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Six questions about nature in the Netherlands
- We keep hearing that nature is in a bad state. That is why people in Europe are talking about stricter laws to better protect nature areas, soil and... -
Cultural history traces in bogs could favour nature restoration
- Raised bogs are not a pristine wilderness but have been used in many ways in the past. Traces of past use forms in today's landscape could help... -
Higher yields of biodiversity-friendly farming do not yet outweigh costs
- Intensive agriculture is under pressure because of its adverse effects on biodiversity and the living environment. The solution is often sought in... -
Once we work with nature, much more can be done
- Supporters and opponents of nature restoration can continue to argue, but six professors, researchers and programme leaders from Wageningen University... -
Kick-off soon! Nature-Based Solutions for climate resilience in Europe’s Atlantic region
- A consortium of 30 partners (along the Atlantic coastline, from Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain and Portugal) will soon kick off the... -
Human activity impacts wildlife in protected tropical areas
- Tropical mammals living inside protected areas are affected by human activity, even when this activity occurs outside of the protected range. That is... -
Disappearing Himalayan snow and ice will impact food production in one of the world’s major rice bowls
- A major new assessment report from an eight-nation body, the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), to which WUR... -
River Maas contained as much as 84,000 plastic objects per hour during flood
- During the 2021 flood, over one hundred times the normal volume of plastic waste was carried through the river Maas. Researchers counted up to 84,000... -
Boreal forests may be on the verge of contraction
- The vast northern forests of Canada and Alaska are shifting northwards as a result of climate change. What’s more: the shift is faster at the... -
A just world on a safe planet: First study quantifying safe and just Earth System Boundaries
- Humans are taking colossal risks with the future of civilization and everything that lives on Earth, a new study published in the journal Nature...