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GISA24 distance 7,5 credits The course is a freestanding online course that is given as an introduction to the subject. In combination with the course GISA23 (7.5 credits) the course provides entry to further studies in the area geographic…

https://www.nateko.lu.se/education/basic-courses/geographical-information-systems-introduction-2- 2024-09-24

Researchers have investigated the possibilities of independent, global monitoring of fossil fuel carbon dioxide emissions globally based on satellite observations. This would improve the quality of the monitoring compared to today, which…

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/improved-model-monitoring-co2-emissions- 2021-12-07

Dr. Oskar Löfgren, who works interdisciplinary between remote sensing and botany to understand plant communities and their ecology, has been awarded for his thesis. "Plants can provide an overall picture of the habitat's characteristics…

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/award-winning-thesis-combines-remote-sensing-and-botany- 2021-12-09

Associate Professor Frans-Jan Parmentier has been awarded in Norway for his article about climate and permafrost. Our researchers continue to recieve awards (see previously awarded dr Oskar Löfgren). This time it is Frans-Jan Parmentier…

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/awarded-popular-science-article- 2021-12-17

A project on the states and changes in Swedish primary forests Primary forests are forests with minimal direct human impact. Nowadays these forests are rare relics in the landscape that tell a valuable tale of how our ecosystems would have…

https://www.nateko.lu.se/research/ecosystems-functioning-dynamics-and-ecology/primary-forests-sweden- 2025-02-20

...who has been nominated by the Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet) to be the Swedish representative in the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) Cryosphere working group. The scientific core elements of IASC are its five…

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/congratulations-margareta-johansson- 2022-02-11

High-yield food production is concentrated today in certain geographical areas, so-called "breadbaskets". But what will happen to these areas in a warmer climate? To secure food production during climate change, adapted strategies may be…

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/agricultural-hotspots-may-move-future-climate- 2022-04-04

Guide to choosing and applying for courses Every semester you must apply for the courses you will study next semester. It is very important to apply for your spring courses in the autumn application opening, and for your autumn courses in…

https://www.nateko.lu.se/student/plan-your-programme-studies- 2025-09-29

Many of us have digital maps at our fingertips in our smartphones, but these maps are not adapted to guide us when walking or finding our way in new environments, for example, as tourists in an unfamiliar big city. Creating such maps…

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/digital-maps-tomorrow-improve-how-we-find-our-way- 2022-04-04

Margareta Johansson, researcher at our department, was interviewed about climate projects that have been put on hold after collaborations with state institutions in Russia ceased due to the war. Margareta Johansson, research coordinator at…

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/war-has-put-stop-climate-projects-arctic- 2022-04-11

NGEA04 Course contents By taking this course you will increase your understanding of the physical, chemical and biological processes or events that link organisms and their environment. Through a combination of lectures and exercises you…

https://www.nateko.lu.se/education/basic-courses/ecosystems-analysis- 2023-02-03

Despite cooling, net autumn release of carbon dioxide from ecosystems have increased, according to research from an international research group. The results come from a large study of ecosystems in North America and Eurasia, which since…

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/increased-carbon-dioxide-release-ecosystems-despite-negative-temperature-trends- 2022-04-12

Update 17th May 2022: THIS WEBFORM IS CLOSED. If you wish to add anything to your participation, please contact Jonathan. Welcome to INES retreat 2022! We will gather at Milgårdarna in northwest Skåne for two days 13-14 June. INES will…

https://www.nateko.lu.se/form/ines-retreat-2022- 2022-05-18

Are weather events such as drought and agricultural productions shocks the main reason for violent conflicts, or are there other mechanisms that should be more considered? A recent study highlights the importance of including land-use…

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/investigating-drought-and-other-mechanisms-behind-migration-and-conflict-syria- 2022-05-02

A research team has created a picture of historical temperatures in the Arctic, spanning over a thousand years. A new technique and a recently published database of proxy data have been used in the research, and the results are an…

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/arctic-temperature-analysis-over-thousand-years- 2022-05-09

Thimas Holst, researcher and teacher at out department, have been awarded the pedagogical prize 2022 by the science student union LUNA. The pedagogical prize is awarded to an outstanding teacher. On the LUNA website one can read the…

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/thomas-holst-awarded-lunas-pedagogical-prize- 2022-07-06

Working with sustainability Name: Katarina Crafoord Education: Bachelor's degree in Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science from Lund University. Master's degree in Applied Climate Strategy at Lund University. When you started thinking…

https://www.nateko.lu.se/education/students-and-alumni-stories/alumni-katarina- 2022-07-07

The summer 2022 brought extreme heatwaves in many places globally, and the debate has a included the term "killer heat". In moist areas the high temperatures will be even harder to the human body, and the rising temperatures may make…

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/killer-heat-may-make-middle-east-uninhabitable-within-century- 2022-08-30

A brand new publication on climate issues is released by ICOS. The leaflet FLUXES - the European Greenhouse Gas Bulletin, aims at highlighting climate issues to an audience of policymakers, policy advisors, and climate journalists. The…

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/fluxes-european-greenhouse-gas-bulletin-now-released-icos- 2022-09-07

NGEA07 Course contents This course gives you an introduction to the basic physics, matematics and statistical methods used within physical geography. After the course you will have an improved insight and understanding of basic…

https://www.nateko.lu.se/education/basic-courses/theory-and-methods-physical-geography- 2025-10-07