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Nordic biodiversity took center stage in Copenhagen

On 11-12 December 2024, University of Copenhagen hosted a workshop in the nordic biodiversity…

Bird communities

Climate change and land use impact local bird populations

Based on millions of bird observations, a new study shows how shifts in climate and land use are…

Shedding light on the extinction of the woolly rhinoceros

Climate change has previously been pointed out as the sole reason to the extinction woolly…

New report published on Danish nature

New report from Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate shows concrete ways to ensure…

Ny rapport: Mere, bedre og større natur i Danmark

Ny rapport viser konkrete veje til at sikre Danamrks biodiversitet gennem etablering af store…

Biodiversity hotspots

New study on global biodiversity hotspots

Based on millions of distribution data, researchers reveal unexpected patterns that may redefine ou…

Carsten Rahbek receives Distinguished Fellow Award

Professor Carsten Rahbek received the 2024 IBS Distinguished Fellow Award at the biennial conferenc…

Earth System Science

Six of nine planetary boundaries exceeded

New study led by Professor Katherine Richardson updates the Planetary Boundary framework and shows…

Carsten Rahbek invited as speaker at Paris exhibition

Professor Carsten Rahbek was invited by artist Danh Vo to give a talk on the biodiversity crisis as…

Medicinal biodiversity

Nature’s future pharmacy in peril

For thousands of years, people have relied on the healing properties of plants – in some places the…

A time machine for anticipating bird diversity

Genetic bird data shows patterns of trait diversity over the distant past and under a previous…

CMEC researcher named Villum Young Investigator

Assistant Professor Naia Morueta-Holme, Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate (CMEC), Glob…

CMEC Research Retreat 2022

CMEC left the usual surroundings behind to go on the annual Research Retreat. This year, the…

Living Planet Report 2022

Living Planet Report released with contributions by CMEC researchers

Based on analyses by international researchers, including Jonas Geldmann and Neil Burgess from the…

Genetic diversity

Framework predicts genetic diversity loss

New study published in Science with CMEC co-authorship resolves a 100 year old challenge for…

New field expedition to Ecuador

A new expedition to Ecuador from the Villum Center for Global Mountain Biodiversity aims at…

Biodiversity cradles and museums: New study on speciation-extinction dynamics

The distribution of old and young species brings new insight into the speciation-extinction dynamic…

450 people attended the Biodiversity Symposium

The Danish Biodiversity Symposium (Biodiversitetssymposiet) took place on the 23-24 June attracting…

Carsten Rahbek receives DM Award

Carsten Rahbek, Director of The Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate, has been awarded th…