https://internt.slu.se/en/organisation--styrning/agenda-2030/ From 25 August, Christina Halling will be coordinating SLU’s involvement in BSSC, taking over from Elin Dahlgren, who most recently held the role. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2025/8/new-coordinator-bssc-2025/ 835102 Mon, 18 Aug 2025 16:05:19 +0200 Lake Mälaren’s environmental condition continues to concern researchers. The Focus on Mälaren 2024 report shows that the lake’s surface water temperature continues to increase, which makes it harder to combat eutrophication. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2025/6/climate-changes-threatens-lake-malarens-ecosystem/ 832817 Wed, 04 Jun 2025 10:13:32 +0200 During a seminar at the National Institute of Veterinary Research (NIVR) in Vietnam in April, SLU researchers Sandra Nohrborg and Ulf Magnusson from the Department of Clinical Sciences, presented research findings from a collaborative project on antibiotic use and resistance in Vietnamese poultry production. The project is a partnership between Swedish and Vietnamese institutions, including SLU, Uppsala University, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), and NIVR. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2025/5/veterinary-seminar/ 831645 Fri, 23 May 2025 12:42:53 +0200 An initial South-South capacity development meeting’, held in Sri Lanka, brought together academicians and experts from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and Europe, to discuss the importance of nutrition and food systems transformation. The meeting was held back-to-back with the conference “Delivering for Nutrition in South Asia” during which the multifaceted linkages between nutrition and its determinants were explored. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2025/5/slu-cgiar-nutrition-sensitive-food-systems/ 831070 Thu, 15 May 2025 16:32:45 +0200 A new policy brief highlights the importance of social capital in facilitating smallholder farmers’ access to seeds that are adapted to local climatic contexts. Focus is on the structure of farmers’ informal seed systems, where the majority of seeds are distributed. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2025/5/seed-systems-policy-brief/ 830824 Wed, 07 May 2025 20:45:22 +0200 On 23-25 September, the Agri4D 2025 conference will gather people dedicated to agriculture for development from across the world. The focus of this year’s conference is nurturing regenerative food systems in a changing climate. Don't miss to register to the conference! https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2025/4/agri4d-register/ 825473 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 11:38:25 +0200 Since 2024, SLU researchers are providing scientific advice to the World Bank through their platform The Global Methane Reduction Platform for Development (CH4D). CH4D aims to support low-and middle-income countries in the ‘methane triple-wins’ of decreasing emissions, enhancing resilience, and empowering livelihoods. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2025/4/bending--the-methane-emission-curve--slu-provides-scientific-expertise/ 791100 Tue, 15 Apr 2025 10:47:50 +0200 By analysing sediment from the subarctic lake Diktar-Eriks sjö, researchers can describe how climate variations have impacted the lake ecosystem. This knowledge is crucial for understanding how current climate change may affect our waters. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2025/4/Lake-sediments-reveal-ecosystem-change/ 790120 Mon, 31 Mar 2025 10:36:39 +0200 In the end of February, the Greek Ambassador to Sweden visited SLU as a follow-up to of the visit of the EU delegation and candidate country embassies in Sweden last spring. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2025/3/greek-ambassador-visit/ 789044 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 16:45:49 +0200 There is now an opportunity open for those of you who have a broad knowledge of climate change and related issues to register your interest to contribute to the working groups for the IPCC's seventh assessment report. You can express your interest in being nominated as lead author, coordinating lead author or review editor. Deadline is 31 March 2025. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2025/3/ipcc-calls-for-nominations/ 788700 Wed, 19 Mar 2025 11:57:47 +0200 The Agri4D conference aims to bridge scientific knowledge to policy outputs and to create a real-world impact on global food systems to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goal 2, Zero Hunger. The conference will be held 23-25 September in Uppsala with some sessions online. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2025/2/agri4d-save-the-date/ 785193 Thu, 27 Feb 2025 20:55:34 +0200 SLU Urban Futures is now part of a new phase for the Bauhaus of the Seas Sails project and the Sea Forum in Malmö. In this new phase, the members of the Sea Forum will start a new form of collaboration as an Ocean Culture Hub through the organizational form of a pilot-Zoöp. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2025/2/slu-urban-futures-joins-the-zoop-of-bauhaus-of-the-sea-sails-malmo/ 785950 Tue, 18 Feb 2025 12:03:36 +0200 On the World Wetlands Day 2 February, we celebrate the vital importance of wetlands. This year's theme, Protecting Wetlands for Our Common Future, acknowledges their importance for humanity and for life on our planet. Today SLU Global highlights a project located in the Congo River Basin in Central Africa, which contains some of the largest tropical rainforests in the world, important for livelihoods and biodiversity. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2025/2/world-wetlands-day-2025/ 772816 Mon, 03 Feb 2025 16:14:26 +0200 GCUA 2030 proudly presents the three prize laureates in GCUA 2030 award 2024. Below you find motivations and video presentations for all three prize laureates; Fundile Nyaweni, NMU, Auja Bywater, PSU, and Muhammed Sinan, BOKU. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2025/1/gcua-award-2024/ 768902 Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:58:00 +0200 Today, 19 December, Jean Pierre Mpatswenumugabo defended his thesis in which he investigated the factors affecting milk production and quality on smallholder dairy farms in Rwanda’s Northern Province. The aim was to improve food security, nutrition, and livelihoods of poor households. Jean Pierre is the first PhD student defending his thesis in the current phase of the Swedish bilateral research cooperation with University of Rwanda. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2024/12/improving-milk-quality-for-enhanced-food-safety-and-child-nutrition-in-rwanda/ 768429 Thu, 19 Dec 2024 17:39:19 +0200 Residents are transforming the empty basements of Sweden's "Million Program" housing into flourishing garden plots in a new initiative by SLU. The project "From Basement to Kitchen" aims to strengthen Sweden's preparedness by increasing local food production while also developing the area. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2024/12/basement-cultivation-for-residents-in-rosengard/ 766632 Tue, 17 Dec 2024 21:15:28 +0200 During the year, SLU Environment, SLU Global and the Agenda 2030 group have collaborated to produce a sustainability report for the university. The report emphasises, in an inspiring and easily accessible way, how SLU contributes to achieve the UN sustainable development goals. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2024/12/sustainability-report/ 768080 Fri, 20 Dec 2024 10:29:06 +0200 On November 5, 2024, SLU’s Future Platforms hosted a workshop at the ITD24 conference in Utrecht, Netherlands, exploring how to foster inter- and transdisciplinary (ID/TD) collaboration. The workshop, aligned with one of the conference tracks Growing capacity for inter- and transdisciplinarity, had around 20 participants and focused on sharing ideas, challenges, and strategies for supporting ID/TD work in academia. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2024/12/attracting--anchoring-inter--and-transdisciplinary-collaboration/ 767901 Wed, 11 Dec 2024 13:14:52 +0200 Development research is an important research field for addressing global challenges and fighting poverty. It also contributes to the internationalisation of Swedish research and education. Over the years, the Swedish Research Council's (Vetenskapsrådet) funding for development research has been allocated to high-quality research that has made a difference. A recently published report highlights three SLU projects as some of these examples. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2024/11/vr-report/ 765482 Mon, 18 Nov 2024 16:37:07 +0200 The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) is part of the new large-scale strategic innovation program SustainGov, which has received funding from Vinnova, Formas, and the Swedish Energy Agency through the Impact Innovation call. The program aims to accelerate the transition to a sustainable society. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2024/10/sustaingov/ 713339 Wed, 30 Oct 2024 11:32:40 +0200 The 16 October is World Food Day, a day that serves to promote global awareness of hunger. Since 2018, the Swedish Veterinary Agency (SVA) leads the international training programme (ITP) Healthy livestock – Safe food. SLU is involved in the planning and implementation of the programme in collaboration with SVA and the Swedish Board of Agriculture. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2024/10/project-for-animal-health-and-zero-hunger/ 758735 Thu, 17 Oct 2024 14:33:57 +0200 Håkan Jönsson is the new coordinator for Food and Cities, an initiative to develop and communicate research and education at the intersection of food and city at SLU. ”There will be major research efforts in this field in the future, and SLU needs to be prepared and coordinated," says Håkan. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2024/10/hakan-is-passionate-for-good-food-in-the-cities-of-the-future/ 758238 Thu, 17 Oct 2024 11:45:16 +0200 This week SLU coordinated a four-day workshop in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. With focus on understanding how DNA methylation — an important epigenetic process — helps cassava plants adapt to challenges like the African cassava mosaic virus (ACMV) and influences yield. By uncovering these mechanisms, researchers hope to develop powerful tools to help breeders improve cassava varieties, a key crop for millions of people across Africa. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2024/10/dar-es-salaam-workshop/ 758085 Thu, 10 Oct 2024 16:30:31 +0200 Invertebrates living in waters where microplastics are present have altered growth. This is according to new research from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in one of the few studies on the effects of microplastics in freshwater ecosystems. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2024/10/New-evidence-on-how-microplastics-hit-wildlife/ 757411 Fri, 04 Oct 2024 10:01:33 +0200 On Saturday, 5 October, Delia Grace Randolph will be appointed Honorary Doctor of Veterinary Medicine by the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science at SLU. Delia is is an epidemiologist, veterinarian, and specialist in 'One Health' and food safety with more than 20 years’ experience in low-income countries. SLU Global met her two days before the official ceremony, to ask about her career and what the appointment means to her. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2024/10/delia-randolph-honorary-doctor/ 757331 Mon, 07 Oct 2024 11:00:54 +0200 "The SDGs need researchers to fill critical data gaps" was the message from Daniel Eshetie, UN Statistics Division, during a webinar hosted by GCUA 2030. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2024/9/daniel-eshetie-webinar/ 756620 Fri, 27 Sep 2024 15:18:33 +0200 On 18 September, a delegation from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) visited the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) in Uppsala. During the visit, an agreement was signed between FAO and the university to further strengthen the long-standing collaboration. SLU is the first university in Sweden with which FAO has signed a co-operation agreement. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2024/9/un-and-slu-in-new-collaboration-to-develop-food-production-and-fight-hunger/ 755511 Thu, 19 Sep 2024 12:34:07 +0200 Methane is a major greenhouse gas that contributes significantly to climate change. The Global Methane Reduction Platform for Development (CH4D), is a strategic platform launched by the World Bank at COP 28, that aims to support low-and middle-income countries in the ‘methane triple-wins’ of decreasing emissions, enhancing resilience, and empowering livelihoods. SLU is a scientific technical partner to the platform, providing scientific advice on evidence-based and sustainable solutions to methane reduction in the agri-food and waste sectors. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2024/9/slu-provides-scientific-advice-to-the-world-bank/ 753698 Mon, 02 Sep 2024 15:35:05 +0200 The United Nation's climate panel IPCC is looking for authors for its special report on climate change and cities. Do you have relevant expertise in the field? Then you are welcome to register your interest in the nomination of authors that will take place in the autumn. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2024/8/call-for-experts-in-climate-change-and-cities/ 749038 Mon, 02 Sep 2024 13:20:01 +0200 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 and report the wild (not cultivated) species found on the campuses of these universities. This year, SLU won, with a total of 1,927 finds. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2024/7/slu-pa-forsta-plats-i-internationell-utmaning/ 735460 Mon, 08 Jul 2024 17:08:41 +0200 During the IUFRO World conference, SLU launched an abbreviated English version of the book about Swedish forests over the last century. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2024/7/swedish-nfi-book-launched-at-iufro/ 735428 Mon, 01 Jul 2024 14:25:43 +0200 After three inspiring and interesting roundtable discussions, one high school student from each campus has now been nominated and invited to participate in the Global Youth Institute in Des Moines, USA, this fall. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2024/6/slu-yi-nominated-gyi/ 735035 Wed, 26 Jun 2024 10:37:07 +0200 Professors Åsa Berggren and Keri Facer work together to develop methods for more democratic communication. The core of their joint project is to improve our ability to truly listen to each other and take in the perspectives of others, on the road to a more sustainable society. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2024/6/lyssna-battre-for-ett-hallbart-samhalle/ 728106 Wed, 04 Sep 2024 10:44:48 +0200 The Global Alliance for Inter- and Transdisciplinarity (ITD) was founded in 2019, with a mission to strengthen and promote the global capacity of boundary-crossing research and practice. SLU Urban futures was one of the founding members, and this year SLU will arrange two workshops at the ITD24 conference, held in Utrecht on 4-8 November. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2024/6/slu-at-itd24-in-november/ 732392 Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:27:02 +0200 Researchers’ roles, activism, and transformative science are some of the topics discussed in the Climate Conversations at SLU - a webinar series for SLU staff to increase the scientific dialogue about climate change across disciplines. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2024/5/climate-conversations-across-disciplines/ 730599 Tue, 10 Sep 2024 16:22:27 +0200 Today, 20 May, is the World Bee Day, designated by the United Nations to raise awareness of the importance of pollinators, the threats they face and their contribution to sustainable development. SLU coordinates an expert group in South and Southeast Asia with the theme Pollination knowledge exchange for food, nutrition and livelihood security. Find out more about the expert group below. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2024/5/power-to-the-pollinators/ 730475 Mon, 20 May 2024 16:47:50 +0200 One Health is closely linked to several of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations for 2030. During the annual forum of the Association for European Life Science Universities (ICA) in October 2023, the leadership of ICA addressed the challenges for academia to contribute effectively to achieving healthy people and healthy animals in a healthy shared environment. As a result, SLU's Vice-Chancellor Maria Knutson Wedel, in her capacity as President of ICA, recently signed a communiqué with academia's commitment to One Health. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2024/4/one-health-at-the-forefront-of-the-global-policy-agenda/ 726182 Mon, 08 Apr 2024 13:24:59 +0200 Researchers at SLU can now apply for seed funding from Food & Cities. The seed funding call aims to support cross-disciplinary research that explores the systemic relations of food systems and urban development and how these relationships influence the transformation toward sustainable societies. The deadline for the application is 24th April 2024. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2024/4/food--cities-seed-funding-call-2024/ 702637 Thu, 04 Apr 2024 10:50:47 +0200 Earth Hour is held every year in March with the purpose to bring the world together, shine a spotlight on nature loss and the climate crisis, and to inspire more people to act and advocate for urgent change. Somebody working on energy monitoring using data collection, processing and visualisation of data on energy use, but also water and waste data is one of SLU's former students, Camilla Lindberg. She wrote her Master's Thesis on how the university's ownership of land affect carbon storage and emissions in different ways. Take part of an interview with Camilla and read about the results in her thesis. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2024/3/earth-hour/ 717432 Thu, 04 Apr 2024 13:01:53 +0200 The world’s first Massive Open Online Course on Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (GEDI) in forest-related sectors – ForGEDI MOOC - will premiere on 8 April on FutureLearn platform. ForGEDI MOOC advances GEDI in forestry through reducing the educational gap and making the latest research and best practices in the field easily available to everyone. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2024/3/filling-an-educational-gap--delivering-expert-knowledge-on-gender-equality-diversity-and-inclusion-in-forestry-to-everyone/ 716612 Fri, 05 Apr 2024 12:43:26 +0200 To emphasise International Women's Day, we asked some of our incredible female researchers to present themselves and share their best advice to women who want to start a career within research. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2024/3/international-womens-day-researchers/ 714499 Fri, 08 Mar 2024 16:01:26 +0200 On 3 March every year, the World Wildlife Day is marked to celebrate wild animals and plants. This year, we at SLU Global spotlight a collaborative research and capacity building programme between South African and European scientists to address the complex challenges facing the world's rangelands. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2024/3/world-wildlife-day/ 713245 Tue, 05 Mar 2024 14:23:35 +0200 On 14 February, the Ministry of Rural Affairs, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), and the Swedish International Agricultural Network Initiative (Siani), organised a global webinar to present the key findings of the FAO report "The Status of Women in Agrifood-systems" and discuss how voluntary guidelines for gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in the context of secure food supply and nutrition can drive change. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2024/2/advancing-gender-equality-in-food-security-turning-policy-into-action/ 711612 Wed, 21 Feb 2024 10:47:57 +0200 SLU Urban Futures has granted funding to three interdisciplinary projects for 50,000 SEK each. The projects explore living labs or take a critical living lab approach to research. