Environmental monitoring and assessment news
Here we present news items about environmental monitoring and assessment, a special mission within SLU.
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Congratulations Svea
After a long-planned month at the shipyard in Falkenberg, R/V Svea is now out on an expedition again; newly painted, newly serviced and upgraded with new scientific equipment and an improved IT
SLU på första plats i internationell utmaning
On 2 May, the Biodiversity Challenge 2024 kicked off, a collaboration between 19 agricultural and life science universities in 16 European countries. From 2 May to 28 June, the challenge was to find
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Swedish NFI book launched at IUFRO
During the IUFRO World conference, SLU launched an abbreviated English version of the book about Swedish forests over the last century. The book describes the history of the Swedish National Forest
Planned call for EMA development funds
SLU opens a call for development projects within the twelve environmental monitoring and assessment (EMA) programmes for 2025. The last day for applications is 15 September 2024. The call is
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Forskare på SLU kommenterar ICES råd för fisket i Östersjön
On 31 May, the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) published its scientific advice for next year's fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea. The Council recommends a continued
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SLU testar trålkamera – för att minska fiskfångsten
By installing a stereo video camera in the trawl, researchers at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences want to reduce the need for trawling in acoustic fish surveys. The technology is now
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International symposium at Alnarp about managing public spaces
June 3–5, the subject group Landscape governance and management at SLU organizes an international symposium on management of the public spaces, which is aimed at researchers as well as practitioners.
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Fler men mindre kräftor i Vättern och Hjälmaren
The number of signal crayfish is increasing in Sweden's largest lakes: Lake Vänern, Lake Vättern, Lake Hjälmaren and Lake Mälaren. But in several of the lakes, the proportion of small crayfish is
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Biodiversity Challenge 2024
From May 2–June 28 we want you to find and report as many different species as possible on SLU’s campuses. Participate in activities, compete with other SLU students during lunch breaks, or report
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“Remediation of headwater streams is the missing link”
Agricultural headwaters are everywhere but at the same time much overlooked, despite their important role in regulating functions and quality of downstream ecosystems. They are often seen as passive
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SLU söker sportfiskare som vill fiska för forskning
Some species of fish, such as pike and trout, are difficult to catch with the nets and fyke nets normally used in fish monitoring. Researchers at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences now
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Teamwork, weather challenges and rare fish finds – join us on a bottom trawl survey in the North Sea
We would like to say a big thank you to Barbara Bland who is now ending her assignment as expedition leader for IBTS (International Bottom Trawl Survey) on board SLU's research vessel R/V Svea and