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Biodiversity and Natural Resource Management

Biological diversity is a cornerstone of healthy and functioning ecosystems and ultimately also human well-being. Biological diversity is being steadily lost due to deforestation or the conversion of grasslands and savannahs to agriculture; hunting and exploitation of animals and plants; pollution; climate change and invasive species.

Illustration of biodiversity theme. Illustration: Catrin Jakobsson.

LUCSUS carries out sustainability research that has direct links with biodiversity and human well-being. At the heart of this research are ideas and understandings on changing nature society interactions, local ecological knowledge and political ecology of conservation and development.

 

Ongoing research projects

People

Alicia N'guetta

Ebba Brink

Emily Boyd

Kimberly Nicholas

Mine Islar

Sara Brogaard

Torsten Krause

Fabiola Espinoza

Carlos Vélez

Research projects

Find all our research projects in the Lund University research portal
Three men in the Amazonas. Two indigenous men and another man, Carlos Velez sitting in a row. Photo.

Beneath the canopy - traditional knowledge and wildlife hunting in the Colombian Amazon

Research on the interactions between formal and informal institutions on hunting practices and the ecological and social implications in the Colombian Amazon region.
A light bulb with a plant inside. Photo.

BIOPATH

Research on pathways towards an efficient alignment of the financial system with the needs of biodiversity.
Turtel swimming in the ocean. Photo

MaCoBioS

Marine Coastal Ecosystems Biodiversity and Services in a Changing World
Photo of a cow. Photo.

Environmental Policy Instruments across Commodity Chains (EPICC)

Research on multi-level governance for Biodiversity Protection and Climate Action in Brazil, Colombia, and Indonesia.
A group of people walking in Colombia. Photo.

The Nature of Peace

 The dynamics between post-conflict peacebuilding and environmental protection
Bee in a field with flowers. Photo.

Exploring synergies between wild pollinators and climate-smart protein production

Research on wild pollinators and climate smart protein production.
Mountain in Nepal. Photo: Sergey Pesterev, Unsplash.

NaturICE

Research to explore plural values of human-nature relationships in glacierized environments.
Researcher Torsten Krause with a local hunter in the Amazon rainforest. Photo

Environmental Human Rights Defenders

Research on change agents at the Crossroads of climate change, biodiversity and cultural conservation.
Tropical plants. Photo: Pixabay.

Benefit-sharing of Genetic Resources

An advanced study group that deals with different dimensions of benefit sharing in connection with genetic resources.
view over a road in the forest

LU Land

Land use for a sustainable future
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