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2024/2/Granted-projects-in-the-seed-funding-calls-for-critical-living-labs/ 711323 Fri, 16 Feb 2024 16:46:36 +0200 In about 25 years, all soils in the EU should be healthy, according to the European Commission's proposal for a Soil Directive presented in the summer of 2023. The directive will entail changes in our national environmental monitoring programs for soil, but exactly how is still unclear. On February 6, a webinar was arranged where researchers and officials working with the directive exchanged knowledge about existing environmental monitoring programs in Sweden, Finland and at EU level. The current status of the negotiations on the Directive was also highlighted. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2024/2/forskare-och-beslutsfattare-i-dialog-om-eus-markdirektiv-och-miljoovervakning/ 710405 Mon, 12 Feb 2024 16:24:57 +0200 Nelson Mandela University (NMU) in South Africa, recently hosted a collaborative research day with the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), fostering fruitful interactions and laying the groundwork for future partnerships. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2024/2/research-day-nelson-mandela-university/ 710257 Tue, 13 Feb 2024 10:34:04 +0200 In the rapidly evolving field of bioinformatics, workshops play a crucial role in fostering knowledge sharing, collaboration, and capacity development among African students and researchers in advanced bioinformatics. In late autumn 2023, the two collaborative projects between SLU and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), EpiCass and CassavaNet4Dev, organised a comprehensive four-day workshop held simultaneously across three African countries — Ethiopia, Kenya, and Nigeria. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2024/1/advanced-workshops-for-african-bioinformatics-excellence/ 702101 Thu, 11 Jan 2024 14:20:57 +0200 A recently published book scrutinises India's climate policies through a feminist perspective, emphasising "just transitions" for marginalised groups. It explores pathways to equitable sustainable futures, featuring case studies and insights from diverse contributors. Professor Seema Arora-Jonsson is the co-editor and she has also co-authored a couple of the book chapters. SLU Global posed some questions to Seema regarding the book's content and its potential contributions. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2024/1/just-transitions/ 701458 Thu, 11 Jan 2024 10:20:45 +0200 Contamination with mercury, a potent neurotoxin, is the single most common for European waters failing to the goals of the EU Water Framework Directive. The key to whether mercury can ever lose this dubious distinction is whether mires are continuing to accumulate mercury or not. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2023/12/New-insights-into-the-legacy-of-mercury-pollution-in-aquatic-ecosystems/ 699975 Tue, 16 Jan 2024 08:38:25 +0200 SLU Future Food and SLU Urban Futures co-organised two events in November when urban food planning and food policy took center stage in discussions. During the EU Days in Lund, the two platforms hosted a panel and on November 28th they brought together representatives from 33 municipalities in the Skåne Region. Both events shed light on diverse strategies, emphasizing the multi-scalar nature of contemporary food policy and the pivotal importance of addressing food security in policymaking. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2023/12/urban-food-policy-and-planning-skane/ 699687 Mon, 18 Dec 2023 10:35:38 +0200 The SLU Urban Futures hub in Ultuna has granted funding to three interdisciplinary projects for 50,000 SEK each. The projects explore different aspects of the urban food-energy-water nexus. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2023/12/granted-projects-from-ultuna-hub-urban-food-energy-water-nexus/ 699014 Thu, 14 Dec 2023 12:57:26 +0200 SLU Global hosted a successful webinar together with the network Global Challenges University Alliance (GCUA 2030) on the theme: Food security and the humanitarian-development-peace-nexus. The webinar gathered a broad audience from several different countries and sectors. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2023/12/cc-gcua-2030-webinar/ 698432 Mon, 11 Dec 2023 23:27:50 +0200 The Bauhaus of the Seas Sails (BoSS) is a project funded under the call for the development of the New European Bauhaus (NEB) by the European Union. The project aims to promote renewed ethical and aesthetic regenerative development from a diverse range of dimensions of our relationship with the sea. From November 2023 SLU Urban Futures joins the Sea Forum of BoSS Malmö. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2023/12/slu-urban-future-joins-the-sea-forum-of-boss-malmo/ 698665 Mon, 18 Dec 2023 11:35:38 +0200 Rainfed crop and pasture systems dominate agricultural practises globally. They support over 60% of biobased food and over 95% of feed and pasture for animal-sourced food including dairy and eggs. Rainfed agriculture is highly dependent on climate variations and farming practises. Four examples of intensification of rainfed systems are given in a new report, edited by Jennie Barron (SLU) and Anna Tengberg (SIWI). These serve as emerging evidence that positive change can be achieved. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2023/12/rainfed-systems-in-family-farming-need-more-attention/ 698694 Wed, 06 Dec 2023 10:48:01 +0200 The three high school students who represented SLU during the Global Youth Institute in USA in October, have on their own initiative started a collection box for this year's theme at Musikhjälpen - No one should have to die of hunger. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2023/12/slu-yi-musikhjalpen/ 697969 Sat, 02 Dec 2023 10:31:03 +0200 During SLU's Agenda 2030 day on 14 November, a series of workshops were arranged, one of which focused on SDG 11 – Sustainable cities and communities. Here, five of SLU Urban Future's latest seed-funded projects presented their work and it was clear that new doors for interdisciplinary collaborations could be opened thanks to the inclusion of the eleventh Sustainable Development Goal. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2023/12/the-global-goals-can-inspire-new-interdisciplinary-collaborations/ 698209 Fri, 01 Dec 2023 11:41:32 +0200 In 2015, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) gave us a comprehensive plan for a sustainable world by 2030. Halfway there, it is now time to take stock and reflect. On 14 November, SLU hosted SLU Sustainability Day 2023 – for all students and staff. The day delved into global and national achievements, SLU's contribution as well as discussions on strategies for the future. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2023/12/slu-takes-stock-of-progress-towards-the-sustainable-development-goals/ 697726 Tue, 28 Nov 2023 17:02:33 +0200 The years beginning from 2020 have been the worst in Karamoja region, where the dry spell has been prolonged. In 2022, we had to time the short rains of June, July and August to start experimental plots and kitchen gardens and we had good results in Rupa and Poron, indeed Drylands Transform plots were the only places people could see vegetables and grass growing, says Zachary. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2023/11/dt-zachary-in-the-field/ 697370 Wed, 20 Dec 2023 12:15:40 +0200 Antimicrobial resistance is an important research area where the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) contributes vital knowledge. Therefore, we want to increase awareness about global antimicrobial resistance during the annual World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW), which takes place in November every year. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2023/11/waaw-2023-eng/ 693451 Thu, 14 Dec 2023 15:35:34 +0200 The European Commission's proposal for a directive to protect and restore soil, the Soil Monitoring Law, has the potential to contribute to more sustainable land use. In the long term, it would promote sustainable agriculture and forestry, and be positive for the environment in large. However, there is an opportunity to strengthen the design of the directive, especially in relation to the proposed indicators for soil health, so that Swedish conditions are better taken into account, according to researchers at the Department of Soil and Environment at SLU. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2023/11/eus-nya-markdirektiv-har-potential-men-kraver-andringar/ 696366 Wed, 15 Nov 2023 14:18:34 +0200 Water is essential to life on Earth. It covers the majority of the Earth's surface, makes up over 50% of our bodies, produces our food, and supports livelihoods. What we eat, and how that food is produced all affect water and we need to stop taking it for granted. That is why, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) chose this year's theme for the World Food Day to be "Water is life, water is food. Leave no one behind." In connection to the celebration, SLU Global asked Professor Jennie Barron, researcher in agricultural water management how SLU contributes with new knowledge in this field. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2023/10/water-is-life---water-is-food/ 693726 Fri, 27 Oct 2023 12:56:36 +0200 The world is halfway through the action plan for sustainable development as outlined in Agenda 2030. What progress has been made and how does this affect us, both as a university and individually in our respective roles? Get a perspective on where we stand, globally and nationally, join us in taking stock on how SLU has contributed so far and discuss how we can contribute going forward. Register for “Agenda 2030: SLU Sustainability Day” on 14 November! https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2023/10/invitation-agenda-2030-slu-sustainability-day/ 692626 Mon, 16 Oct 2023 12:14:35 +0200 The SLU Urban Futures Ultuna Hub issues seed funding grants to SLU employees to initiate and develop research connected to Food-Energy-Water nexus in the urban context. The call closes on the 3rd of November 2023 (extended deadline). https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2023/9/new-call-for-seed-funding-in-the-food-energy-water-nexus/ 689472 Mon, 16 Oct 2023 14:08:28 +0200 Urban Food Planning has emerged as an important topic in the work of SLU Urban Futures’ Ultuna Hub connected to the Foodscapes theme. As part of these topics, SLU Urban Futures is engaged in a number of upcoming events that lift questions related to urban food planning together with researchers and societal actors: https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2023/9/slu-urban-futures-ultuna-hub-works-with-food-planning/ 688341 Thu, 21 Sep 2023 10:13:47 +0200 Recently, environmental scientist Viktor Karamushka and five other researchers from National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy, visited SLU in Uppsala to discuss environmental damage assessment and restoration of damaged ecosystems. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2023/9/visit-from-ukraine/ 679873 Thu, 07 Dec 2023 17:25:28 +0200 Professor Kes McCormick at the department of People and Society in collaboration with colleagues from Lund University, Manchester University and Utrecht University have edited a new book that reviews current research approaches in the field of sustainable cities and communities. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2023/8/new-book-on-sustainable-cities-and-communities/ 678527 Sat, 26 Aug 2023 10:15:49 +0200 The AU-EU Innovation Agenda is an initiative supported by Horizon Europe aimed at fostering innovation and research in the overall cooperation between the two regions. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2023/7/agrinatura-and-partners-support-the-eu--au-innovation-agendas-goals/ 676031 Thu, 06 Jul 2023 13:57:38 +0200 The 5th African Union (AU) – European Union (EU) Agriculture Ministerial Conference takes place on 30 June in Rome, in the framework of the Africa-EU Partnership. The theme of the ministerial conference this year is “Resilient food systems and sustainable agricultural value chains”. Together with SLU, the Swedish Ministry of Rural Affairs and Infrastructure organises a side-event during the conference. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2023/6/slu-supports-the-ministry-of-rural-affairs-and-infrastructure-at-eu-au-conference/ 670876 Thu, 29 Jun 2023 12:08:40 +0200 On the day before Midsummer eve, the Swedish government decided to stop funding the Swedish Research Council’s (VR’s) development research through the budget for international development cooperation. VR can according to this new decision not enter into any new contracts for development research from June 30, 2023. The current call cycles for VR development research are hence stopped. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2023/6/regeringen-avbryter-vr-uforsk/ 670913 Wed, 28 Jun 2023 12:18:07 +0200 On 30 June, during the Almedal week at Gotland, Jens Olsson from SLU will take part in a conversation on the effects of Swedish development cooperation on our oceans and people in low- and middle-income countries. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2023/6/join-us-for-a-conversation-on-foreign-aid-people-and-our-ocean-during-the-almedal-week-at-gotland/ 646177 Mon, 19 Jun 2023 15:01:04 +0200 To elevate the profile of aquatic food systems, and the millions of small-scale actors involved in these systems supporting healthy people and planet, researchers at SLU and WorldFish collaborated to produce a synthesis report. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2023/6/aquatic-foods-crucial-for-sustainable-nutritious-and-equitable-food/ 645060 Fri, 09 Jun 2023 10:26:29 +0200 Do the survey to make the programme more relevant. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2023/6/survey-agenda-2030/ 645152 Thu, 08 Jun 2023 09:51:20 +0200 SLU is climbing in rankings, making the top 201–300 of the 1,591 higher education institutions evaluated in The Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2023. For goal 2, Zero Hunger, SLU is ranked 13th. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2023/6/the-impact-rank-2023-en/ 644891 Fri, 02 Jun 2023 13:04:36 +0200 Three fruitful roundtable discussions in Uppsala, Alnarp and Umeå ended this year's round of SLU Youth Institute. We can look back on a fantastic school year with the start of the programme in Umeå, new coordinators on site and not least the chance to work with committed high school students who during the year have learned more about Agenda 2030 and food security. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2023/6/slu-youth-institute/ 644510 Thu, 01 Jun 2023 15:35:48 +0200 With a newly launched web-based tool – WIO Symphony – we can now analyse the cumulative environmental impacts of human activities and the outcome of different ocean management scenarios in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO). The tool can visualise the impact of various pressures on marine ecosystems and aid managers in marine spatial planning. SLU Aqua has been highly involved in the development of the tool and launched the tool together with collaborating partners at the Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association Symposium in South Africa, in October 2022. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2023/5/new-tool-launched-on-ocean-impact-in-the-western-indian-ocean/ 643990 Tue, 30 May 2023 17:11:19 +0200 SWEACC-BIF 2023, is a forum that brings together entrepreneurs and investors from Sweden, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda for a one-day conference. This year's event, held in the city of Uppsala, Sweden, focused on sustainable business, agri-business, and investment and finance solutions that prioritise sustainability. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2023/5/east-africa-forum/ 643872 Mon, 29 May 2023 15:48:10 +0200 Bees and other pollinators, such as butterflies, bats and hummingbirds, are part of the biodiversity on which we all depend for our survival. They are increasingly under threat from human activities and it is, therefore, crucial to monitor their decline and halt the loss of biodiversity. To raise awareness of the importance of pollinators, the United Nations has designated 20 May as World Bee Day. And today, 22 May, is the International Day for Biological Biodiversity – a day to mark the importance of building back biodiversity. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2023/5/bee-engaged/ 642784 Tue, 23 May 2023 12:05:03 +0200 Are our choices in the grocery store based on facts, values, habits, or simply a gut feeling of what feels right? TABLE, a platform run by three European universities, is now launching a podcast that takes a holistic view of the future of meat, exploring four very different future scenarios. The goal is to provide a broadened perspective in the polarised debate about meat and to pave the way for informed decisions. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2023/5/meat-the-four-futures/ 641230 Mon, 22 May 2023 16:46:02 +0200 The United Nations has designated 12 May as the International Day of Plant Health to raise global awareness on how protecting plant health can help end hunger, reduce poverty, protect biodiversity and the environment, and boost economic development. Related to this SLU aims to raise awareness on the importance of sustainable plant protection with a conference and a resource package about healthy harvests in a changing climate. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2023/5/plant-protection-on-plant-health-day/ 641944 Fri, 12 May 2023 12:17:06 +0200 SLU Global and SLU Future Forests recently hosted a climate conversation about communicating research for climate action. The webinar was part of a series of webinar inviting speakers to talk about the challenges around climate change hosted by SLU Global and all four Future Platforms. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2023/5/climate-conversation-communicating/ 640570 Fri, 12 May 2023 12:11:04 +0200 The human population of sub-Saharan Africa is predicted to double by 2050, which is challenging for food security. African smallholder farming landscapes are characterised by low crop productivity calling for integrated solutions that support sustainable agricultural intensification by increasing crop production per unit of cropland, improving resource utilisation and making systems resilient to climate change. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2023/4/biochar--a-potential-component-of-a-new-green-revolution/ 640084 Fri, 28 Apr 2023 15:06:05 +0200 World Malaria Day is marked each year on 25 April, and is instituted by the World Health Organization as an occasion to highlight the need for continued investment and sustained political commitment for malaria prevention and control. At SLU, the fight against malaria continues through novel research on how to control and trap the mosquitoes that carry the malaria parasite. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2023/4/synthetic-cattle-urine-in-the-fight-against-malaria/ 639800 Tue, 25 Apr 2023 12:14:39 +0200 SLU is leading a new interdisciplinary policy project about aquatic and agri-foods systems in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. SLU Global met with professor Kostas Karantininis, Department of People & Society, who is the director of the new project called Sustainable Agri-Food Systems Intelligence – Science-Policy Interface (SASi-SPi). https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2023/4/slu-leads--11.5-million-project-on-aquatic-and-agri-foods-systems-in-low-income-contexts/ 638949 Fri, 21 Apr 2023 14:40:50 +0200 The research and environmental monitoring vessel Svea is moored at Stigbergskajen in Gothenburg between 19 and 23 April 2023 for maintenance. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2023/4/rv-svea-is-anchored-in-gothenburg/ 639204 Thu, 20 Apr 2023 11:42:42 +0200 SLU has environmental objectives in the areas of energy consumption, business travel, purchasing, education and environmental monitoring and assessment. We also have the vision to be climate neutral by 2027. