Our twelve EMA programmes
SLU's environmental monitoring and assessment (EMA) meets society's need for decision support in twelve programmes. They are linked to Sweden's national environmental objectives, the global goals for sustainable development and other international environmental cooperation.
Search for open environmental data
In SLU's environmental data catalogue, you can search and browse open data from our environmental monitoring and assessment. Click on the headings for more detailed descriptions and the possibility to download data.
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Antibiotics in surface waters: Breakdown products can also be problematic
Most of the antibiotics and antiviral drugs we use have changed when they leave the body. Many of these breakdown products can remain in aquatic environments for a long time with preserved biological activity and risk spreading antibiotic resistance, according to a new dissertation from SLU. -
Current target for sustainable fishing involves unnecessarily high risks
A new study shows that the level currently used as a benchmark for maximum sustainable yield carries a higher risk of stock collapse than previously assumed. Almost the same long-term catches can be achieved with slightly lower fishing pressure, but with a significantly lower risk to the stocks. -
Increased amounts of mineral nutrients in Swedish forest soils, despite intensive forestry
Are Swedish forest soils depleted in nutrients by forestry and increased tree growth? No, a new study reports that levels of important mineral nutrients have increased in the organic layer over the past 40 years. Reduced acid rain and uplift of nutrients from the mineral soil are suggested reasons.