2025-11-04

Bolin Centre for Climate Research

The First Swedish Biodiversity Symposium: From Knowledge to Action for Transformative Change

The first Swedish Biodiversity Symposium was held at the Conference Centre Wallenberg in Gothenburg 21–23 October. The Bolin Centre and RT4 were co-organizers of the symposium, which was fully booked with over 400 participants. The Symposium was focused on Transformative change- from knowledge to action and was oriented to a science-policy interface to improve communication and discussion of knowledge on biodiversity.

2025-10-21

Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences

Lignins – not so random after all

Lignins – the complex molecules that make plants sturdy and allow them to grow tall – are not as random as once thought. A new international study led by Prof. Edouard Pesquet at Stockholm University uncovers how lignins’ chemistry and structure vary between cell types to meet plants’ physiological needs. The paper, published as a Tansley Review in the journal New Phytologist, highlights how this molecular diversity has been key to plants’ success on land.

Climate and Environment - Theme page Life Science - Theme page Plants, Animals and Nature - Theme page

2025-10-07

Stockholm University Baltic Sea Centre

Cyanobacteria may benefit herring

Summer's much-maligned cyanobacterial blooms may not be all bad after all. New research shows that these summer blooms can be crucial for juvenile herring – without the blooms, they would have less opportunity to grow.

Oceans and Lakes - Theme page Climate and Environment - Theme page Plants, Animals and Nature - Theme page