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PhD scholarships

2023.05.09

New Joint PhD Scholarships open for application

How do species survive climate change, land use, and other human pressures? Five international…

Medicinal biodiversity

2023.02.14

Nature’s future pharmacy in peril

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

Bird diversity

2023.02.10

A time machine for anticipating bird diversity

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

Grants

2023.01.27

CMEC researcher named Villum Young Investigator

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

Retreat

2022.11.24

CMEC Research Retreat 2022

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

Living Planet Report 2022

2022.11.02

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

2022.09.29

Framework predicts genetic diversity loss

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

Expedition

2022.09.12

New field expedition to Ecuador

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

Research

2022.08.29

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…

Symposium

2022.07.11

450 people attended the Biodiversity Symposium

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

2019.12.02

Carsten Rahbek gets DM-award

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

2019.11.07

24 spørgsmål til professoren

24 spørgsmål til professoren Centerleder, professor Carsten Rahbek var gæst hos Lone Frank i en af…

Global warming

2018.08.06

Planet at risk of heading towards irreversible “Hothouse Earth” state

Keeping global warming to within 1.5-2°C may be more difficult than previously assessed. An…

Grant

2018.03.22

CMEC student Matthew Goldklang receives Microsoft’s AI for Earth-grant

Matthew Goldklang, master student at CMEC, receives Microsoft’s AI for Earth-grant. The grant will…

Urørt skov

2018.01.22

Forskere: Her bør statens skove være urørte - for naturens skyld

Vi skal have mere urørt skov til gavn for naturen og biodiversiteten i Danmark. Det aftalte et…

wildlife trade

2017.11.22

EU trade ban brings down global trade in wild birds by 90 %

Trade of wild birds has dropped about 90% globally since the EU banned bird imports in 2005. A stud…

Pollinator

2017.11.01

Pollinator Symposium

All over the world, we see decreasing populations of honey and wild bees. We are also experiencing …

Ancient genomes

2017.10.05

Prehistoric humans are likely to have formed mating networks to avoid inbreeding

Early humans seem to have recognised the dangers of inbreeding at least 34,000 years ago, and…

Global health

2017.06.16

Critical gaps in our knowledge of where infectious diseases occur

Today Scientists have called for action. The scientific journal Nature ecology & evolution have…

Migratory birds

2017.01.04

Routes of migratory birds follow today’s peaks in resources

Movement of migratory birds is closely linked to seasonal availability of resources. The birds…

Sustainable development

2017.01.04

Katherine Richardson among the 15 scientists to draft UN Report on Sustainable Development

Katherine Richardson from Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate is among the 15 scientists…

Bird life

2016.11.30

The shape of a bird’s wing determines where it lives

Bird’s wings generally become shorter and more rounded the closer they live to the equator. Birds…

WHALE SHARK DNA

2016.11.21

Whale shark genetics revealed by water samples

How many whale sharks can fit into a liter of water? From just a few water samples collected off th…

arctic diet

2016.11.08

Earliest greenlanders had whale for dinner

Test pit in the midden at Fladstrand, East Greenland, with bone remains and a clearly visible…

Plant life

2016.10.31

Fossils reveal approaching relocation of plants on Earth

Scientists from Centre for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate predict profound changes in the…

Genetic diversity

2016.09.29

Animals in human altered areas have higher risk of extinction

Human activity has already transformed the surface of the Earth. A just published Science paper…

IPBES Denmark

2016.09.14

CMEC hosts new IPBES office in Denmark

The Universities in Copenhagen, Southern Denmark and Aarhus have collaborated with the Agency for…

Wildlife conservation

2016.09.05

Wildlife conservation is a matter of development status

The the largest investigation of wildlife trends in protected areas to date, found that protected…

Social Equity

2016.06.03

Questionnaire on social equity in protected areas

Addressing equity in protected sites is one of the most urgent challenges in conservation. Please…

Award

2016.05.13

Professor Nathan Sanders awarded prestigious research grant

The Carlsbeg Foundation has awarded Professor Nathan Sanders with a ”Semper Ardens” research grant…