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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Petter Pilesjö, Andras Persson, Ali Mansourian, and Micael Runnström have, together with researchers at the Eduardo Mondlane University (EMU) in Mozambique, received a grant to develop educational programmes at EMU as well as training for PhD students in Sweden. Petter Pilesjö (professor), Andreas Persson (senior lect

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/researchers-granted-sek-18-million-collaboration-project - 2026-05-31

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The carbon and nitrogen losses attributable to forest fires are much larger than was previously thought. This has now been shown by an extensive study that has compiled fire experiments from around the world. It is not just vegetation that is lost in forest fires. When a forest burns, there is also an impact on the so

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/forest-fires-cause-unexpectedly-large-nutrient-losses - 2026-05-31

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Two new research projects will shortly begin at Lund University in Sweden to investigate how particle emissions from spruce forests affect the climate. The trees’ emissions of reactive hydrocarbons are thought to have a cooling effect on the climate. Almost 70 per cent of land in Sweden is covered with forest, mainly

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/researchers-set-study-particle-emissions-coniferous-trees - 2026-05-31

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund University is, together with Stockholm University, offering graduate school for upper secondary school teachers, focusing on climate and the environment. The initiative will benefit not only the teachers, but also their students. Upper secondary school teachers who want to increase their research skills will soon

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/upper-secondary-school-teachers-offered-research-training - 2026-05-31

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Markku Rummukainen has recently been featured in a number of media outlets because of unusually high temperatures in the Arctic. He was also recently mentioned in Effekt News Magazine because of his participation in the newly launched Swedish Climate Policy Council. Markku Rummukainen, Professor at the Department, has

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/markku-rummukainen-interviewed-about-high-arctic-temperatures - 2026-05-31

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Tomsk State University is offering a summer course for young scientists For the fifth summer in a row, Tomsk State University offers a summer course for students, PhD students or Faculty aged 18-35. The course is called "Natural and human environment of Arctic and Alpine areas: relief, soils, permafrost, glaciers, bio

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/summer-course-offered-tomsk-state-university - 2026-05-31

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Paul Miller has been interviewed in "Mission is possible" together with Birgitta Svenningsson. Mission is possible is a Lund University digital research magazine about the impact research has on the world outside academia. In the preamble it's stated that a "climate model developed by researchers from Lund University

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/climate-models-point-way-towards-future - 2026-05-31

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Cecilia Akselsson has been interviewed in the Lund University research magazine "Mission is possible" together with her colleagues Edith Hammar and Johan Ekroos. The preamble states that "In recent years, ‘ecosystem services’ has become an increasingly common concept within the research community, as well as in munici

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/human-and-nature-symbiosis - 2026-05-31

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Geert Hensgens has received SEK 130 000 from the Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography. Geert Hensgens, doctoral student at the department, has received SEK 130 000 from the Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography, for his project “Concentration, bioavailability and chemistry of dissolved organic carbo

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/geert-hensgens-granted-funding-research-project - 2026-05-31

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Patrik Vestin, research engineer at the department, has received the Alfort Prize of SEK 40 000 from the Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography. Patrik Vestin has received Alfortska prize of SEK 40,000 by the Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography. The award is awarded for his dissertation entitled "Ef

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/patrik-vestin-awarded-his-thesis - 2026-05-31

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. At least three members of our staff have been interviewed in different media outlets as experts in their field. Professor Emeritus Anders Lindroth was interviewed in Dagens ETC about greenhouse gases and harmful emissions. “Absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is the only way we can achieve the two-degree goal

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/co-workers-featured-media - 2026-05-31

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Jonas Ardö and Markku Rummukainen were featured in SVT News and Forskning & Framsteg respectively. Jonas Ardö, senior lecturer at our department, was interviewed by SVT News on the subject of NASA having mapped the world’s freshwater reserves using two satellites. “These satellites provide us with a global overview of

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/more-co-workers-featured-media-outlets - 2026-05-31

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Master students at our department created a toolbox for ArcGIS 10.5. Three master students at our department – Szilvia Johansson, Nina Nesterova and Enzo Zerega – have developed a toolbox for the geographic information system software ESRI ArcGIS (v. 10.5).The toolbox is called Arctic DEM Data management, and helps re

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/students-created-toolbox-gis-software - 2026-05-31

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Professor Petter Pilesjö, Deputy Head of Department and GIS subject coordinator and representative, together with Professor Lars Harrie, were interviewed about the Agile conference that recently took place at our department. Professor Petter Pilesjö and Professor Lars Harrie were interviewed by radio P4 Malmö regardin

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/co-workers-interviewed-about-agile-conference - 2026-05-31

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Climate-KIC summer school and ICOS Sweden's research station in Hyltemossa have been featured in the media this summer. Climate-KIC Summer School "The Journey" attracted students from all corners of the world. Among other locations, the students visited the ICOS research station in Hyltemossa, where they learned more

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/studies-and-research-hyltemossa - 2026-05-31

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Several coworkers have been featured in the media. Jutta Holst, researcher at the department, was interviewed about how a helium balloon was able to travel from Lund to Binnareboda in Småland. Holst says that a lot of luck is required as well as the right weather.Dan Metcalfe, senior lecturer at the department, was in

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/co-workers-featured-media-0 - 2026-05-31

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lars Eklundh, professor at our department, is one of the organizers behind "The Future of Drones: Technologies, Applications, Risks and Ethics", an international workshop on drones. Lars Eklundh, professor, is co-arranging an international workshop on drones. The workshop is entitled "The Future of Drones: Technologie

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/researchers-and-industry-participate-workshop-drones - 2026-05-31

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. David Wårlind was interviewed regarding a study showing that drying periods have led to stressed plants since the turn of the millennium. David Wårlind, researcher at the department, was interviewed about a new study showing how periods of drought since the turn of the millennium have led to stressed plants across lar

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/new-method-maps-stressed-plants-across-continents - 2026-05-31

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Anders Lindroth, professor emeritus, has been interviewed in several media channels about the new EU directive on renewable energy. Anders Lindroth, professor emeritus at our department, has been interviewed in a number of media channels about the EU’s new directive on renewable energy, which states that a large perce

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/eu-directive-may-result-deforestation - 2026-05-31

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Plants in tropical dry areas have developed an unusual strategy for survival. Instead of using their water supply during the dry season, they hold on to the last drops until the very end in order to quickly get started on photosynthesis as soon as the rainy season has begun. Using satellite technology, researchers hav

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/clever-strategy-sets-photosynthesis-flying-start - 2026-05-31