Hampus Nilsson describes his journey towards doing research on nature-based solutions and multiple ecosystem services in cities. Hampus Nilsson was honored by the Swedish Hydrological Council with the award of best master thesis within hydrology. In a blog post at the Swedish Water House, SIWI, he describes his

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/how-become-researcher - 2026-04-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers from the CEC comments climate change and risk management on Swedish national radio. Johanna Alkan Olsson answers questions regarding if there is a connection between climate change and the nice spring weather in Sweden this year.Listen to the interview with Johanna on sverigesradio.se.Ullrika Sahlin answer

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/cec-swedish-national-radio - 2026-04-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The CEC and Lund University is part of the core team for Climate-KIC's latest Flagship programme, eCircular, aiming to crack down on plastic waste and radically reduce the use of plastic materials. The project eCircular aims to explore and use innovative digital tools to improve plastics waste prevention. This can, fo

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/catalysing-switch-circular-economy-through-plastic-waste-prevention - 2026-04-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. While attending the 5th European Congress of Conservation Biology organized by the Society for Conservation Biology last week in Jyväskylä, Finland, CEC's Lovisa Nilsson was awarded First Place for her outstanding student poster. Lovisa has studied annual flower strips used to compensate for biodiversity losses in agr

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/lovisa-nilsson-awarded-outstanding-student-poster - 2026-04-23