Researchers of Wageningen Centre of Sustainability Governance regularly publish opinion articles in the Dutch newspaper, NRC. On this page we share these published pieces in English. Enjoy the read!
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The Wageningen Centre of Sustainability Governance (WCSG) is an interdisciplinary group of governance scholars committed to contributing knowledge on the design, functioning, and implications of sustainability governance arrangements in the Wageningen domain of food, nature, and environment.
Researchers from the WCSG strive to communicate their work to the public and beyond the walls of scientific journals. Through the NRC (national newspaper), our researchers serve as guest writers across a broad range of environmental, policy, and climate related topics based on their expertise. On occassion, our researchers also feature in interviews as well. Here, we find the opportunity to connect our work to you and the world.
October 7, 2022
Will smart technology really solve our sustainability problems?
Around the world smart technologies are used to create solutions for sustainability issues. According to ENP researchers, Sake Kruk, Sanneke Kloppenburg and Aarti Gupta, this is not without risk. Read their recently published NRC Opinion article, 'Will smart technology really solve our sustainability problems'. Read more
May 13, 2022
Pensions and the planet
Power, profit, pensions and the planet – we must exercise our right to vote to ensure that powerful pension funds make more sustainable investments, says Verina Ingram.Read more
February 22, 2022
Tourism cannot go back to the old normal
The international travel industry is a significant contributor to global climate and environmental problems and plays a key role in the spread of the coronavirus. In their NRC Opinion piece, Machiel Lamers and Jillian Student argue that, before all travel restrictions are lifted, it would be wise for the tourism sector to take a good look at itself. Read more
May 31, 2021
EU Pulse fishing ban does not limit future innovation
The NRC opinion article,The EU Pulse fishing ban does not limit future innovation, is now published on the NRC Klimaatblog (Climate blog) since May 26th, 2020. The article details that despite the Court’s decision to reject the request of the Dutch government to overturn the EU ban on pulse fishing, the legal framework provides research derogation to enable innovation, including the pulse. Read this article to learn more. Read more
July 14, 2020
NRC artikel: ‘Het Wereld Natuur Fonds praat als een investeringsfonds’ Nowella Anyango-van Zwieten