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2023/3/miljomal-uppfoljning-2022/ 633002 Wed, 29 Mar 2023 14:53:40 +0200 International research collaborations are important for development both in Sweden and in our partner countries. Africa in general and South Africa specifically are important partners for Sweden and SLU in this. During this week, SLU's management and a team of researchers are travelling to South Africa to participate in the Research and Innovation Week 2023, organised by the South Africa-Sweden University Forum (SASUF). https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2023/3/south-africa--an-important-research-ally-for-slu/ 637002 Wed, 29 Mar 2023 17:04:09 +0200 The world meets here - in Malmö and Nairobi! Join this special course, a collaboration to lay the foundation for the IFLA World Congress 2023 in collaboration between Kenya and Sweden. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2023/3/new-master-course-act-local-think-global/ 635339 Fri, 17 Mar 2023 12:06:33 +0200 After a 17 year long process and weeks of intense negotiations, the United Nations (UN) has agreed on a global legal framework to protect the world's largest ecosystem, the deep seas. The framework addresses both their protection and the distribution of income from resources discovered in the ocean depths. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2023/3/the-high-seas-treaty--a-historic-agreement-to-safeguard-marine-biodiversity-in-international-waters/ 634914 Fri, 17 Mar 2023 10:09:36 +0200 The aim of the call is to support researchers and other staff at SLU in initiatives that contribute to the sustainable development goals (SDGs) in line with the Policy for SLU’s global contribution to Agenda 2030 and SLU’s strategy 2021-2025. The initiatives should take a systems approach to develop questions of importance for future sustainable life, where collaboration across disciplines is needed. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2023/3/apply-for-seed-funding-from-slu-global/ 634637 Tue, 14 Mar 2023 15:01:42 +0200 A study based on large-scale agricultural investments in four regions in Tanzania, concludes that two major, global development agendas for rural Africa - large scale agricultural investments and land formalisation - intended to bring poverty reduction and land security, instead caused severe land loss for rural communities. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2023/3/development-agendas-for-rural-africa-miss-the-target/ 633487 Thu, 09 Mar 2023 15:25:41 +0200 The aim of this call is to support SLU researchers or other staff to engage with SIANI-SLU Global and to communicate research to a broader audience. The funding is for activities to be implemented during 2023. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2023/2/apply-for-funding-from-siani-slu-global/ 631634 Thu, 23 Feb 2023 13:42:10 +0200 The background to development research, challenges, and recommendations for the field's continued development are presented in a newly published report from the Swedish Research Council. SLU Professor Ingrid Öborn chairs the Committee for Development Research, which created the report. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2023/2/the-swedish-research-council-reviews-development-research/ 631673 Tue, 28 Feb 2023 12:02:41 +0200 During fall 2018, an industrial PhD program started at SLU with a focus on sustainable food production with eleven doctoral projects and nine companies. Now, the first student has defended his thesis and during two days at the end of 2022, PhD students, supervisors and industrial supervisors gathered to evaluate the program. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2023/1/industrial-phd-students-develop-sustainable-food/ 597617 Mon, 09 Jan 2023 09:38:32 +0200 Together with Uppsala University, SLU has been commissioned to implement a new global leadership programme for sustainable development, Leadership for Transformative Change. In the next two years, 60 leaders from all over the world will be offered a place in the programme, which opens for applications shortly. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2022/12/leadership-programme/ 595190 Fri, 03 Feb 2023 16:36:18 +0200 Finally the time came, when the whole Drylands Transform team could meet in real life for the first time during the project that started in 2020. On 7th to 11th of November the second annual meeting was held in Kitale Kenya, including both presenting the first results, planning for 2023, meeting with key stakeholders and visiting the field. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2022/11/dt-annual-meeting/ 594094 Mon, 04 Sep 2023 13:58:54 +0200 Read the new blog post written by Hanna Wolf, Division of Environmental Integration at SLU and advisor at Sida’s Helpdesk for Environment and Climate Change. She gives her own reflection on the new agreement signed during COP27 in Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2022/11/global-cop27-blogg/ 593950 Thu, 23 Feb 2023 14:38:35 +0200 Africa has the youngest population in the world and is also a continent that faces serious challenges in driving sustainable development and managing the forests for the future. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2022/11/young-people-engage-in-sustainable-forestry/ 585150 Tue, 22 Nov 2022 12:55:30 +0200 In connection to Shakuntala Thilsted's appointment as honorary doctor at SLU, a meeting and a workshop was held with WorldFish and researchers at SLU, active in aquatic research. The purpose was to explore joint interests and possibilities for future collaborations. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2022/11/worldfish-visit/ 583957 Mon, 28 Nov 2022 20:06:46 +0200 This year’s Uppsala Health Summit takes on the challenges associated with food systems and how to make them healthier, more inclusive, equitable and sustainable. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2022/10/healthy-food-systems-in-focus-at-uppsala-health-summit/ 578808 Mon, 24 Oct 2022 10:40:01 +0200 For many years, there has been a steady growth in consumer concerns about the environmental sustainability of the global food supply, animal welfare issues, and ethics concerns about meat eating habits, and human health consequences of meat consumption. Consumer acceptance for plant-based foods is growing and industry sectors focused on plant-based foods are expanding. The UN sustainable development goals (SDGs) are driving governments, business companies, researchers and individuals to find the best ways to adjust their practices to secure a sustainable future by 2030. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2022/10/susplant-project/ 575787 Mon, 10 Oct 2022 14:54:36 +0200 There are still a few open seats to the GCUA 2030 mentorship programme starting January 2023. This is a unique opportunity for you to meet and network with international colleagues with focus on global perspectives. We are looking for both mentors and mentees to join this global programme, please send in your application no later than 12 October. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2022/9/nominate-to-gcua-2030-mentorship-programme/ 573738 Mon, 03 Oct 2022 13:49:07 +0200 The International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste is declared by FAO to emphasise the huge amount of food losses every year. A lot of the waste could have been used as food or feed and the price for these losses are counted to several billion dollars, not to mention all water and fertilisers used as well as all people suffering from starvation and malnutrition. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2022/9/how-can-we-reduce-food-waste/ 573349 Thu, 29 Sep 2022 14:39:54 +0200 SLU is actively engaged in bilateral cooperation with Mozambique, financed by Sida. Recently, partners from the University of Eduardo Mondlane (UEM) visited SLU for one week, to further develop the collaboration. It was the first time the whole team could get together in real life since 2019. Hence, the atmosphere was high when arriving at SLU in Uppsala. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2022/9/mozambique-visit/ 530843 Fri, 16 Sep 2022 13:16:49 +0200 On 22-24 August, the Development Research Conference was held in Uppsala, Stockholm and online. Several researchers from SLU were involved, either as moderators or as speakers. SLU Global participated with an exhibition booth and interacted with many of the conference participants. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2022/9/slu-contributed-to-devres2022/ 529739 Mon, 19 Sep 2022 10:58:25 +0200 A debate article by some SLU employees has created ripples across the Swedish research world. Signatures have poured in from scientists and employees at 45 different universities and research institutes throughout the country. Over 20% of the signatories are professors and the representation of subject areas span the natural and social sciences, humanities, medicine and technology. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2022/8/slu-researchers-in-a-debate-article-on-the-climate-crisis-enough-is-enough/ 528694 Mon, 29 Aug 2022 09:27:13 +0200 The International Forum on Urbanism (IFoU) took place in Bordeaux from 29 June to 1 July 2022. Lisa Diedrich, Programme Director at SLU Urban Futures, participated and here she shares her key takeaways from the forum, linking them to SLU Urban Futures' ongoing projects and method labs: https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2022/7/internationalise-education-for-urban-futures/ 526101 Mon, 04 Jul 2022 21:25:33 +0200 The war in Ukraine is having an extreme impact on the people of the country. In addition to the enormous suffering and the great need for humanitarian aid, the war has other consequences. One of them is the negative impact on the global food supply. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2022/6/how-does-the-war-in-ukraine-affect-global-food-security/ 524171 Wed, 29 Jun 2022 09:44:52 +0200 Many parts of the world are losing their wild animal species rapidly. At the same time, other parts of the world experience conflicts such as damage to crops and forests, as the number of wildlife increases. How can we reduce conflicts and create a sustainable future for humans and wildlife? And how do we ensure that knowledge creation and decisions involve different perspectives? These questions are currently being addressed by the doctoral students in the course Global Perspectives on Adaptive Wildlife Management. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2022/6/phd-course-broadens-our-perspectives-on-sustainable-development/ 524705 Tue, 21 Jun 2022 20:29:13 +0200 Also this year, contributions to the Climate Fund have been substantially reduced, around SEK 400,000 compared to around 2 million an average year. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2022/6/no-projects-granted-funding-from-the-climate-fund-in-2022/ 524675 Mon, 20 Jun 2022 15:31:19 +0200 On 12 June, Professor Rodomiro Ortiz received the Bertebos Prize 2022. The prize is awarded every year by the The Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry (KSLA) to a person of outstanding merit who is conducting internationally pioneering research and development in food, agriculture, animal health or ecology. Read below an interview with Rodomiro and learn more about his research, the prize and how we will celebrate with him at SLU. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2022/6/professor-rodomiro-ortiz-received-the-bertebos-prize-2022/ 524025 Fri, 17 Jun 2022 12:17:32 +0200 SLU is one of nine higher education institutions that have been commissioned by the government to develop open web-based education to support society's transition in response to climate change. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2022/6/education-for-climate-change-transition/ 523835 Fri, 10 Jun 2022 11:24:43 +0200 SLU contributes to the UN high-level meeting Stockholm + 50 in several ways. The university management has participated in preparatory leadership dialogues, and representatives of SLU will participate in the meeting later this week. In connection with the meeting. SLU arranges several events focusing on knowledge to achieve the Global Goals, Agenda 2030. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2022/5/slu-and-stockholm50/ 522796 Tue, 31 May 2022 16:04:50 +0200 As a contribution to towards Stockholm+50 – and to mark the first ever UN International Day of Plant Health (12 May) – SLU together with CGIAR partners recently held a webinar on the theme of smallholder plant health. The event ‘Healthy Harvests in a Changing Climate’ centred on how various nature-based solutions can be harnessed to adapt smallholder agriculture to the growing threats of climate change https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2022/5/healthy-harvest-in-a-changing-climate/ 520215 Mon, 16 May 2022 13:06:51 +0200 Our ever-growing urban areas are both responsible for the sustainability problems we face as a global community, as well as powerhouses for change. It is therefore crucial that we get urban areas on board in order to meet our global sustainability ambitions. This will be the focus during a conference in June, arranged by the future platform SLU Urban Futures at Ultuna Campus. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2022/5/getting-our-cities-right-from-critical-urbanities-to-sustainable-foodscapes/ 518796 Wed, 04 May 2022 14:40:43 +0200 SLU is among the 301–400 best universities in the world when Times Higher Education ranks the world’s higher education institutions based on their contributions to the sustainable development goals. For individual goals, SLU does even better. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2022/4/english-the-impact-rank-2022/ 517574 Thu, 28 Apr 2022 10:28:21 +0200 All universities and university colleges that are members of the Association of Swedish Higher Education Institutions (SUHF) are part of a recently launched climate network. The network will be coordinated by SLU. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2022/4/slu-to-take-on-a-leading-role-in-swedish-universities-climate-efforts/ 511296 Tue, 26 Apr 2022 15:15:32 +0200 Today, we pay attention to malaria and other mosquito-borne diseases because it is World Malaria Day. Established by the World Health Organization (WHO), the day is an opportunity to highlight the need for continued investment and sustained political commitment for malaria prevention and control. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2022/4/malaria-day/ 516776 Mon, 25 Apr 2022 10:38:36 +0200 Since the 1st of April Elin Dahlgren coordinates SLU's participation in the Baltic Sea Science Center. She replaces Jens Olsson who previously had the assignment. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2022/4/elin-dahlgren-new-coordinator-bssc/ 516618 Fri, 22 Apr 2022 16:57:49 +0200 Today, on World Health Day, we pay attention to research on how transboundary diseases in sheep and goats can constitute a threat to health, livelihoods and society in Zambia and Tanzania. In a recently published study researchers investigated the presence of several contagious diseases among sheep and goat along the border of the two countries. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2022/4/crossing-the-line/ 513889 Thu, 07 Apr 2022 14:48:46 +0200 On 23rd March 2022, SLU Urban Futures and SLU Future Food kicked off the Futures Lab 2.0 with a seminar series focused on future studies with Assistant Professor Peter Pelzer’s talk on Futuring - concepts, practices & pedagogies https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2022/4/imagination--future-studies--approaches-for-visioning-the-future-we-want-to-live-in/ 513679 Mon, 05 Sep 2022 23:50:48 +0200 On Tuesday this week, a delegation from the Embassy of the Republic of Rwanda to the Nordics and University of Rwanda (UR) visited SLU. UR is one of the African universities which SLU has extensive collaboration with, as part of the new phase of Sida’s bilateral Research Partnership Training Programme Programme with UR 2019-2024. The meeting was an opportunity to discuss how to take the collaboration further. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2022/3/continued-collaboration-with-university-of-rwanda/ 512617 Fri, 01 Apr 2022 09:41:00 +0200 The food security, nutritional needs and health of school aged children in the face of climate change in low-income countries must be given greater priority in research, policies and programming. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2022/3/safeguarding-the-nutrition-of-school-aged-children-in-the-face-of-climate-change/ 511828 Wed, 23 Mar 2022 11:39:02 +0200 In a web article by the Swedish FAO Committee, humanitarian efforts, declining food supply and rising prices is discussed due to the Russian invasion of Ukraina. Here is a summary of the article in English. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2022/3/challenges-to-food-security-russian-invasion-of-ukraine/ 511680 Tue, 22 Mar 2022 15:29:36 +0200 Today is 22 March and the World Water Day, this year with a focus on groundwater: "Make the invisible visible". At SLU, we pay a little extra attention to water issues and their role in the global sustainability goals this week. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2022/3/slu-global-waterday/ 511567 Tue, 22 Mar 2022 10:48:17 +0200 Today is March 22 and the World Water Day, this year with a focus on groundwater: "make the invisible visible". At SLU, we pay a little extra attention to water issues and their role in the global sustainability goals this week. Keep your eyes open on our social media. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2022/3/slu-highlight-knowledge-on-groundwater-during-the-world-water-day/ 511622 Tue, 22 Mar 2022 07:37:53 +0200 With the current state of the world, where communities are hit by conflicts and climate change, there is an increased need to secure food production during short-term or long-term crises. In Sweden, just like many other food producing countries, there is some vulnerability to disruptions in international trade in fertilisers, diesel, pesticides, seeds and protein feed as well as electricity. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2022/3/can-urine-help-save-food-production-under-crises/ 511452 Thu, 24 Mar 2022 11:29:26 +0200 Today, 21 March, we celebrate the International Day of Forests proclaimed by The United Nations General Assembly. The day celebrates and raises awareness of the importance of all types of forests. This year's theme is Forests and sustainable production and consumption. SLU Global asked Professor Francisco X. Aguilar, SLU, about his research and how he thinks our university can contribute more to sustainable production and consumption in the forest area. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2022/3/international-day-of-forest/ 511366 Mon, 21 Mar 2022 08:58:11 +0200 SLU Global and the four future platforms are continuing the climate conversations based on the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report. The webinar 10 March was paying attention to the latest report focusing on impacts, adaptation and vulnerability and gathered almost one hundred partcipants. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2022/3/climate-conversation-10-march/ 510423 Tue, 15 Mar 2022 10:55:22 +0200 At the end of January, SLU became a member of the international network Scholars at Risk, SAR. It is a network of more than 570 universities around the world that supporting defending human rights for researchers. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2022/2/slu-member-of-the-network-for-human-rights-and-academic-freedom/ 508501 Tue, 01 Mar 2022 13:32:34 +0200 Annika Bergman received her Higher Education Diploma in Agricultural and Rural Management (Lantmästare) from SLU in 1992. Today, Annika is Managing Director at Hushållningssällskapet Halland, with a strong driving force for the green industries. She receives this award as she, by sharing her solid experience of business management and development, has raised leadership issues for the joy and benefit of many. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2022/2/slu-alumna2022/ 507903 Fri, 18 Feb 2022 12:06:36 +0200 Assem Abu Hatab, associate professor at the Department of Economics has been appointed as a member to Sida’s Scientific Advisory Board. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2022/2/slu-researcher-appointed-to-sidas-scientific-advisory-board/ 507785 Mon, 21 Feb 2022 11:35:28 +0200 SLU Global and the future platforms are organising a series of climate conversations. In March 2022 we are inviting everyone interested in joining a seminar with focus on impacts, adaptation and vulnerability. The registration is now open! https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2022/2/climate-conversation-10-mars/ 506193 Tue, 08 Feb 2022 17:00:00 +0200 Participatory epidemiology (PE) is a methodology initially developed in veterinary epidemiology research to collect epidemiological data in contexts where conventional quantitative data and statistics are unavailable. It has contributed to important new knowledge on animal disease in low-income countries. Read a new blog post about PE at SLU's global blog. