Research news

A better understanding of how soil carbon is distributed in the Arctic 2021-08-18 Two scientific articles bring a better understanding of the spatial variability of soil organic carbon in the Arctic permafrost region
10 New Insights in Climate Science 2020 - a Horizon Scan 2021-08-18 Top 10 insights in climate science in 2020 selected by 57 leading global researchers.
Stefano Manzoni receives ERC Consolidator Grant 2021-08-18 The aim of the research is to answer the long-standing question: How are land use and climatic changes affecting soil fertility and the amount of carbon we can store in soil?
Peatland carbon stocks are more vulnerable than previously thought 2021-08-18 Warming temperatures and human actions threaten to turn the world’s peatlands from carbon reservoirs to carbon sources.
AI-powered knowledge integration to carbon-neutral cities 2021-06-17 New funding from Formas within the strategic innovation program: Smart Built Environment.
The complexity of Arctic wetland systems in a changing climate 2021-06-07 A new study identified feedbacks that go beyond Arctic landscapes and need to be considered for the whole planet.
New project focuses on management, modelling and monitoring for European forest soils 2021-06-01 Soils are increasingly recognised to have an important role, but there are significant knowledge gaps on forest soil processes and soil monitoring is not sufficiently harmonised, which limits the EU’s ability to maintain soil-related ecosystem services and to reach climate policy targets.
ChangeMakers 2021-01-19 ChangeMakers aims to develop sustainable thinking and innovative competence on environmental sector of Finnish (inc. Åland), Estonian, Latvian and Swedish 15-17-year-old students.
How sensitive is soil carbon turnover to climate warming? 2020-11-26 New article in Nature Communications.
Phosphorus deficit may disrupt regional food supply chains 2020-10-21 New study shows shortage of global phosphorus, a key ingredient in fertilizers, by 2045.