Environmental monitoring and assessment news

Adding Water to mires Doesn’t Always Boost Carbon Uptake

Adding water to mires does not always boost carbon uptake. New SLU research shows that mineral-rich water can reduce a mire’s ability to store carbon—challenging assumptions about wetland restoration

Climate changes threatens Lake Mälaren's ecosystem

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

Utlysning projektstöd för kortsiktiga övervakningsprojekt

The SLU Forest Damage Centre announces a call with focus on monitoring of forest damage. The call is for short-term monitoring projects that focus on method development and will be carried out in

Forest Growth Is Rebounding, According to the Swedish National Forest Inventory

The growth rate of Swedish forests is increasing again after a period of decline. Harvest levels are decreasing following record highs, Scots pine continues to increase in volume while Norway spruce

Marcus Wallin new director of the research infrastructure SITES

Marcus Wallin, researcher at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), has been appointed as the new director of the national research infrastructure SITES (Swedish Infrastructure for

Kolbalanser i olika typer av landskap: Stort SLU-samarbete med världsledande klimatforskare ska ge säkrare data

A new EU- funded project aims to improve our understanding of the European greenhouse gas budget through innovative modelling of the land-based carbon cycle. The new models created by the project

40 års miljöövervakning avslöjar oroande trend i Bottenhavets näringsväv

The Bothnian Sea is under increasing pressure from human activities. Increases in fishing and phosphorus have led to a decline in the health of the open sea food web – which represents a complex

Svartmunnad smörbult förändrar kustfiskbestånden i Östersjön

A small, adaptable newcomer is reshaping the coastal ecosystem of the Baltic Sea. The invasive round goby has spread rapidly along the coast. A new study from the Swedish University of Agricultural

Brendan McKie – new Professor of Freshwater Ecology

How much impact from human activities can a freshwater ecosystem absorb before species disappear and key ecosystem services are threatened? And how does biodiversity loss interact with other

Ny modell ger bättre koll på hummerbeståndet

The lobster stock in Sweden is at biologically sustainable levels, although there is still some risk of overfishing. This is the conclusion of the latest stock assessment, developed using an improved

Fiskbarometern-2025

At Fiskbarometern, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences presents the status and trends of fish and shellfish stocks in Swedish marine and freshwater environments. The assessments for 2024

Hur mår laxen i Östersjön?

The wild salmon in rivers in Gulf of Bothnia has been somewhat of a success story. Since the crisis in the 1990s, when the river-stocks were close to collapse, the salmon has recovered and shown