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2022/1/improved-methodological-development-of-participatory-epidemiology/ 505234 Fri, 28 Jan 2022 11:23:28 +0200 The upcoming The Development Research Conference (DevRes) conference will be held on August 22-24, 2022 and will be hosted by GlobeLife, a joint initiative of Uppsala University and Karolinska Institutet. The conference will offer both onsite participation as well as digital live-streaming and chat functions. The 1st day of the conference will be at Uppsala University, the 2nd day fully online and the 3rd day at Karolinska Institutet. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2022/1/devres-2022---call-for-abstract/ 504160 Thu, 20 Jan 2022 14:23:26 +0200 The international training programme (ITP) Healthy livestock – safe food is now open for application. The ITP integrates animal health and food security while exploring several value chains from stable to table. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2022/1/itp-healthy-livestock---safe-food/ 503828 Tue, 18 Jan 2022 16:14:04 +0200 GCUA 2030 will offer four new PhD-courses running from March to June 2022. The courses can be taken as a full package or as individual courses. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/12/gcua-2030-course-package-ny/ 502338 Thu, 23 Dec 2021 16:33:33 +0200 Save the date for the upcoming climate conversation 10 March 9.00 – 10.30 (CET) with the theme Climate Change Challenges  - Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability.  The webinar will be held in English on Zoom. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/12/climate-conversation-save-the-date/ 501116 Sun, 19 Dec 2021 21:26:39 +0200 Many small rodents and carabid beetles like to eat weed seeds and we benefit from that in agriculture. New research at SLU shows that these seed predators can reduce the population of weeds - in this case black grass. Although the farmer uses chemical and mechanical methods to control weeds, seed predators are an important complement. They become even more important with increasing abundance of herbicide resistant weeds and phasing out of herbicides. Therefore, we must ensure that seed predators thrive in agricultural landscapes. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/12/seed-predators-help-us-to-control-weeds-in-the-fields/ 501308 Fri, 17 Dec 2021 09:04:56 +0200 Thirteen different research projects at SLU were granted more than SEK 42 million when the Swedish Research Council (VR) distributed funds for development research. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/12/over-42-million-for-development-research/ 498586 Fri, 03 Dec 2021 13:47:34 +0200 The UN Climate Change Conference, COP26, brought world leaders together to reach agreements on how to tackle climate change. The main topics on the agenda were mitigation, adaptation, finance, collaboration and how to keep the warming under 1.5 degrees in accordance with the Paris agreement. After two weeks of negotiations, new commitments and promises were made. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/11/cop26---what-happened/ 498319 Fri, 03 Dec 2021 11:40:22 +0200 Welcome to an internal SLU workshop on the 9th of December where we present examples and discuss the possibilities to incorporate citizen science in education. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/11/workshop-citsci-2021/ 497667 Tue, 23 Nov 2021 15:01:25 +0200 Starting from today, after a one-year interruption due to the pandemic, it is time for the UN's 26th two-week climate conference COP 26, this year in Glasgow. Mitigating and adapting to climate change is one of the primary challenges facing humanity this century. At SLU, every week is "climate week". We contribute our knowledge about the development and sustainable use of living natural resources all year round. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/11/52-climate-weeks-a-year---at-slu/ 495400 Thu, 04 Nov 2021 10:52:34 +0200 By connecting researchers, policy makers, local communities and developers, the Conexus project is co-creating and evidencing solutions that are inspired and supported by nature. SLU is coordinating and running the seven living labs in seven countries in Europe and Latin America with the purpose to build partnership with local communities for learning and sharing of Nature-based solutions. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/10/urban-nature-connects-europe-and-latin-america/ 495309 Sun, 31 Oct 2021 09:35:18 +0200 More than 500 participants from over 80 countries engaged in this year’s theme “Food Systems for New Realities” during the Agricultural Research for Development Conference (Agri4D) 2021 held digitally 28-30 September. The fact that so many people from all over the world could attend is one of the upsides of a digital event. Here are some take-aways from the three days of the gathering. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/10/agri4d--a-digital-success-towards-sustainable-and-just-food-systems/ 493108 Tue, 19 Oct 2021 12:22:50 +0200 This week, the first part out of two of the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD), COP15,  will be held. The agreements of the meeting will be the basis for the second part of the meeting, held in spring 2022. This meeting is crucial to halt the fast and dangerous rate of biodiversity loss. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/10/biodiversity-cop/ 492556 Wed, 13 Oct 2021 16:42:49 +0200 The use of waste for developing valuable products contributes to sustainable development. A proper management of municipal solid waste (MSW) can for example result in a greener economy. In a recently published study, researchers investigated the potentiality of using water hyacinth as raw material for production of handmade paper and how the method can provide bio-compost as a by-product, in Bangladesh. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/10/waste-is-a-valuable-resource3/ 490735 Mon, 11 Oct 2021 13:50:45 +0200 On the second day of the three-day online conference Agri4D 2021, we met with one of the participants, Sylvia Imbuhila, a PhD student at Jomo Kenyatta University in Kenya. Here are her expectations and thoughts on the conference theme "Food systems for new realities". https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/9/interview-agri4d/ 491421 Mon, 11 Oct 2021 13:53:06 +0200 Starting from today until 30 September the online conference Agri4D2021 brings together researchers, policy makers, and practitioners to engage within this year's theme “Food Systems for New Realities”. More than 600 participants from 75 countries have registered. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/9/agri4d2021-is-under-way/ 491135 Mon, 11 Oct 2021 13:53:53 +0200 The world is facing major challenges in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. The importance of food systems in achieving the goals is central. The Agri4D conference is a creative meeting place for actors working for a sustainable future, and this year's theme is Food systems for new realities. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/9/slu-brings-together-hundreds-of-actors-from-around-the-world-for-sustainable-and-fair-food-systems/ 490872 Fri, 24 Sep 2021 11:05:33 +0200 In August the U.N. climate panel released its most comprehensive assessment of climate change yet, stating unequivocally that climate change is caused by human activity. The report further indicated possible climate futures based on the latest advances in climate science. These results are alarming and call for action. SLU Global and the four SLU Future Platforms are responding to this urgency in a series of high-level research dialogues, taking place in 2021 and 2022. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/9/a-new-slu-webinar-series-addresses-the-ipcc-report/ 490557 Thu, 11 Nov 2021 12:56:55 +0200 An invitation to reflective practitioners, practice-oriented researchers, and design critics to present and discuss experiences, case studies, and practices from a variety of backgrounds, in view of aspects of time in the development of sustainable cities and communities. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/9/call-for-projects-urban-forum/ 490445 Mon, 20 Sep 2021 12:22:00 +0200 Over the past 18 months governments, organisations, researchers and many others have made preparation for the UN Food Systems meeting. What effect can this meeting potentially have on the world’s food systems? The new episode of the podcast Feeding your mind from SLU Future Food takes a closer look at the UN Food Systems Summit. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/9/feeding-your-mind-podcast-on-the-importance-of-food-systems-summit/ 489770 Tue, 14 Sep 2021 11:33:32 +0200 Read about SLU's environmental work, the annual follow up on SLU´s environmental objectives, what important environmental aspects we have and what SLU plans to work with in the future. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/4/emas-2020/ 477490 Wed, 08 Sep 2021 13:53:02 +0200 Drylands Transform will soon have two oral presentations at the Agri4D conference on 28-30th of September 2021. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/9/drylands-transform-soon-at-agri4d/ 489104 Fri, 24 Sep 2021 11:37:52 +0200 The digital Agri4D 2021 conference “Food Systems for New Realities” is open for registration! https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/9/food-systems-for-new-realities--agri4d-2021/ 489094 Mon, 06 Sep 2021 09:54:43 +0200 SLU is collaborating with Makerere University and the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industries and Fisheries in Uganda to conduct interactive trainings in pig herd health management directed to animal health care professionals and local farmers. These trainings have become extra challenging during the pandemic due to travel restrictions without face-to-face interactions, but have also triggered new opportunities for SLU. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/7/trainings-in-pig-herd-health-in-uganda/ 485940 Wed, 28 Jul 2021 15:47:19 +0200 SLU Urban Futures attended a Transdisciplinary Conference in Berlin, engaging with over 100 participants on the theme of ‘transdisciplinarity as an institutional challenge for universities’. The event presented a great opportunity to network with researchers and institutional actors working with innovation and organizational change to foster greater transdisciplinary collaboration and capacity-building. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/7/slu-urban-futures-in-berlin/ 485482 Tue, 17 Aug 2021 13:21:21 +0200 Healthy, functioning ecosystems are a prerequisite for human health and well-being. In the drylands of East Africa, pastoralist and agro-pastoralist communities are highly reliant on ecosystem services for their livelihoods. In Drylands Transform (an SLU led project), we investigate the interlinkages between land health, livestock-based livelihoods, human well-being and land governance mechanisms to contribute to transformative change and sustainable development of the socio-ecological system in the drylands of East Africa. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/6/ldsf-start-up/ 484518 Fri, 02 Jul 2021 13:46:43 +0200 The digital Agri4D 2021 conference “Food Systems for New Realities” is now open for registration! https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/6/agri4d/ 484224 Tue, 22 Jun 2021 15:26:28 +0200 Last autumn the Skansen open-air museum in Stockholm had to close its entrances for the first time since the opening 129 years ago, due to restrictions in connection to the COVID-19 pandemic. But from April this year, Skansen reopened their open-air areas for public access, and from the first of July you can once again visit the Baltic Sea Science Center – an exhibition on the Baltic Sea with aquariums and interactive elements to which SLU contributes. It is worth a visit. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/6/bssc-reopening/ 484124 Tue, 22 Jun 2021 12:08:28 +0200 To meet the great challenges of our time, a change in society is required. DevRes2021 is a creative meeting place for actors working for a sustainable future in low-income countries. SLU is one of the organisers of this year’s conference and our researchers contribute to several sessions of the conference, as chairs or as speakers. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/6/slu-at-devres2021/ 483093 Mon, 14 Jun 2021 11:23:18 +0200 All of SLU is now covered by the same environmental certificate. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/6/eleven-become-one/ 482406 Wed, 22 Jun 2022 14:53:57 +0200 Green house gas emissions are decreasing way to slow right now for us to be able to achieve a sustainable future. The planet's ecosystems are under enormous pressure due to human activity. World Environment Day emphasise the global challenges our planet face and the importance to act and do more. SLU works constantly to improve different ecosystems, both in Sweden and globally. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/6/world-environment-day-2021/ 482329 Mon, 07 Jun 2021 11:36:35 +0200 Transformation towards the sustainable development goals in dry rangelands requires strong engagement with local stakeholders in transdisciplinary research. Here you can follow the team from one SLU-led research project in Kenya and Uganda on the initial reconnaissance trip earlier this year. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/6/site-selection-dt/ 481850 Wed, 22 Dec 2021 15:57:05 +0200 SLU EDU Talks, SLU's podcast in higher education pedagogy, releases new episode. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/8/slu-edu-talks-6/ 488531 Fri, 27 Aug 2021 11:23:23 +0200 SLU EDU Talks, SLU's podcast in higher education pedagogy, releases new episode. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/5/slu-edu-talks-5.2/ 481701 Mon, 31 May 2021 14:49:57 +0200 SLU Urban Futures has launched a new, complementary website to SLU.se, called UrbanScapes. The site compiles transdisciplinary research projects and work related to sustainable urban development at SLU. A wide range of projects are displayed, with themes ranging from schoolyards and urban childhoods, ecosystem services, to circular urban food production. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/5/urbanscapes--an-entryway-to-slus-urban-palette/ 480498 Thu, 27 May 2021 22:10:34 +0200 Next week, on 2-3 June 2021, Global Landscape Forum (GLF) will host the first-ever digital conference focused entirely on Africa’s drylands and how integrative restoration practices can see them flourish once again. SLU contributes with its expertise. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/5/slu-on-stage-at-the-global-landscapes-forum-africa/ 481249 Thu, 27 May 2021 14:53:39 +0200 Also this year, contributions to the Climate Fund have been substantially reduced, around SEK 200,000 compared to around 2 million an average year. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/5/klimatfonden-2021/ 480623 Wed, 26 May 2021 07:50:48 +0200 Congratulations to Dr. Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted who will receive the 2021 World Food Prize for her improvement of aquatic food systems for enhanced nutrition and resilient ecosystems. Dr. Thilsted was appointed honorary doctor at SLU's Faculty of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences in 2020. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/5/world-food-prize-2021/ 479196 Tue, 18 May 2021 00:00:32 +0200 On 11–12 May SLU´s senior environmental assessment specialists will share their expertise at popular science lectures, open to everyone. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/5/live-stream-smas-lectures-2021/ 478566 Thu, 06 May 2021 13:06:27 +0200 On 20th April 2021, SLU Urban Futures together with SLU Global hosted international guests in an interactive webinar. The event highlighted the interconnection of urbanization with the ambition to achieve healthier, equitable and more sustainable food systems. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/4/how-can-we-create-fair-food-systems-urban-perspectives-with-a-focus-on-the-global-south/ 477728 Thu, 29 Apr 2021 11:35:03 +0200 Drylands Transform is a project where the links between land health, livestock-based livelihoods, human well-being, and land management and governance will be investigated. The School of Global Studies at the University of Gothenburg invites applications for a two-year full- time postdoctoral research fellowship in Environmental social science. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/4/drylands-transform-looks-for-postdoc/ 474789 Thu, 29 Apr 2021 15:27:01 +0200 STINT, the Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education, annually presents an Index showing the degree of internationalisation at Higher Education Institutions in Sweden . Now they have given a maximum rating, five stars, to Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/4/stint-ranking/ 476594 Thu, 22 Apr 2021 11:49:41 +0200 For the second year running, the organisation Climate Students has ranked the climate efforts of Swedish higher education institutions. And again, SLU did well. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/4/top-spot-for-slu-in-climate-students-2021-ranking/ 472142 Mon, 03 May 2021 16:33:24 +0200 The digital Agri4D 2021 conference is now open to call for abstracts. This year, the focus is on how we can shape sustainable and just food systems that are resilient to new realities. You can submit your contributions until 14 May 2021. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/4/call-for-abstracts-to-the-agri4d-2021-conference-food-systems-for-new-realities/ 475823 Fri, 16 Apr 2021 15:57:49 +0200 Researchers, PhD students and teachers at SLU – no matter what faculty or department you belong to – have a new chance to apply for seed funding supporting multi-, inter- and transdisciplinary research projects or publications aiming at enhancing urban sustainability. Up to five applications will be granted a maximum of 50 000 SEK each. The last day to apply is May 9th. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/4/open-call-apply-for-seedfunding-for-transdisciplinary-projects-within-sustainable-urban-development/ 475586 Mon, 26 Apr 2021 09:25:45 +0200 A scientific dialogue on climate change will take place April 29 – Save the date! The target group is researchers and research support staff within any field at SLU, with an interest in research relating to climate change. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/4/climate-dialogues---save-the-date/ 473085 Mon, 14 Mar 2022 15:09:22 +0200 Lemurs, bats, and birds. They could be the solution to the creation of sustainable forest ecosystems in Madagascar. This is the opinion of researchers at SLU, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, who in a new project together with local partners want to create conditions for combating climate change in a way that is sustainable for both humans and the environment. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/3/animals-are-the-key-to-combating-climate-change-sustainably/ 473536 Wed, 24 Mar 2021 13:25:48 +0200 Today, March 22, is the World Water Day, which this year has an extra focus on how we value water and its provision of ecosystem services. At SLU, we pay a little extra attention to water issues and their role for the global sustainability goals this week. Keep an extra eye on our news feed and social media. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/3/slu-focuses-on-the-value-of-water/ 473110 Mon, 22 Mar 2021 13:07:36 +0200 On 12th March 2021, SLU Urban Futures and the Forum’s co-organizer, Urban Arena at Lund University hosted the second event of Urban Forum 2021, which brought together actors from practice and academia to share perspectives on contemporary societal and spatial challenges relating to the theme of “Responsibility of Design – Across scales”. