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31 Mar 2021

Salvatore Paolo De Rosa explores the interactions of climate movements with science and law

LUCSUS new postdoctoral researcher Salvatore Paolo De Rosa explores social and climate movements for transformational change.

31 Mar 2021

Eric Hoddy studies everyday resistance and transformational climate change adaptation of the urban poor

LUCSUS new postdoctoral researcher, Eric Hoddy, aims to develop a better understanding of the governance of climate change adaptation.

2 Mar 2021

It is not the farmers who drive pesticide use – it is the lack of alternatives

Pesticide use in is an urgent concern for human health and the environment. New studies on pesticide practices in Ugandan smallholder agriculture highlight the need to focus on dri...

18 Feb 2021

Recognizing resistance is crucial to a sustainable and just transition 

Research article on social resistance and the yellow vest movement in France.

16 Feb 2021

Historical perspectives and mobilization important for the future of reindeer winter pastures.

A growing movement is fighting to protect the winter pasturelands of indigenous Sámi reindeer herders. At the same time there is an intense debate on trade-offs within forestry. Su...

29 Jan 2021

LUCSUS welcomes four new PhDs and postdocs

LUCSUS welcomes four new PhDs and post-docs to our centre.

22 Jan 2021

Torsten Krause comments on the WWF-report on deforestation fronts

A recent report by WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) identifies 24 places across the world that are hotspots for deforestation - and where forests are under threat. A staggering ove...

20 Jan 2021

New research project will analyse how emerging media practices and art can support the SDG:s

Diego Galafassi, researcher at LUCSUS, is leading a new research project on emerging media practices. Using co-creation, and a practice-led approach, the aim is to analyse how emer...

13 Jan 2021

LUCSUS Seminars 2021

Join our research seminars with LUCSUS researchers and invited guests online every Thursday.

13 Jan 2021

New study reveals diverse relations to nature in Rio’s favelas

With their new study

12 Jan 2021

New research frames loss and damage from climate change as the failure of sustainable development

New research frames loss and damage as the failure of sustainable development.

21 Dec 2020

The climate researchers' wish list for 2021

What changes for the climate do researchers want to see in 2021? Researchers in climate and sustainability list their wishes for the new year.

18 Dec 2020

LUCSUS is part of a EU-project to support and restore marine coastal ecosystems

LUCSUS is part of the four-year EU funded project Marine Coastal Ecosystem Biodiversity and Services in a Changing world.

8 Dec 2020

Towards a Perennial Revolution in Agriculture

A Swedish consortium will help building a new international research network – New Roots International – with the aim of promoting research, development and policies for a perenni...

4 Dec 2020

Researchers are testing new ways to make your beer more sustainable

Researchers from LUCSUS are growing hops at a local brewery in Skåne, Sweden as a way to decrease emissions and contribute to circular economies.

4 Dec 2020

World-renowned scholar Prof. Nancy Fraser visiting professor at LUCSUS in 2020-2021.

For developing further research activities in line with our diversity goals, LUCSUS has secured a stimulus funding in the name of Hedda Andersson and invited world-renowned scholar...

5 Nov 2020

New research on relational thinking, leverage points and transformations

A new research article examines how relational approaches might contribute to a paradigm shift in sustainability science, and transformations towards sustainability. Relational app...

2 Nov 2020

New collaboration addresses the human dimension of climate action

LUCSUS has established new cooperation in the context of the Inner Green Deal Initiative. The aim is to research and support personal qualities and methods that can enable the acti...

1 Nov 2020

Land and Water Access Changes in Colombian Andes during the Post-Conflict

New article by LUCSUS researcher Torsten Krause and LUMES Alumni Laura Betancur Alarcón portraits the local dynamics in land and water access in Las Hermosas region southwest Colom...

8 Oct 2020

Environmental claims and social needs clash in Louisiana’s coastal wetlands

New research highlights how coastal planning and environmental restoration overlook social needs, cultural claims and existing vulnerabilities. Using Louisiana’s coastal wetlands a...