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Ambitious EU climate efforts could increase greenhouse gas emissions in the rest of the world

2020.05.18

The more the EU economy succeeds in dialing down greenhouse gas emissions, the more the rest of the world will turn them up – unless a similar level of green ambitions is shared by others. Up to 61.5% of the saved EU … »
How a PhD Became a Documentary

2020.04.03

By Anneliese Leithoff Christensen Screenshot from the documentary ‘Arena’, directed by Ricardo León. “It is often easier to get people and even your colleagues to watch a documentary than read a dissertation. But most … »
Senior Advisor: Coronavirus pandemic will not trigger a food crisis

2020.03.27

The coronavirus pandemic is unlikely to provoke a food crisis according to a food economics expert at the University of Copenhagen. Food supply and demand have hardly changed. And globally, food stockpiles are topped up … »
New report: The vast majority of Danish soya imports threaten rainforests

2020.02.11

A new report from the University of Copenhagen demonstrates that conventionally grown soya accounts for 71% of Danish soya imports. This means that the vast majority of Danish soya imports come from South America, where … »
Historical inequalities and uncertain land tenure systems create problems in protected areas of Patagonia

2020.01.29

Systematic repression through harassment, violence and bureaucracy. This is how families experience everyday life in the hands of a powerful national park in the Argentine region of Patagonia. One hundred years ago, they … »
Board game about sustainability designed by a research project wins award

2019.11.26

Savanna Life was designed by an interdisciplinary team working with a game designer to facilitate involvement and discussion about natural resource management and sustainable futures in the cross-boundary Greater … »
Star communicator: "A Facebook thread spawned one of my best research articles"

2019.11.22

Somewhat unconventionally, the SCIENCE Dissemination Award 2019 goes to a researcher with a sizeable social media footprint. Thousands of LinkedIn and Twitter followers provide Professor Marcel Bogers with access to … »
8 out of 10 Danes not ready to do completely without meat on the plate

2019.11.19

A new University of Copenhagen study reports that the vast majority of Danes prefer a combination of meat and vegetables on their plates and that few are ready to do away with the meat portion. The research results … »
New Centre for Research into Welfare Problems in Companion Animals

2019.11.08

Today, the future Head of the new Centre, Professor Peter Sandøe, will receive a grant of DKK 1 million from ‘Skibsreder Per Henriksen, R. and Hustrus Fond’ at an award ceremony at ‘Det Kgl. Vajsenhus’ (the Royal … »
Overweight Danes are more likely to have overweight dogs according to new research

2019.09.18

A new study from the University of Copenhagen reports that the prevalence of overweight dogs is markedly larger among overweight owners than among normal weight owners. Part of the explanation lies in whether treats are … »
Video: How to make the African food sector more profitable

2019.09.12

Ghanaian shea butter, Kenyan honey and Tanzanian Aloe Vera are among the products, which local farmers can improve their profit from, according to the recently finished UCPH project VALOR. … »
Another prestigious award for the UCPH project ‘It’s Our Forest Too’

2019.08.02

The Prey Lang Community Network in Cambodia has with help from UCPH researchers started protecting their forest using a new innovative app. The solution has been awarded the ‘Energy Globe Award’ 2019, and thereby the … »
Beyond Anarchy: Property, Precarity and Land Governance in Urban Congo

2019.07.01

Land is a key resource and its attribution is of vital economic and political concern across societal groups in urban eastern Congo. In a recent Congo Research Brief, researchers analyse the nexus between property … »
Defaunation – overlooked in international forest governance - jeopardises forest carbon storage and climate change mitigation efforts

2019.05.06

New study finds that the role of fauna in forest ecology and unsustainable hunting have important consequences that are left out in contemporary forest governance discussions, including REDD+. Forest fauna perform many … »
Paying consumers to increase their consumption can reduce the cost of integrating wind and solar electricity production into the grid

2019.04.29

Increased reliance on solar and wind power has changed the approach to managing peak demand. The column details the results of a Danish experiment designed to flatten demand in which customers were randomly assigned to … »

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