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/3/urban-forum-practice-meets-academia--design-to-raise-awareness/ 472837 Wed, 05 May 2021 21:16:54 +0200 In light of the current global pandemic, the Uppsala Health Summit “Managing Antimicrobial Resistance through Behaviour Change” will be delivered in a virtual and interactive format, 15-18 March, 2021. You are welcome to follow the event virtually. The plenary sessions are free and open to everyone and you can still register and attend. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/3/learn-about-antimicrobial-resistance-at-uppsala-health-summit/ 471885 Fri, 12 Mar 2021 16:39:31 +0200 Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is a severe viral disease of sheep and goats. PPR is present in Africa, the Middle East and Asia. The virus is highly contagious, and the mortality can be as high as 90%. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/3/new-detection-method-can-help-eradicate-contagious-sheep-and-goat-disease/ 471570 Wed, 10 Mar 2021 17:17:35 +0200 8 March is the International Women´s Day. A day to celebrate the incredible women around us, but even more a day to emphasise the work that needs to be done for gender equality, women´s right in society and equal education for girls and boys among many other things. SLU is involved in several research projects which are strengthening women´s independence in society. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/3/international-womens-day/ 471034 Mon, 08 Mar 2021 15:13:09 +0200 The International Transdisciplinarity (ITD) conference will take place online in 2021 and a call for contributions is now open for researchers and practitioners from all over the world. Hosted by numerous universities and organisations, the conference addresses the need for transformation – the need to move beyond what we already know and do. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/3/create-space-and-cultivate-your-academic-mindset/ 470648 Thu, 04 Nov 2021 13:01:27 +0200 In times of multiple crises, how can design – as an activity, a process and a result – contribute to building more sustainable, safe, healthy, democratic and socially inclusive living environments? On 5 February 2021, in the first of two events devoted to this question ‘Urban Forum: Practice meets Academia’ went digital for the first time. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/2/urban-forum-practice-meets-academia-goes-international/ 467311 Tue, 16 Feb 2021 22:35:46 +0200 In a recently published study performed in a semi-arid region in central India, researchers analysed how rainfed agriculture can be intensified with marginal impact on the landscape water balance. The results show, amongst other, that crop productivity increased by 10–70 % and income of rural households by 170%. The research and practitioner innovations was a critical factor to re-design traditional agricultural water management for new weather features. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/2/agricultural-water-management-regenerate--food-security-and-incomes-in-production-landscapes-through-research-and-innovations/ 465866 Mon, 15 Feb 2021 14:09:42 +0200 What are the importance of food systems in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? The Swedish FAO Committee, together with, among others, researchers at SLU, discuss about this in the report “Applying three dimensions of sustainability for a better food system and better nutrition. Knowledge, cooperation and innovation” https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/3/new-fao-report-about-sustainability-dimensions-for-a-better-food-system/ 465232 Tue, 09 Feb 2021 14:49:42 +0200 Two new cookbooks integrate traditional African culinary practices into contemporary recipes that feature insects. The cookbooks are part of a project with AgriFoSe2030 and partners to expand markets for cultivated insects in Africa, and to capitalise on growing interest in insects as a “climate smart” protein source worldwide. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/2/cricket-cakes-and-grasshopper-delight-new-african-cookbooks-showcase-recipes-with-insects/ 465079 Mon, 08 Feb 2021 11:33:07 +0200 Educating students in sustainability is a top priority. By giving the next generation of decision makers the tools and understanding they need to address the complexity of sustainability, SLU can make a huge difference. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/1/updated-environmental-objectives-for-slu-courses-and-programmes/ 458691 Mon, 01 Feb 2021 09:15:46 +0200 SLU strives to make environmental data available, useable and quality controlled. All data from our environmental monitoring and assessment should come with a quality declaration and ensure security-related integrity. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/1/extending-and-intensifying-the-environmental-monitoring-and-assessment-objective/ 458694 Mon, 01 Feb 2021 09:09:51 +0200 All activities at SLU aim to create and share knowledge about sustainable systems and responsible use of natural resources. Therefore, the university has now taken a further step in its work to reduce emissions from business air travel. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/2/new-objectives-and-guidelines-for-business-travel/ 458674 Fri, 03 Dec 2021 14:59:19 +0200 A sharp decrease in air travel is one of five new measures to be implemented at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in a bid to reduce the university’s environmental impact. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/2/slu-is-introducing-stricter-environmental-requirements/ 458703 Mon, 01 Feb 2021 08:58:16 +0200 The policy brief “Factors enabling sustainable goat production in Zambia” is based on a two-day workshop in Lusaka, Zambia, which gathered key chain actors, specific to the goat value chain. The brief discusses key challenges and opportunities in goat production and important health problems to pay attention to, as perceived by each stakeholder group. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2021/1/new-policy-brief-about-sustainable-goat-production-in-zambia/ 462094 Wed, 27 Jan 2021 11:55:03 +0200 The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) has been awarded the Food Planet Prize, in recognition of the centre’s pioneering research and development activities on insects for food, feed and other uses. SLU and icipe have a lot of research in common and collaborate on several ongoing funded projects. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2020/12/insect-research-awarded-the-food-planet-prize/ 456755 Thu, 17 Dec 2020 12:17:34 +0200 In the spring of 2020, SLU Urban Futures started the project ‘Urban Readings’, when columnists, researchers, writers and practitioners from different parts of the world were invited to write about sustainable urban development in the light of covid-19. Nine texts, with nine different perspectives, were published in the spring and summer. In December 2020, the platform starts a new chapter, with a new theme - and a number of new writers have been invited. First in line is Wiebren J. Boonstra. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2020/12/new-questions-are-raised-when-urban-readings-launches-a-new-theme/ 456468 Thu, 04 Nov 2021 13:03:07 +0200 During the 5-6 of December three teams competed in the innovation competition Hack for Sweden 365 to help forest owners fight damage caused by the European spruce bark beetle. The team Mellerud PK won with their solution that connects the physical and digital world and creates benefits for government agencies, research and forest owners. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2020/12/winner-hack-for-sweden/ 455852 Thu, 13 Apr 2023 16:48:59 +0200 The COVID‐19 pandemic has disrupted many activities along agri‐food supply chains in developing countries and posed unprecedented challenges for workers and entrepreneurs. Two SLU-led studies have looked into how the pandemic is impacting food supply chains in different parts of the world. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2020/12/the-pandemics-impact-on-food-systems--new-knowledge/ 455660 Fri, 04 Dec 2020 16:47:59 +0200 A secure and sustainable water supply in agriculture is fundamental to acheive food and nutrition security for all. Addressing the problems of increasing water scarcity and drought requires efforts for improved and innovative water management. In a recently published report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), one highlights how ensuring efficient water use, modernising technology, financing and effective policies are necessary measures needed to meet the growing water-related challenges globally. SLU researcher Jennie Barron has contributed to the report. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2020/11/challenges-of-securing-water-for-food-and-nutrition/ 449182 Fri, 04 Dec 2020 12:21:36 +0200 SLU and FAO have jointly published a new report on how a high dairy productivity can be achieved with a low use of antibiotics. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2020/11/new-fao-report-on-amr/ 454596 Wed, 09 Dec 2020 16:15:29 +0200 An invitation to reflective practitioners, practice-oriented researchers, and design critics to present and discuss experiences, case studies and practices from a variety of backgrounds, in view of developing sustainable cities and communities. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2020/11/call-for-projects-urban-forum---deadline-12-january/ 454473 Wed, 25 Nov 2020 20:22:04 +0200 The network Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock and SLU Global hosted on 17 November a very timely webinar on the theme Antimicrobials in Low-income Countries back-to-back to the World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2020. The event attracted nearly 250 participants from all over the world. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2020/11/amr-webinar/ 454008 Fri, 20 Nov 2020 13:57:34 +0200 Swedish National Space Agency and National Forest Data Lab, which is run by The Swedish Forest Agency together with SLU, are joining forces with a joint challenge for this autumn’s digital hackathon. Registration to take part in the competition will open soon! https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2020/10/slu-and-hack-for-sweden-365/ 450768 Tue, 08 Dec 2020 09:59:14 +0200 Transboundary challenges such as climate change and urbanisation require transboundary approaches for sustainable management. In this research, the boundary is concerned with private ownership of urban green structures, in particular, trees in urban environment. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2020/10/trees-on-private-property-in-residential-areas-providing-ecosystem-services--a-hidden-resource/ 449757 Tue, 20 Oct 2020 13:35:26 +0200 A new book on how to model Nature Based Solutions (NBS) is recently published, edited by Neil Sang from the Swedish University of Agricultural Science (SLU). The book presents reviews of over 100 key models and approaches of relevance for NBS, giving examples of their application around the world. Feasibility is in focus and each chapter discusses wider issues around the use of models for environmental management. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2020/10/a-guide-to-modelling-nature-based-solutions/ 449691 Tue, 20 Oct 2020 13:15:33 +0200 From a recent interview study involving six municipalities in Skåne, four overall discourses challenging the implementation of Ecosystem Services in municipal practice, have been identified. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2020/10/challenges-to-implementing-the-urban-ecosystem-service-concept-in-green-infrastructure-planning-a-view-from-practitioners-in-swedish-municipalities/ 449682 Tue, 20 Oct 2020 13:44:37 +0200 World Food Day, a day initiated by FAO, occurs in mid-October each year to emphasise the importance of global food security, end world hunger and provide safe and nutritious food for everyone. At SLU we work with education, research and capacity development to contribute to Sustainable Development Goal #2, Zero Hunger. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2020/10/world-food-day/ 449142 Fri, 16 Oct 2020 16:22:25 +0200 To coincide with the Global Day of Climate Action on September 25, Climate Students published their Climate Action Ranking Report on Swedish universities and higher education institutions. SLU ranked second. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2020/9/slu-comes-second-in-ranking-by-climate-students/ 447526 Wed, 14 Oct 2020 16:03:23 +0200 Global Youth Institute is an event with the aim to engage high school students in food security issues. This year, Rebecka Törnfeldt from Lundellska skolan in Uppsala had the honour of representing SLU Youth Institute (SLU YI) and Sweden in the grand finale of the Global Youth Institute. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2020/10/global-youth-institute/ 449109 Wed, 14 Oct 2020 11:43:50 +0200 A new policy brief, Inland fisheries in a development context, is published in cooperation between SLU Global and SLU Aqua. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2020/10/new-policy-brief-inland-fisheries-in-a-development-context/ 449002 Wed, 14 Oct 2020 09:26:53 +0200 The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) for its efforts to combat hunger. The UN agency does an indispensable work with providing emergency food assistance to people in crisis situations, while at the same time working to ensure that all people have long-term access to food. At SLU we work with education, research and capacity development to contribute to Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG 2) Zero Hunger. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2020/10/efforts-to-combat-hunger-awarded-the-nobel-peace-prize/ 448824 Wed, 14 Oct 2020 09:27:39 +0200 Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in East African drylands is the focus of the research project called Drylands Transform that recently has been funded with 2 million Euros from the research council FORMAS. SLU will lead the multidisciplinary team with researchers from universities in Sweden and East Africa, and international research & communication centres. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2020/10/slu-granted-for-sdg-research/ 447628 Mon, 14 Dec 2020 16:40:52 +0200 The importance of international collaborations to tackle the current global challenges was discussed at an SLU seminar today. The starting point is an evaluation that has been conducted to highlight the results and lessons learnt from SLU’s collaborations with Vietnam during 1977-2018. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2020/9/vietnam-seminar/ 445423 Thu, 24 Sep 2020 16:05:55 +0200 The programme Agriculture for Food Security 2030 (AgriFoSe2030) is now continuing into the second phase. After successful years a new contract has recently been signed with Sida for another four years. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2020/9/agrifose2030-continues-final/ 444938 Wed, 16 Sep 2020 18:09:48 +0200 The SLU Youth Institute (SLU YI) is starting up. SLU has been invited by the World Food Prize Foundation to establish a new institute within the Global Youth Institute. SLU YI aims to create interest among Swedish youth for global food security and to find solutions based on the UN Sustainable Development Goals to the global challenges . https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2020/9/slu-youth-institute-is-taking-shape/ 443606 Thu, 10 Sep 2020 10:42:00 +0200 Agrinatura is the European Alliance on Agricultural Knowledge for Development, an entity established jointly by 36 European research and education organisations, with the aim of supporting the development of sustainable agriculture and thereby improving the living conditions of people in low-income countries. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2020/9/slu-member-of-agrinatura-eeig/ 443175 Mon, 07 Sep 2020 11:23:12 +0200 Join this open online course (MOOC), Effective Livestock Production with Low Use of Antibiotics. During the course you will learn what antibiotic resistance is and how to prevent it while increasing productivity among livestock. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2020/8/mooc-about-antibiotics-in-livestock/ 442690 Fri, 04 Sep 2020 16:05:20 +0200 The Baltic Sea faces numerous challenges. During the upcoming Baltic Sea Day, Jens Olsson, researcher at the Department of aquatic resources at SLU and coordinator for SLU Water Forum and Baltic Sea Science Center, answers three questions on why a special day should be dedicated to the Baltic Sea and how SLU contributes to a sustainable use of the environment in the Baltic Sea region. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2020/8/slu-highlights-the-baltic-sea-day/ 442252 Wed, 26 Aug 2020 09:34:05 +0200 An invitation to reflective practitioners, practice-oriented researchers, and design critics to present and discuss collaborative experiences, case studies and practices from a variety of backgrounds, in view of developing sustainable cities and communities (built or drawn work, speculative or actual, contemporary or historical). https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2020/7/call-for-projects-urban-forum-2020/ 440777 Mon, 17 Aug 2020 14:37:09 +0200 In an AgriFoSe2030 project, activities in three West African countries on livestock extension services was investigated. The aim was to identify the strategic role that livestock extension could play for increasing agro-pastoral production, improving rural incomes and the joint management of natural resources. This project has inspired in a new committee for extension on technologies and innovations in livestock in Burkina Faso. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2020/6/livestock-extension-services/ 439805 Tue, 23 Jun 2020 17:01:56 +0200 On the 16th of October 2020 all at SLU with an interest in citizen science, are welcome to meet, learn, discuss to further developing specific skills needed for todays’ citizen science. Save the date and come along (in person or through Zoom) for a day-long immersive experience. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2020/6/citizen-science-workshop-2020/ 439268 Thu, 18 Jun 2020 09:58:40 +0200 Urban wooded areas and green spaces are key to better health and more sustainable cities. Cecil Konijnendijk van den Bosch stresses the importance of green urban development to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2020/6/green-urban-development-critical-to-achieve-un-sdgs/ 438862 Wed, 17 Jun 2020 11:00:20 +0200 A new service gives an overview of the scientific publications that SLU contributes to the sustainable development goals, from 2008 and forward. So far, seven of the global goals have been analysed, and the overall trend is an increasing societal impact. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2020/6/agenda-2030-publications/ 438842 Mon, 15 Jun 2020 15:01:58 +0200 The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) together with Örebro University and Dalarna University receive 2.4 million SEK from STINT strategic grant for internationalization for the Global Challenges University Alliance (GCUA 2030). https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2020/6/stint-grant/ 438397 Tue, 21 Jun 2022 16:29:12 +0200 Which publications does SLU contribute to the sustainable development goals of Agenda 2030? Through a dynamic search analysis, you can get an overview of the accessibility, visibility and the societal impact of SLU’s publications for each of the global goals. You can also explore the collaborations that the SLU publications build on. This service is under development and your feedback can make it more accurate. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2020/6/publications-2030/ 437744 Tue, 09 Jun 2020 16:25:35 +0200 The Futures Lab, a project initiated by the two future platforms SLU Urban Futures and SLU Future Food, got started in January this year. The lab’s seven participants were given a crash course in futures studies and right now are developing their own projects focused on the future. During the spring, a new item was added to the agenda: what can we learn from COVID-19? https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2020/5/the-futures-lab-is-formed/ 437047 Mon, 15 Jun 2020 22:17:18 +0200 How is mobility (re)shaped by social distancing? What impact does social distancing have on activism and political protests? How is urban density affected by the pandemic? What effect does it have on mental health and urban planning? And what unpredicted consequences of Covid-19 can we see when the pandemic brings underlying, often failing, structures to the fore? These are some of the themes that will be discussed in Urban Readings. