Image Photo: Anna Pielach Breadcrumb Home Gothenburg Global Biodiversity Centre Accomplishments News archive Page content 2022 2021 Page content 2022 2021 News archive Here you can find news related to GGBC published by University of Gothenburg 2022 News – 8 September 2022 Planting trees not always an effective way of binding carbon dioxide Tree-planting has been widely seen as an effective way of binding carbon as carbon dioxide levels rise in the atmosphere… News – 23 March 2022 AI can help preserve biodiversity Urgent demands for measures to protect biodiversity are hampered by economic conditions. This underscores the importance of… News – 19 April 2022 Marie Stenseke on the board of Future Earth Sweden Marie Stenseke, professor in Human Geography at the School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg, is… News – 24 March 2022 Marie Stenseke elected to the Swedish National Committee for Global… Marie Stenseke, professor in Human Geography at the School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg, is… News – 14 March 2022 Lower methane emissions when permafrost disappears Thawing permafrost in the Arctic does not always have to lead to increased emissions of the greenhouse gas methane. When… 2021 News – 15 December 2021 Trees are important for cleaner air in cities Nils Ericsson Terminal is the dirtiest, Angered’s City Park is the cleanest. Air pollution levels vary greatly between… News – 2 November 2021 Rare lizard found after 100 years A sentence in a book from 1944 led researchers to a species in Lumbo, Mozambique that had not been recorded in over a… News – 22 December 2021 Tobias Andermann awarded by H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf Tobias Andermann's research on biodiversity continues to be praised. After previously being assigned The Faculty of Science… News – 27 October 2021 “I am hoping for concrete plans” Professor Alexandre Antonelli will be attending the UN’s climate summit COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland 31 October to 12 November… News – 20 September 2021 Henrik Nilsson awarded the Faculty of Science’s 2021 Research Award The Faculty of Science’s 2021 Research Award is being given to Henrik Nilsson at the Department of Biological and… News – 17 September 2021 Heather Reese receives the Faculty of Science’s 2021 Pedagogical Award AI, big data with satellite images and drones. Her research field includes new, exciting methods that are now available to… News – 20 September 2021 Doctoral Thesis Award to Tobias Andermann Tobias Andermann's research on biological diversity has in a short time had a clear impact in the field of evolutionary… News – 2 September 2021 "Paddington" siktad – hopp för hotad djurart The world’s first golden-coloured spectacled bear – similar to the popular children’s book character Paddington Bear – has… News – 22 June 2021 Help scientists map algal blooms in the ocean Researchers at the University of Gothenburg want help from the public to report algal blooms along the Swedish coast. The… News – 2 June 2021 Tree choices important for addressing climate change News – 26 January 2021 The abundance of the invasive round goby is examined by e-DNA An invasive fish called round goby is rapidly spreading along the Swedish west coast. Can this species' distribution be… 12 May 2021 The Earth’s species diversity is essential for human survival External link News – 9 March 2021 Airborne pollen affects the innate defence system against COVID, according to a… Pollen affects resistance to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic virus. The concentration in the air contributes to the number of people… News – 26 January 2021 Ten golden rules for restoring forests Large-scale tree planting to address the climate crisis is not without its risks, according to a new study in the scientific… Research story/portrait Irina Polovodova Asteman uncovers the marvels in the seafloor Marine geologist Irina Polovodova Asteman studies the microscopically small that is concealed in the seafloor. From long… Research story/portrait Leon Green: I have a particular interest in invasive species We've sat down with Dr. Leon Green, researcher at the Dept. of Biological and Environmental Sciences at the University of… Research story/portrait Christine Bacon: I'm focused on understanding how and why biodiversity arises… We've sat down with Dr. Christine Bacon, senior lecturer in biodiversity at the Dept. of Biological and Environmental…
