News & Impact
Latest news from our Department
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Blog: The Netherlands should be better prepared for severe weather
- A new government brings new opportunities to make the Netherlands safer as we are facing scenarios we could not dream about. While we argue over... -
Living labs are all the rage, but what are the success factors for a sustainable transition?
- WUR and other knowledge institutes study sustainable agriculture, production chains and cities. But how does this research make a sector or system... -
Sietze Vellema in De Nacht Van on World Food Day
- October 16th is World Food Day. Sietze Vellema got up quite early for a radio interview with Benji Heerschop in De Nacht Van about the role of small... -
Inaugural speech Professor Dave Huitema: ‘In sustainability transformations, we cannot ignore governments’
- “The world is facing major challenges, especially due to climate change,” says Dave Huitema, Professor and Chair of Public Administration... -
Successful protection of biodiversity requires adequate pesticide and nutrient pollution indicators
- One million animal and plant species are under threat of extinction worldwide. One of the main causes of the loss of biodiversity is the pollution of... -
‘The history of famine teaches us a lot about the future’
- The UN wants hunger to be eradicated from the world in seven years. To achieve this, we need more than only knowledge about the current food system.... -
Removing ozone pollution provides food welfare with the right policy response
- Removing ozone pollution can provide substantial food welfare benefits but might put policy makers to the test to distribute benefits equitably... -
The SALUD programme gives people with type-2 diabetes more control over their health
- Work, children, education: the SALUD programme takes into account the daily life of people with type-2 diabetes. Kristel Polhuis of Wageningen... -
Reclaiming open climate adaptation futures
- In the article ‘Reclaiming open climate adaptation futures’ published in Nature Climate Change, scientists from Griffith University,... -
Rules for ethical research often don't work
- Research codes and contracts should protect indigenous and marginalised communities from exploitation and instead encourage their voices to be heard....