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2020/5/urban-futures-spurred-by-covid-19/ 436255 Fri, 15 May 2020 07:48:27 +0200 The Agriculture for Food Security 2030 programme, AgriFoSe2030, has now published its annual report for 2019. The programme synthesize and translate existing science into policy and practice, and develop capacity to achieve this. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2020/5/agrifose2030-annual-report-2019-out/ 436223 Thu, 14 May 2020 14:54:23 +0200 A new policy brief, Marine and coastal fisheries in a development context, is published in cooperation between SLU Global and SLU Aqua. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2020/5/policy-briefmarine-and-coastal-fisheries/ 436170 Wed, 03 Jun 2020 09:10:27 +0200 - Have you ever bought cut flowers in the supermarket? Good chance that those were from Kenya! Roses and other cut flowers from Kenya can be found in many European and Asian supermarkets, floristry shops and online mail-order firms. Everywhere. It is a big business. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2020/5/rosy-business/ 434339 Thu, 14 May 2020 13:48:56 +0200 In East Africa, many farmers struggle to provide for their families on farms -smaller than one hectare. Ylva Nyberg, PhD student at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, has studied the effects of combining crops with livestock and/or trees. One of her conclusions was that more trees entails a higher workload but also a higher proportion of on-farm revenue. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2020/5/trees-mean-higher-workload-for-east-african-smallholders-but-they-are-also-a-great-asset/ 433909 Tue, 05 May 2020 11:15:33 +0200 Each year, more than 200 million people suffer from malaria around the world and every two minutes, a child dies from the disease. Globally, an estimated 3.4 billion people in 92 countries are at risk of being infected with malaria and developing disease. In conjunction to World Malaria Day, marked each year on 25 April, SLU Global highlights the importance of research by asking Professor Rickard Ignell about his ongoing and novel research to fight malaria. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2020/4/world-malaria-day/ 432602 Fri, 24 Apr 2020 14:56:56 +0200 Interested in citizen science and how it is used in for instance research or environmental monitoring and assessment? Learn more by attending a new webinar series about citizen science for staff that starts the 7th of May. At each occasion, two initiatives or projects will be presented. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2020/4/webinars-citizen-science/ 432606 Wed, 06 May 2020 18:43:40 +0200 Are you curious about how your research project links to Agenda 2030 and the achievement of the sustainable developments goals? https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2020/4/sdg-impact-tool/ 432180 Tue, 21 Apr 2020 09:21:22 +0200 Today 7 April is the World Health Day! Listen to an interview with Dr. Kristina Osbjer, a veterinary epidemiologist from SLU, who has worked the past three years as team leader for FAO Animal Health, based in Cambodia, setting up a national action plan for combatting antimicrobial resistance in the country. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2020/4/combatting-antimicrobial-resistance-in-cambodia---slus-contribution/ 430763 Wed, 08 Apr 2020 11:26:33 +0200 A new study from SLU shows that so-called organic micropollutants are incompletely removed by wastewater treatment plants and therefore released to lakes and streams. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2020/3/organic-micropollutants-in-wastewater--how-efficient-are-wastewater-treatment-plants/ 428893 Tue, 24 Mar 2020 09:33:27 +0200 March 22 is World Water Day, and on March 25, it has been six months since Crown Princess Victoria ceremonially named Sweden's new research vessel Svea, in a sunny Lysekil. We celebrate these two occasions by reliving last autumn’s big event. It had all you could ask for - great speeches, loud trumpets and a bottle that was firmly crushed against the vessel’s prow. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2020/3/watch-the-film-from-rv-sveas-ceremonial-naming/ 428324 Mon, 23 Mar 2020 11:52:31 +0200 The World Water day is an opportunity to remind ourselves, and others, of how vital water issues are for the global sustainability goals. That is because water connects so many of the goals, as in the classic nexus between Water, Energy and Food. In the Vice Chancellors blog Kevin Bishop elaborates on the “blue” SLU working towards Agenda 2030. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2020/3/vice-chancellor-blog-wwd2020/ 428679 Mon, 23 Mar 2020 08:37:07 +0200 About two million people receive their drinking water from Lake Mälaren, but the lake is not only Sweden's largest drinking water source but also a recipient of water from some of Sweden's largest wastewater treatment plants. The treatment plants cannot remove all pollutants and researchers from SLU have found several organic micropollutants, in relatively low concentrations, in water from Lake Mälaren collected over a period of one year. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2020/3/new-study-on-organic-environmental-pollution-in-lake-malaren/ 428440 Wed, 29 Apr 2020 08:46:01 +0200 Water is essential to life. The coming week SLU highlights the importance of water as an essential part for a sustainable future world. We share examples of how SLU contributes to reach the goals of Agenda 2030 in our news flows and in social media. Keep posted! https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2020/3/slu-world-water-day-2020/ 428230 Thu, 19 Mar 2020 13:12:49 +0200 Over the course of 2019, the Department of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management at SLU was involved in two different projects on urban green infrastructure together with Professor Kumelachew Yeshitela, a leading expert on green infrastructure at Addis Ababa University. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2020/3/urban-green-infrastructure-in-ethiopia/ 421550 Mon, 16 Mar 2020 12:30:48 +0200 The theme of the 10 th World Urban Forum is ‘Cities of Opportunities: Connecting Culture and Innovation’. In his welcome, His Excellency Falah Mohammad Al Ahbabi, representing the host, the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, reminded the audience of a saying from Sheikh Zayed, revered founder of the United Arab Emirates: “ The real asset of advanced nations is its people .” Noting the difficulty of the times, and “compounding factors” like climate change, inequality and forms of violence, president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani, urged speakers and participants to take a broad, inclusive view of culture. A view informed by “ masses, not elites… and their collective intelligence ”. Ghani urged us to “reject stereotypes”, arguing “literacy and gender are not blocks” on participation. In an explicit critique on institutions of the global north, like the forum, he noted that “institutions also have cultures” that needed cultural change. This theme was picked up by Frank Bainimarama, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Fiji, who argued, despite being one of the smallest emitters of greenhouse gases, everyone must play their part, since 80% of cities lie along the coast and will be affected by sea-level rise.  The convenor of the forum, Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Executive Director of UN-Habitat, pointed out that the urgency that Afghanistan and Fiji show is a reminder to us all that these are urgent problems. Ghani’s reminder about governance culture also shows how important culture is as the frame in which instrumental actions can occur. While the topic “culture and innovation” can seem like a generic platitude, when it is probed it reveals some interesting contradictions which are present in the Global South, for example between specific age-old traditions and digital technology. Ghani also urged a change from “ urban planning to design thinking ”. In embracing culture, and its dynamic relationship as both “content and container”, Assistant Director-General for Culture of UNESCO, Ernesto Ramírez, cautioned against the superficial appropriate of culture by capital for urban branding. Architect Eduardo Moreno, Director of Research and Capacity Building of UN-Habitat talked about 3 stages of models of culture: culture as a source of capital; culture as a sense of place; and the convergence of culture. Echoing the refrain of the opening speech by Ghani - “ leave no one behind ” -Polokwane Executive Mayor and President of the South African Local Government Association,Thembi Nkadimeng, argued this convergence must be focused on service delivery and a “bottom up” approach to culture, where all have access.   Julian Raxworthy  Honorary Associate Professor, ATCH (Architecture, Theory, Criticism and History) Research Centre, School of Architecture, University of Queensland https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2020/2/reflections-from-the-opening-of-the-world-urban-forum-2020/ 419546 Fri, 27 Mar 2020 11:10:22 +0200 Dr. Segenet Kelemu, icipe (International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology) Director General visited SLU on 29 January and participated in a seminar about Insect research for food security together with some SLU researchers. Read an interview with Dr. Kelemu and watch the recorded seminar! https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2020/2/insects-are-our-future/ 418693 Wed, 26 Feb 2020 14:46:12 +0200 On 8-13 February, the tenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF 10) will be held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirats. This year SLU will participate with an exhibition stand at the Urban Expo and arrange a side event presenting research results in the field of sustainable urban development. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2020/2/slu-at-world-urban-forum/ 419036 Thu, 08 Jul 2021 14:22:40 +0200 Last week, Professor Tony Simons from Nairobi, Kenya visited SLU. Tony Simons is the Executive Director of CIFOR-ICRAF after the merger of the two international research centres focused on forestry and agroforestry. He is also the Director General of World Agroforestry (ICRAF). In conjunction to the visit, a seminar on resilient landscapes took place, with contributions from Professor Simons and SLU researchers. See the presentations and watch the recorded seminar! https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2020/1/resilient-landscapes/ 417918 Wed, 29 Jan 2020 16:59:21 +0200 Climate experts from National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released their annual assessment of global temperatures and the major climate trends of 2019, yesterday. The globally averaged temperature departure from average over land and ocean surfaces for 2019 was the second highest since record keeping began in 1880, according to NOAA scientists. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2020/1/global-warming/ 416830 Tue, 21 Jan 2020 17:02:25 +0200 The UN Climate Change Conference COP25  was concluded without the international community being able to agree on concrete promises of funding to deal with the climate crisis. But many solutions already exist and real climate action is in progress among people in rural areas and small-scale farmers. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2019/12/nature-based-actions/ 415710 Fri, 20 Dec 2019 11:07:48 +0200 On 5 December, we celebrated World Soil Day at SLU, by hosting a seminar on Soil, land use and climate change. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2019/12/world-soil-day-2019/ 414304 Wed, 11 Dec 2019 17:15:10 +0200 Yesterday we kicked-off the International Year of Plant Health 2020 (IYPH 2020) here at SLU. This was the first event of many to come in order to raise global awareness on how protecting plant health can help end hunger, reduce poverty, protect the environment, and boost economic development. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2019/12/kick-off-international-year-of-plant-health-2020/ 413475 Mon, 04 Oct 2021 16:22:25 +0200 SLU Global and SIANI will sponsor two seminars/workshops in 2020 focusing on food system. Your proposal can touch upon any aspects of food system, such as food supply chains, food environments, consumer behaviour, diet, nutrition/health outcomes, and impacts of food system toward environment/economic and society. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2019/12/call-for-proposal-slu-global---siani/ 413436 Tue, 17 Dec 2019 10:08:17 +0200 SLU's new global network coordinators are now in place. SLU Global wishes the new coordinators warmly welcome to the team! https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2019/11/slus-new-global-network-coordinators-in-place/ 411907 Thu, 21 Nov 2019 15:21:28 +0200 Today SLU and FAO launched the manual "Prudent and efficient use of antimicrobials in pigs and poultry" at the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) headquarters in Rome. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2019/11/launch-of-slu-written-fao-manual-about-preventing-antibiotics-in-animal-husbandry/ 411776 Fri, 22 Nov 2019 10:36:17 +0200 An internal evaluation of SLU’s research and capacity development collaborations in Vietnam is taking place from October 2019 until the end of February 2020. The purpose of the evaluation is to learn from these past collaborations, and to identify and document results generated through them. The evaluation will be conducted by a consultant, who is for the moment making a site visit to Vietnam. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2019/11/evaluation-of-slu-vietnam-collaborations---meetings-in-vietnam/ 411661 Mon, 25 Nov 2019 13:03:05 +0200 On Wednesday 13 November, SLU had a visit from CABI for discussions on possible future collaborations. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2019/11/fruitful-discussions-on-possible-future-collaborations-on-plant-health/ 411382 Thu, 14 Nov 2019 17:07:53 +0200 On Tuesday 12 November, an internal workshop around SLU's new global policy gathered around 50 people. The workshop aimed to strengthen the conversation on how we, at SLU, can sharpen our efforts to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Agenda 2030. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2019/11/workshop-about-slus-new-global-policy/ 411084 Thu, 14 Nov 2019 16:31:17 +0200 The Swedish FAO Committee has launched a publication about sustainability as the business case for agriculture and forestry, to which SLU researchers have contributed. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2019/10/sustainability-recipe-for-success/ 408309 Wed, 30 Oct 2019 13:30:07 +0200 The Sharing Cities Summit was run by Sharing Cities Sweden to bring actors from across the Sharing Cities Alliance (SCA) together in Lund in October 2019 to share experience and ideas around the themes of sharing economy. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2019/10/sharing_cities_summit_report/ 408067 Tue, 22 Oct 2019 10:11:26 +0200 During 25-26 September, the Agricultural Research for Development Conference (Agri4D) 2019 brought together 250 participants from all over the world. The theme for the conference was "No hunger in 2030, our shared challenge!" https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2019/10/no-hunger-in-2030---the-theme-for--an-international-confernence-with-250-participants/ 406233 Wed, 27 Nov 2019 16:44:44 +0200 Genom strejker och aktioner uppmanar ungdomar runt om i världen vuxna och beslutsfattare att agera för klimatet. Att lyssna på forskarna är en återkommande uppmaning från Greta Thunberg. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2019/9/lyssna-pa-forskarna/ 406019 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 10:24:13 +0200 At a workshop today, SLU researchers gave a state-of-the-art synthesis of what we know today about future needs and uses of our food productions systems globally, as well as in Sweden. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2019/9/climate-resilient-food-production---a-future-scenario/ 405506 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 14:34:35 +0200 The coming week SLU highlights the science and the skills needed in society to understand the climate change challenge and to find solutions. We share examples of how SLU contributes at our web site and in social media. The climate is also the subject of the latest post in the Vice Chancellor’s blog, where one message is that "at SLU every week is a climate week". https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2019/9/slu-climate-2019/ 405072 Fri, 20 Sep 2019 14:44:23 +0200 Judith Irene Nagasha is an Assistant Lecturer of Development Studies at Kyambogo University in Uganda. She is currently visiting Sweden as a part of the AgriFoSe2030 programme to write a review paper on different aspects regarding gender and livestock production. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2019/9/judith-irene-nagasha/ 404646 Tue, 17 Sep 2019 14:47:06 +0200 SLU and Future Learn repeat the successful and free on-line course "Effective livestock production with low use of antibiotics" that was joined by 801 persons from 101 countries in the first run! https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2019/8/online-course-low-use-of-antibiotics-in-livestock-production/ 402278 Wed, 28 Aug 2019 10:43:07 +0200 SLU Global and Vi Agroforestry talked at a HLPF side-event in New York in July 2019. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2019/8/building-inclusive-healthy-and-resilient-communities-through-agroforestry/ 401198 Wed, 21 Aug 2019 15:41:47 +0200 Welcome to listen to Professor Meine van Noordwijk who will speak about Agroforestry as nexus of sustainable development goals https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2019/8/invitation-to-agroforestry-seminar-august-27/ 401406 Tue, 20 Aug 2019 14:49:12 +0200 SLU’s Vice-Chancellor decided in 2019 on a policy for SLU’s contribution to the global implementation of Agenda 2030. The policy specifies that SLU aims to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of Agenda 2030 in our work for global development, and identifies six prioritized areas for this work. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2019/8/new-policy-for-slus-global-contribution-to-agenda-2030/ 401224 Tue, 16 Jul 2024 11:31:19 +0200 A new open access book "Multifunctional Land Uses in Africa –Sustainable Food Security Solutions" edited by Madelene Ostwald and Elisabeth Simelton is out! The book is a result from an AgriFoSe2030 training course. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2019/8/new-book-on-multifunctional-land-uses/ 401130 Thu, 22 Aug 2019 08:58:27 +0200 According to the FAO, there is more than enough food produced in the world to feed everyone. However, close to 1 billion people are hungry or undernourished. In order to feed another two billion people in 2050, food production will need to increase by 50 % globally. At the same time, about 1.5 billion suffer the effects of malnutrition being overweight or obese. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2019/8/welcome-to-agri4d-september-25-26/ 400993 Tue, 27 Aug 2019 13:20:51 +0200 SLU warmly congratulates Professor Adipala Ekwamu, Executive Secretary of the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM), on the occasion of being awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Gezira in Sudan. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2019/7/ruforum-representative-awarded-honorary-doctorate/ 399428 Thu, 04 Jul 2019 15:24:14 +0200 SLU Global is now announcing four part time assignments as coordinators for global development, one at each faculty at SLU. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2019/7/slu-global-is-looking-for-coordinators-for-global-development/ 399253 Mon, 01 Jul 2019 14:11:59 +0200 Director Thomas Randolph, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Nairobi, Kenya, has been appointed Honorary Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. He has published a large number of high-quality scientific articles on the theme of animal disease in low-income countries. