News archive 2017
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European forests can mitigate over 20% of total EU greenhouse gas emissions
December 8, 2017 - The European forests and forest sector are already making an important contribution to combating climate change at present. Not only through... -
The European landscape is fading. What happens now?
December 1, 2017 - Europe has an incredible diversity of landscapes. These landscapes have evolved over the centuries, predominantly due to human impact. These processes... -
Earthworms can reproduce in Mars soil simulant
November 27, 2017 - Two young worms are the first offspring in a Mars soil experiment at Wageningen University & Research. Biologist Wieger Wamelink found them in a... -
Will heat make life impossible in the Indus-Ganges plain?
October 26, 2017 - If global warming continues at this rate, vast parts of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh will become unlivable by extremely high temperatures at the end... -
High levels of glyphosate in agricultural soil: ‘Extension of approval not prudent.’
October 16, 2017 - There has been a great deal of discussion about the use and extension of the approval of use of glyphosate as a herbicide. Glyphosate is the most used... -
Aquafarm: treating wastewater and harvesting valuable organisms
September 5, 2017 - Smarter handling of waste and wastewater is one of the greatest challenges of our time. Wageningen University & Research is working within the... -
Finally political attention for heat stress
September 5, 2017 - Heat stress is a prominent topic which, according to the Cabinet, deserves serious attention in the decades to come. The State Opening of the Dutch... -
Number of otters hardly grown
September 1, 2017 - The number of otters in the Netherlands has hardly grown in the past year and is stabilising at an estimated 200 animals. The genetic variation within... -
Tides stabilize deltas until humans interfere
August 10, 2017 - The pressure of increasing population growth in deltas is causing more and more interference with the natural processes. Despite global concerns about... -
Better farm water management can help to achieve UN Sustainable Development Goals
July 21, 2017 - Water use for food production today largely occurs on the expense of ecosystems. About 40 percent of the water used for irrigation are unsustainable...