Environmental monitoring and assessment news

Nytt steg mot hållbart skydd av Östersjön med PROTECT BALTIC

Recently the first annual meeting for the transboundary Horizon EU project “PROTECT BALTIC” took place in Helsinki, Finland. The project is coordinated by HELCOM and has 17 partner organisations,

dam disaster

The explosion of the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine is a humanitarian, economic and ecological disaster. But out of the devastation grows what could be a world-unique natural area. Now scientists tell us

Fler åtgärder behövs för att skydda ålen i svenska inlandsvatten

The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences has published an updated assessment of the status of the European eel in Swedish waters. While the overall human impacts on eel in Swedish coastal

SLU och Sportfiskarna i nytt samarbete - Storfiskregistret blir forskningsresurs

Through a new collaboration with the Swedish Anglers' Association (Sportfiskarna), the Department of Aquatic Resources at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences has gained access to

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

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 22 September 2024. The call is

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

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

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.

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