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2019/7/thomas-randolph-ilri/ 399209 Mon, 01 Jul 2019 12:46:06 +0200 The society must implement more advanced technologies to control and purify the drinking water. These are a few of the recommendations given in a policy brief by an international group of experts to European decision makers, regulatory authorities and the water services industry. Professor Karin Wiberg at SLU is one of the experts. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2019/6/cec-policy-brief-english/ 397835 Thu, 27 Jun 2019 08:53:52 +0200 SLU as the host of Agrinatura was invited, together with officials from the European Commission and other EU institutions, FAO, and African Union and United Nations to participate in the third AU-EU agriculture ministerial conference at June 21, 2019. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2019/6/slu-invited-to-the-au-eu-agricultural-ministerial-conference/ 398319 Wed, 26 Jun 2019 13:06:27 +0200 On 29 May, Florence Uwamahoro from the University of Rwanda successfully defended her doctoral thesis at SLU. The project was a comparative study of the potato and banana bacterial wilt pathosystems of Rwanda. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2019/6/study-on-banana-and-potato-diseases-can-contribute-to-improved-food-security-in-rwanda/ 397102 Wed, 05 Jun 2019 11:38:42 +0200 The need for strong urban-rural linkages and an integrated territorial development to achieve global goals, reduce poverty and inequality has been underlined by Several UN-Habitat Governing Council resolutions, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the NUA. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2019/5/slu-contributes-to-un-publication-with-guiding-principles-for-urban-rural-linkage/ 396593 Wed, 29 May 2019 09:47:19 +0200 The Nordic Climate Facility (NCF) funds innovative climate change projects in low-income countries. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2019/5/webinar-on-funding-opportunities-climate-change-projects/ 396564 Tue, 28 May 2019 11:26:26 +0200 A delegation from Universidade Eduardo Mondlane (UEM) in Mozambique visited SLU today 23 May, as part of the ongoing Sida-funded bilateral cooperation between Sweden and UEM.  The aim of the visit was to discuss opportunities and challenges with leadership and governance at a research focused university. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2019/5/partners-from-mozambique-at-slu-for-further-cooperation-discussions/ 395875 Fri, 24 May 2019 11:12:13 +0200 In a new report from the Arctic Council’s working group Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna, researchers from the eight Arctic countries show how Arctic biodiversity is affected by climate change and development. The researchers have also identified areas with knowledge gaps and proposed possible actions that could prevent further loss of biodiversity. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2019/5/new-report-shows-major-changes-in-arctic-freshwater-biodiversity-due-to-climate-change/ 395879 Tue, 21 May 2019 14:51:44 +0200 Agroforestry with legume trees is a way to improve livestock fodder quality and soil fertility in the tropics. In her new thesis, Marguerite Mukangango has evaluated biomass production by three legume tree species in Southern Rwanda and determined their effects on fodder quality. In addition, she has assessed the quality of the resulting manure as fertiliser and its effect on a maize crop yield and the fertility status of the soil. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2019/5/using-legume-trees-to-improve-livestock-fodder-and-soil-fertility/ 395685 Tue, 21 May 2019 09:58:44 +0200 Agricultural Research for Development Conference 2019 - Zero Hunger By 2030: Our Shared Challenge! Drivers of change and sustainable food systems https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2019/5/call-for-abstracts-agri4d-2019/ 388351 Thu, 16 May 2019 10:35:30 +0200 During the spring of 2019, SLU Urban Futures and SLU Future Food are launching the joint project Futures lab. For 12 months, six researchers will first take part of a ‘crash course’ in future studies, and then create and realise their own project with a clear future perspective. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2019/4/interdisciplinary-futures-lab-is-launched-at-slu/ 392038 Fri, 26 Apr 2019 09:34:50 +0200 The very first meeting of SLU’s internal global network took place on 21 March. More than 80 persons took part in Uppsala, Umeå, Skara and Alnarp. People also joined via Skype, even all the way from Benin in Sub-Saharan Africa. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2019/3/slus-internal-global-network-launched/ 389555 Mon, 01 Apr 2019 12:22:17 +0200 The two research platforms Urban Arena (Lund University) and SLU Urban Futures (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences) are joining forces during Lund’s Sustainability Week in April 2019. Together they arrange a place where practice meets academia, for practitioners and practice-oriented researchers to exhibit their work, finished or in progress, tackling urban sustainability in manifold ways. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2019/3/joining-forces-during-lunds-sustainability-week/ 389546 Wed, 27 Mar 2019 13:29:30 +0200 It is time to apply to the Linnaeus-Palme Partnership programme 2019-2020 https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2019/3/reminder-funding-opportunity-for-international-exchange/ 388803 Thu, 21 Mar 2019 13:23:09 +0200 There is a widespread notion that research results are poorly communicated and not sufficiently applicable in real life among policy makers. Therefore, AgriFoSe2030 recently arranged a course in Kenya. The aim was to provide researchers with tools on how to communicate their results better to policy-makers. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2019/3/policy-and-practice-in-nairobi/ 387961 Fri, 15 Mar 2019 08:37:07 +0200 Today, 6 March, the Swedish Research Council open their calls within development research. Apply for grants to get a chance to contribute to poverty reduction and sustainable development in low-income countries. To get some inspiration we give you an interview with a SLU researcher who received funding in 2018. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2019/3/funding-for-development-research/ 386483 Fri, 08 Mar 2019 00:26:42 +0200 Aquaponic cultivation, multifunctional roof gardens, food waste, circular economy, vertical cultivation... The questions surrounding sustainable food systems of the future are many and often linked to urban environments. In the spring of 2019, SLU Urban Futures and SLU Future Food will therefore start a joint project called 'Food and Cities' (Mat och Stad). https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2019/2/food-and-city---a-new-project-at-slu-that-crosses-disciplinary-borders/ 386019 Wed, 27 Feb 2019 09:08:43 +0200 JPI Urban Europe launched a new Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA 2.0) in conjuction with a meeting in Brussels on February 12, 2019. ‘Dilemmas’ and ‘robustness’ were two frequently used keywords during the launch. Four prioritized themes, which will guide future calls, are listed in the agenda. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2019/2/dilemmas-and-robustness-in-the-new-sria-2.0/ 385584 Wed, 27 Feb 2019 10:25:08 +0200 The two research platforms Urban Arena at Lund University and SLU Urban Futures are joining forces during Lund’s Sustainability Week in April 2019. Together they will arrange a place where practice meets academia, for practitioners and practice-oriented researchers to exhibit their work, finished or in progress, tackling urban sustainability in manifold ways. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2019/2/practice-meets-academia-in-an-urban-forum-8-13-april/ 385578 Mon, 25 Feb 2019 14:56:37 +0200 Researchers from Makerere University involved in the bilateral cooperation with Sweden and SLU, visited SLU during the week to plan and strategise for the coming period of the programme. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2019/2/visit-from-makerere/ 385399 Fri, 22 Feb 2019 16:09:00 +0200 We are looking for a communications coordinator to SIANI at SLU Global (25%). Apply by March 3. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2019/2/slu-global-is-hiring/ 384936 Mon, 18 Feb 2019 15:54:11 +0200 On Tuesday 12 February we launched the new internal global network for PhD students with a meeting in Uppsala, Alnarp and Skara. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2019/2/slus-new-global-network-for-phd-students-launched/ 384849 Mon, 18 Feb 2019 10:42:08 +0200 Yesterday Carin Jämtin, Director General for the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida) with a delegation from Sida’s policy and research units, visited SLU's management. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2019/2/sidas-director-general-visited-slu/ 384744 Fri, 15 Feb 2019 09:33:19 +0200 An invitation to reflective practitioners, practice-oriented researchers, and design critics to present and discuss their ideas for the development of sustainable cities and communities during Lund University’s Sustainability Week, 8-13 April 2019. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2019/2/call-for-projects---urban-forum/ 384202 Thu, 08 Jul 2021 14:32:18 +0200 What happens if the world's smallholder farmers run out of water? Future global food crisis and collapse of resilient livelihoods is to be expected. Experts share their insights on how to ensure enough water for everyone in a new book, co-authored by SLU researcher Professor Jennie Barron, on the 6th of February. The book is published by FAO. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2019/2/reasons-small-farms-are-running-out-of-water/ 382239 Thu, 07 Feb 2019 13:48:12 +0200 During the 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP24) in Katowice, the countries managed to agree on the rulebook for implementation of the Paris Agreement. This is a great step forward and was the result of negotiations that have been ongoing since the adoption of the Paris Agreement in 2015. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2018/12/key-takeaways-from-cop24-in-katowice/ 377686 Wed, 19 Dec 2018 16:25:18 +0200 Global Challenges University Alliance (GCUA) – a global network of ten agricultural and life science universities has agreed on how to contribute to reach the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Four fields of action are identified, namely societal engagement, education, research, and transformation of universities and the higher education system. Dedicated international co-operation and translating knowledge into relevant action are identified key to address the global challenges. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2018/12/global-challenges-university-alliance-commits-to-the-2030-agenda-for-sustainable-development/ 377420 Mon, 17 Dec 2018 13:35:04 +0200 More than half of the fifteen projects that the Swedish Research Council recently granted for three years, are led by SLU. The research deals with climate adaptation and resilience - tackling consequences of climate and environmental changes, within development research. In each research group, at least one researcher from a low-income or lower middle-income country participates. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2018/12/stor-utdelning-till-slu-for-forskning-for-en-hallbar-framtid/ 376848 Thu, 10 Jan 2019 19:08:25 +0200 30,000 participants from 200 countries gather for two weeks in Katowice, Poland, to negotiate on how to proceed on meeting the climate threat. Several SLU representatives participate in the UN climate summit. In an article in Uppsala Nya Tidning (UNT) yesterday, Sara Gräslund, Head at SLU Global, explains why you should care about what is happening at the meeting. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2018/12/why-care-about-the-climate-summit/ 376020 Thu, 06 Dec 2018 14:53:22 +0200 Join in and set your impact in the food industry! On Friday the 15th of March we launch the 5th annual Food Hack. New friends, lots of fun and food and tough challenges! https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2018/12/sign-up-for-food-hack/ 374843 Mon, 03 Dec 2018 12:11:54 +0200 Professor Ulf Magnusson at the Department of Clinical Sciences, SLU, comments on the new EU ban on antibiotics overuse in farming. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2018/11/eu-bans-antibiotics-in-feed/ 375205 Wed, 28 Nov 2018 11:32:26 +0200 Five SLU projects have been funded from Formas, for preparatory work to lead larger research projects that relate to the United Nations’ Global Goals for Sustainable Development (SDGs). The grants are expected to be used for initiating broad consortia, developing a strategic research plan and carrying out pre-studies. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2018/11/five-slu-research-projects-funded-for-perspective-on-global-sustainability-goals/ 373596 Mon, 26 Nov 2018 11:23:41 +0200 This week SLU Urban Futures Program Director, Lisa Diedrich, visits the University of Buenos Aires and the University of Córdoba, Argentina, and will give a lecture during the Urbanismo Europeo Conference. Below is the title and abstract of her lecture. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2018/11/lisa-diedrich-guest-lecturer-in-buenos-aires-and-cordoba/ 372562 Tue, 06 Nov 2018 16:06:17 +0200 Today, almost one-half of the world's children are malnourished. Climate change is likely to worsen the situation. Malnourishment is expected to be the biggest health effect in the wake of climate change. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2018/11/slu-studenter-matutmanar-for-klimatet/ 372154 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 09:13:21 +0200 "Today the challenge has changed: We need to address an ever growing population, under a different climate that keeps changing, and with people who can afford more and who will want more diversity in their diets", says Rodomiro Ortiz, Professor of Genetics and Plant Breeding, SLU. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2018/10/its-time-for-a-change-in-the-breeding-mindset/ 371620 Mon, 12 Nov 2018 16:12:54 +0200 During 20-21 September the Nordic Africa Days were held in Uppsala. The theme for the conference was African Mobilities – Reshaping narratives and practices of circulation and exchange, and SLU hosted three panels. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2018/10/slu-well-represented-at-the-nordic-africa-days-2018/ 371152 Wed, 24 Oct 2018 17:11:29 +0200 An introduction course to meta-analysis targeting young researchers in Southeast Asia was organised by AgriFoSe2030 in Bogor, Indonesia, the last week of August 2018. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2018/10/meta-analysis/ 371000 Tue, 23 Oct 2018 16:44:23 +0200 Professor Ulf Magnusson, theme leader at SLU Global, gave a presentation at a side event on antimicrobial resistance in the livestock sector hosted jointly by the Government of the Netherlands and the Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock (GASL) during the recent Committee on Agriculture (COAG) annual meeting at FAO in Rome. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2018/10/slus-research-on-antimicrobial-resistance-in-the-livestock-sector-presented-at-fao/ 370147 Thu, 08 Nov 2018 16:58:22 +0200 SLU Global supports and develops SLU's commitment to improve the situation for people in low-income countries based on Agenda 2030. We sent a few questions to the new head SLU Global, Sara Gräslund: https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2018/10/hello-sara-graslund-new-head-of-slu-global/ 369259 Fri, 12 Oct 2018 09:24:07 +0200 SLU Urban Futures was invited to join the Swedish Delegation to the United Nations High Level Political Forum (HLPF) in New York from 10 to 18 July this year. Lisa Diedrich, the Program Director of the platform, participated in a number of colorful seminars and has written a brief summary of her experiences: https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2018/10/high-level-political-forum-report/ 369605 Thu, 11 Oct 2018 13:00:42 +0200 Formas, the Swedish Research Council for sustainable development, has decided to finance 24 research projects with a total of 125 million SEK. One of the granted applications, supported by SLU Urban Futures, comes from Christopher Raymond, SLU. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2018/10/viva-plan-receives-funding-of-7.9-million-sek-by-formas/ 369505 Wed, 10 Oct 2018 11:59:35 +0200 Sharing economy, collaborative consumption or ‘peer-to-peer-based sharing’ is growing, and its potential is much bigger than Airbnb and Uber. We asked Anders Kristoffersson, senior lecturer in Business Economics and researcher in co-management and sharing of outdoor environment, to tell about the project Sharing Cities Sweden. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2018/10/slu-participates-in-sharing-cities-sweden/ 369491 Wed, 10 Oct 2018 12:32:08 +0200 Can agroforestry – a land management system combining crops, trees and sometimes livestock – ensure that people have enough food and have the capacity and the tools to adapt to climate change? The answer is yes says a new report. Moreover, agroforestry offers a way to increase biodiversity and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2018/10/combat-climate-change-and-hunger-with-trees/ 368412 Mon, 01 Oct 2018 14:15:24 +0200 The SLU Global Theme on Urban and Peri-urban farming hosted a panel at the DEVRES conference on ”The opportunities and challenges in urban and peri-urban agriculture and the role for science-based policies and practices.” https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2018/9/the-slu-global-theme-on-urban-and-peri-urban-farming-hosted-a-panel-at-the-devres-conference/ 368230 Thu, 27 Sep 2018 16:09:21 +0200 On Monday 10th September a three-week training phase started for the first participants in an International Training Programme on “Healthy Livestock - Safe Food”. The 18 participants represent 17 organisations and authorities from six East African countries, covering the livestock sector value chain from stable to table. The project will run for five years and is funded by Sida (Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency). https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2018/9/start-of-the-training-phase-in-sweden-for-international-training-programme-healthy-livestock---safe-food/ 367019 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 11:29:54 +0200 Research secretary wanted! We need reinforcement for one year, during two parental leaves. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2018/9/slu-global-is-hiring/ 366649 Wed, 12 Sep 2018 10:19:22 +0200 A new network run by AgriFoSe2030 and International livestock research institute, ILRI, aims to develop a pool of policy analysts to sustainably support the development, implementation and evaluation of polices for enhanced agricultural transformation and food security in Kenya. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2018/9/kenyan-network/ 366287 Fri, 07 Sep 2018 10:26:47 +0200 SLU is hosting a series of meetings on 3-7 September with colleagues from Eduardo Mondlane University (UEM), Mozambique, jointly with Uppsala University (UU). https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2018/8/visit-from-mozambique/ 364599 Tue, 28 Aug 2018 13:29:55 +0200 In June 2018, AgriFoSe2030 organised a writeshop in Gothenburg, in order to produce a book with success stories from research about multifunctional landscapes. Researchers from Kenya, Nigeria, Burkina Faso and Ethiopia gathered to improve their writing skills, and to present their stories about how to use the landscape more efficiently – for example through fish farming and growing in different elevations. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2018/8/we-need-to-be-smarter/ 364164 Tue, 21 Aug 2018 14:38:37 +0200 Welcome to share with us glimpses of the past year at SLU Global! https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2018/6/slu-global-annual-report-2017/ 361184 Thu, 28 Jun 2018 15:26:11 +0200 The Agriculture for Food Security 2030 programme has now published its annual report for 2017. The programme synthesize and translate existing science into policy and practice, and develop capacity to achieve this. