Green Climate Solutions News
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20 December 2019
The Netherlands in 2120
- Our country faces major challenges such as loss of natural areas, urbanisation, dry summers and flooding due to climate change. With all this in mind,... -
27 November 2019
WUR at COP25 climate conference
- From December 2 to 13, Madrid (instead of Santiago Chile) will be the venue of 25th Conference of Parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework... -
01 November 2019
Palm oil industry to jointly develop radar monitoring to detect deforestation
- Ten major palm oil producers and buyers are collaborating in the development of a new, publicly available radar-based forest monitoring system known... -
31 October 2019
Weather balloon research: Amsterdam’s urban dome 120 meters high during last heat wave
- After a warm day, the heat creates a lid on the city. During last July's heat wave, researchers from Wageningen University & Research (WUR) and... -
25 October 2019
Tropical forests as a climate solution
- Large areas of tropical forest are being lost worldwide. In the process, a lot of CO2 that is stored in the forests is released, which leads to... -
10 October 2019
'Greening' privately owned urban areas
- Our climate is changing. Increasingly we are dealing with enormous downpours, heat and periods of persistent drought. Heavy rain showers cause... -
10 October 2019
Room for the river in densely populated areas
- Countries in temperate zones are particularly susceptible to a range of climate change impacts: higher average temperatures, more extreme rainfall in... -
10 October 2019
Energy garden of the future combines sustainable energy generation, nature and landscape
- Energy generation can be of value for landscape and environment. That is what the Dutch Nature and Environment Federations (NMF) and Wageningen... -
10 October 2019
Nature-based solutions for urban climate adaptation
- Cities are hubs for economic activity, social-life, culture and technological innovation. Climate change will affect these hubs, through extreme... -
04 October 2019
Towards a circular economy
- Researchers from WUR offer technical and administrative support to companies in the chemical, fashion, agricultural and food production sectors that...