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2018/6/the-annual-report-of-the-agrifose2030-programme/ 359190 Tue, 19 Jun 2018 14:04:44 +0200 SLU Urban Futures is organising two seminars on sustainable urban development during the Almedalen Week this year. Both seminars will take place Wednesday 4 July. The platform will also participate in two panels and monitor the discussions held during the week on topics concerning urban sustainability. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2018/6/slu-urban-futures-in-almedalen/ 359048 Wed, 22 Nov 2023 11:59:57 +0200 The AgriFoSe2030 programme, Agriculture for Food Security, is giving a write-shop in Gothenburg in order to produce a book about multifunctional land uses in various African contexts. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2018/6/agrifose-writeshop/ 358456 Tue, 12 Jun 2018 17:03:11 +0200 Justin M. Nyaga from the University of Embu in Kenya has been visiting the AgriFoSe2030 programme and the Department of Soil and Environment at SLU during March and April. With his visit, he hopes to understand and communicate the extent to which precision agriculture has been studied in sub-Saharan Africa. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2018/5/agrifose-nyaga/ 356690 Thu, 31 May 2018 08:30:55 +0200 Two SLU students, sponsored by SLU Global, travel to the University of Hohenheim to participate in the AGRINATURA’s annual General Assembly in Stuttgart Germany. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2018/4/slu-students-participate-in-international-meeting-on-global-development/ 350766 Tue, 17 Apr 2018 15:07:27 +0200 SLU Global is now recruiting a head of unit with experience of international collaboration and global development work. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2018/3/slu-global-is-now-recruiting-a-head-of-unit/ 349094 Thu, 12 Apr 2018 16:15:46 +0200 During this year's Nordic Africa Days on African mobilities 19-21 September, SLU researcher Johanna Bergman Lodin, from the Department of Urban and Rural development and SLU Global, hosts a panel about Rethinking gendered mobilities and immobilities.” https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2018/3/slu-researcher-hosts-panel-on-nordic-africa-days-2018/ 349191 Mon, 26 Mar 2018 18:35:03 +0200 Interested in agriculture and environment for global development? Want to expand your contact network and meet people from over 30 research organizations? Then apply for a trip to the University of Hohenheim and the AGRINATURA General Assembly. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2018/3/student-opportunity-represent-slu-at-international-meeting-on-global-development/ 349164 Tue, 27 Mar 2018 11:18:45 +0200 The plant physiologist Dr. Celestin Ukozehasi is currently visiting Sweden and the AgriFoSe2030 programme. Within the programme he is working on policy instruments that promote multifunctional agriculture for diversified, increased, safe and nutritious food. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2018/3/agrifose-celestin-ukozehasi/ 349114 Fri, 23 Mar 2018 14:59:55 +0200 H.E. Dr. Farah Mohamed, the Vice Minister of Health for Puntland, Somalia made a short visit to SLU on 27 February. This was in conjunction with the dialogue with the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida) about the coming Swedish bilateral strategy for Swedish support to Somalia. The Somali representatives identify SLU as an important potential partner to develop the important animal production sector in the country. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2018/3/the-somali-state-of-puntlands-vice-minister-of-health-visits-slu/ 349019 Wed, 23 May 2018 12:42:13 +0200 Commitment to global development and collaboration with low-income countries have always been an integral part of SLU operations. In 2012, SLU Global was created to support this work. As of 1 January 2018, SLU Global is a unit at the Vice-Chancellor's Office and has a new, expanded assignment. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2018/3/slu-global-is-reshaped-to-support-continued-slu-commitment-to-sustainable-global-development/ 324038 Mon, 26 Mar 2018 09:27:39 +0200 Sida (Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency) is announcing a call for an extension for another five-year partnership between University of Rwanda (UR) and Swedish universities. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2018/3/call-for-research-training-partnership-programme---rwanda/ 324393 Thu, 15 Mar 2018 15:43:56 +0200 The Vinnova funded project ‘Car-free urban districts’ is an inter- and transdisciplinary research project that develops, tests and synthesizes conceptual approaches and practices towards car-free urban development. The city of Malmö and Gothenburg are collaborative partners and serve as case study ground in the period 2018-2020. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2018/3/car-free-urban-districts/ 323863 Tue, 13 Mar 2018 11:01:39 +0200 In December 2017, Brian Ndyaguma, a young project manager and entrepreneur with several years of experience in business development and acceleration; and innovation hub management in Uganda, gave a seminar at SLU about vertical urban farming in Kampala, Uganda. Read the seminar report, watch the recorded seminar and an interview with Brian. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2018/3/vertical-urban-farming---seminar-film-and-report/ 320693 Tue, 06 Mar 2018 16:55:15 +0200 Between 2010 and 2030, FAO projects that Africa’s urban population will double. With urbanization taking place at such a fast pace, it becomes important to understand how urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) can contribute to sustainable urban development. A new SLU project, funded by FORMAS, will specifically research entrepreneurial UPA in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, from a gender and generational perspective. The project will be carried out at the Department of Urban and Rural Development by researchers Katarina Pettersson and Johanna Bergman Lodin, together with a PhD candidate. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2018/2/new-slu-project-will-research-to-what-extent-entrepreneurial-urban-and-peri-urban-agriculture-in-tanzania-is-empowering-women-men-and-youth/ 322028 Fri, 02 Mar 2018 13:56:59 +0200 SLU's Pro-Vice Chancellor for International Relations Ylva Hillbur, together with Anders Malmer and Elisabeth Rajala (both from SLU Global) travelled to Montpellier, France in January to strengthen the collaboration and discuss impact with the CGIAR (Consultative group for International Agricultural research) system office, and with the French Agricultural Research and International Cooperation Organization (CIRAD). https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2018/2/visit-to-montpellier-to-discuss-collaboration--impact/ 321505 Thu, 22 Feb 2018 15:36:55 +0200 Reminder: At the Development Research Conference 2018, in August, SLU are contributing with four  panels. 23 February is the last chance to submit papers/abstracts to the different panels. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2018/2/reminder-submission-of-papers-to-the-slu-panels-at-the-development-research-conference-2018/ 321231 Tue, 20 Feb 2018 17:04:07 +0200 A delegation from Rwanda led by Dr. Laetitia Nyinawamwiza, Principal of the College of Agriculture, Animal Sciences and Veterinary Medicine (CAVM) at the University of Rwanda (UR), will visit SLU in Uppsala 5-9 March. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2018/2/delegation-fran-university-of-rwanda-besoker-slu-i-uppsala-5-9-mars-2018/ 320833 Fri, 16 Feb 2018 14:49:11 +0200 ACCELERATE is an emerging multi-stakeholder partnership (MSP) co-initiated by SLU Global and aimed at accelerating youth in innovating agribusinesses with a global sustainability perspective. SLU and SLU Global contributes through this platform to a range of SDGs, including increasing food and jobs security, quality education, gender, (re)building resilience, supporting innovation and value chain development, with at the core evidence-based partnership for the SDGs (goal 17). https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2018/2/accelerate-a-multistakeholder-partnership-for-youth-innovation-and-entrepreneurship-in-sustainable-agribusiness-development/ 320626 Thu, 22 Mar 2018 11:04:36 +0200 The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) has initiated a project to form a Global Challenges University Alliance, and is planning to involve 25 of the world’s top "bio‐economy" universities at all continents. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2018/2/coordinator-fo-global-challenges-university-alliance/ 320527 Thu, 15 Feb 2018 11:08:48 +0200 Last week SLU researchers were in Kenya to start up a new research project about the link between land ownership and the capacity for climate change in three semi-arid regions in Kenya dominated by pastoralism. A comparative analysis of different tenure systems and their implications for climate vulnerability in semi-arid Sub-Saharan African is to be done. The project is financed by The Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet) and will initially run for three years. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2018/2/escaping-the-pastoralist-paradox-in-the-face-of-climate-change--a-new-research-project-by-slu-researchers/ 320126 Wed, 28 Mar 2018 12:32:58 +0200 An Ethiopian delegation representing the Ministry for Environment, Forests and Climate, The Ethiopian Environment and Forest Research Institute (EEFRI), Unitied Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Sida will spend time at SLU during the upcoming week. A week of dialogue will be held at SLU in Uppsala and Skinnskatteberg 5-9 February. This will be the third week with forest sector actors from the two countries gathering in less than a year. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2018/1/slu-global-coordinates-advice-for-the-ethiopian-forest-sector-transformation/ 318613 Wed, 31 Jan 2018 13:15:52 +0200 Why do African and European leaders of today make partly the same mistakes as they did in connection with the independence of most African countries fifty years ago, why do they again seem to forget that the basis for about 70% of the population still is agriculture? Article by Inge Gerremo, Senior Advisor at SLU Global. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2018/1/but-how-about-the-african-agriculture/ 315009 Wed, 17 Jan 2018 16:16:34 +0200 Dr. Salimata Pousga a former SLU PhD-student, revisited SLU in November 2017. SLU Global had the opportunity to make a video interview with her. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2017/12/meet-dr.-salimata-pousga-from-burkina-faso/ 312257 Tue, 19 Dec 2017 16:13:59 +0200 Ethiopia is in the process of launching a new National Forest Sector Development Programme. This aims to be a cornerstone for the country’s aim for a green growth economy to reach middle-income country status, zero net increase in greenhouse gas emissions over 2010 levels and the international commitment to restore 15 million hectares of forestland. The Ethiopian Ministry for Environment Forests and Climate Change, jointly with UNDP in Ethiopia, invited a group of Swedish experts to assess gaps, contribute to a road map and assess possible future Swedish engagement. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2017/12/swedish-expert-mission-on-bold-ethiopian-forest-sector-development-plans/ 311739 Fri, 15 Dec 2017 14:03:14 +0200 Do you have a project idea for capacity development with our global partners? https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2017/12/do-you-have-a-project-idea-for-capacity-development-with-our-global-partners/ 311262 Tue, 12 Dec 2017 14:04:05 +0200 On 20-21 September 2017, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and the Swedish International Agriculture Network Initiative (SIANI) hosted the Agriculture for Development Conference – Agri4D 2017. Now you can watch videos of the keynote presentations and interviews with some of the participants and speakers. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2017/11/flashback-from-agri4d-2017/ 302507 Mon, 20 Nov 2017 09:00:51 +0200 SLU Global and SIANI announce a small funding for SLU staff to organise one event in 2018 financed by SIANI. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2017/11/call-for-proposal-slu-global---siani/ 303987 Wed, 29 Nov 2017 17:08:45 +0200 Rebecca Hymnelius, an SLU student in her fifth year of the  Rural Development Agronomist programme always had an interest in environmental issues combined with social issues. This year she did an internship at SLU Global and SIANI. We took the chance to ask her about her interests and her goals in life. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2017/11/interview-with-slu-student-rebecka-hymnelius/ 302769 Mon, 06 Nov 2017 14:02:41 +0200 Burkina Faso’s Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation, His Excellency Professor Alkassoum Maïga will visit SLU in Uppsala on 13 November 2017 between 8:30 – 10:45. An overview of previous and ongoing collaboration with Burkina Faso will be presented, and opportunities for future collaboration will be discussed. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2017/11/invitation-to-slu-colleagues/ 302737 Thu, 02 Nov 2017 10:54:34 +0200 Uppsala Health Summit (UHS) 2017 took place 10-11 October at Uppsala castle and focused on priorities for preventing, detecting and responding to infectious disease threats, using a One Health approach. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2017/11/uppsala-health-summit-2017/ 302658 Thu, 02 Nov 2017 13:40:01 +0200 The SLU Global theme on 'Restoration of degraded rural landscapes' invited Dr. Lars Laestadius, an alumnus to SLU, to give seminars on landscape restoration on a global scale at SLU in Umeå and in Uppsala on 27/9 and 2/10. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2017/10/report-from-seminars-on-landscape-restoration-on-a-global-scale/ 302315 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 09:09:51 +0200 The SLU Global theme on 'Restoration of degraded rural landscapes' invited Dr. Lars Laestadius, an alumnus to SLU, to give seminars on landscape restoration on a global scale at SLU in Umeå and in Uppsala on 27/9 and 2/10. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2017/10/report-from-seminars-on-landscape-restoration-on-a-global-scale2/ 366133 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 09:15:12 +0200 Degraded rainforests in Borneo has some areas that has been successfully rehabilitated for example the INIKEA restoration project, lead by SLU*, IKEA and Sabah Foundation. In a pilot project SLU researcher Navinder Singh and his MSc student Laia Crespo Mingueza are getting information about elephants and the other biodiversity of the INIKEA area which has never been systematically recorded before. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2017/10/degraded-rainforests-in-borneo-successfully-rehabilitated/ 302234 Thu, 29 Nov 2018 11:29:18 +0200 Degraded rainforests in Borneo has some areas that has been successfully rehabilitated for example the INIKEA restoration project, lead by SLU*, IKEA and Sabah Foundation. In a pilot project SLU researcher Navinder Singh and his MSc student Laia Crespo Mingueza are getting information about elephants and the other biodiversity of the INIKEA area which has never been systematically recorded before. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2017/10/degraded-rainforests-in-borneo-successfully-rehabilitated2/ 366144 Thu, 06 Sep 2018 11:02:34 +0200 The Pro Vice-Chancellor for International Relations, Ylva Hillbur, visited the University of Rwanda (UR) and attended the Annual Review Meeting (ARM) within the UR-Sweden programme. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2017/10/slus-pro-vice-chancellor-of-international-relations-ylva-hillbur-visited-the-university-of-rwanda2/ 366166 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 09:13:04 +0200 The Pro Vice-Chancellor for International Relations, Ylva Hillbur, visited the University of Rwanda (UR) and attended the Annual Review Meeting (ARM) within the UR-Sweden programme. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2017/10/slus-pro-vice-chancellor-of-international-relations-ylva-hillbur-visited-the-university-of-rwanda/ 301908 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 09:13:41 +0200 The 2017 edition of the State of Food and Agriculture report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has been released. This year, the theme of the report is “Leveraging food systems for inclusive rural transformation”. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2017/10/the-state-of-food-and-agriculture-2017/ 300338 Fri, 20 Oct 2017 11:19:42 +0200 The 2017 edition of the State of Food and Agriculture report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has been released. This year, the theme of the report is “Leveraging food systems for inclusive rural transformation”. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2017/10/the-state-of-food-and-agriculture-20172/ 366192 Thu, 06 Sep 2018 11:02:34 +0200 The 44rd session of the UN Committee on Food Security (CFS44), in Rome, is on this week and SLU is the co-organiser of one of the side events: Feminism, Forests and Food Security. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2017/10/slu-at-the-committee-on-world-food-security--in-rome/ 298953 Tue, 31 Oct 2017 16:01:16 +0200 Are you interested in global development? Take the opportunity to take a field course in Kenya! https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2017/10/field-course-in-kenya/ 298054 Thu, 05 Oct 2017 11:43:37 +0200 Involvement of local youth in developing agri-food value chains is key to face the challenges of an increasingly knowledge-intensive agriculture, while at the same time providing local employment and meet the needs of a growing global population. This will retain local human capital where it is needed most, and will reduce migration flows. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2017/8/slu-organises-workshop-in-uganda-about-young-agricultural-entrepreneurship/ 292408 Wed, 16 Aug 2017 14:29:20 +0200 SLU Global has recently launched the annual report for 2016. Introducing and forming work along the United Nation´s global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has left its mark on a lot of our university’s activities in 2016, activities arranged both by SLU Global and by others at SLU. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2017/6/slu-global-annual-report-2016-launched/ 289455 Fri, 30 Jun 2017 09:00:53 +0200 By 2030, the world's countries should have achieved the global goals for sustainable development. Now, fifty-one Swedish authorities have gathered to help achieve the required social adjustment needed. SLU was the first university to sign the joint declaration of intent. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2017/6/fordjupat-slu-engagemang-for-agenda-2030/ 287027 Tue, 08 Dec 2020 11:27:52 +0200 SLU will participate when the world is gathering around the work of saving the world's ocean and achieving the global sustainable development target for marine and marine resources, Goal 14 of the UN Agenda 2030. Sustainable fishing is one of the topics on the agenda. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2017/5/slu-at-the-un-ocean-conference/ 285164 Fri, 19 May 2017 16:04:27 +0200 The 2030 Agenda and Ecosystems - A discussion paper on the links between the Aichi Biodiversity Targets and the Sustainable Development Goals. New report by Torbjörn Ebenhard from CBM and Maria Schultz andTristan D. Tyrrell from SwedBio. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2016/11/ny-rapport-agenda-2030-och-ekosystemen/ 258937 Mon, 28 Nov 2016 11:00:35 +0200 SLU will be assisting Albania's environmental authority in building its capacity in designing and implementing an inventory of the country's forests and pastures. The purpose of this national forest inventory is to increase the knowledge about Albania’s forests – their state, changes in them and how they are managed. https://internt.slu.se/en/news-originals/2016/10/slu-to-set-up-national-forest-inventory-in-albania/ 251485 Fri, 07 Oct 2016 09:50:06 +0200