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Pesticide residues present in more than 80% of European agricultural soils - Soil contamination by pesticide residues has become an issue of increasing concern in the last few decades. Researchers from Wageningen University... -
Designing urban water bodies that are really cooling - Urban bodies of water are elements in urban design for water storage, water transport, beautification, etc. However, they can also play a role in... -
PhD degree Joop Kroes: Upward Groundwater Flows and Land Use - On October 25th, a few months after his retirement, Joop Kroes received his PhD degree on his research into upward groundwater flows, an important... -
How do we provide the world with sufficient and clean water? - One of the large problems the world is facing, is how to supply sufficient and qualitatively good freshwater. This issue is high on the agenda of the... -
Feeding 10 billion people by 2050 within planetary limits may be achievable - If we all start eating more healthy and plant-based foods, halve our food loss, recycle more waste and improve our agricultural practices, then by... -
Bas Arts appointed part-time Chief Scientist at PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency - Bas Arts has been appointed Chief Scientist at PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, effective 15 October.In July, Arts stepped down from... -
First C3S Train the Trainer event on the Copernicus Data Store - 17-19 Sept the C3S Train the Trainer event was organized in the Netherlands. About 30 learners and 20 trainers came together to learn on the use of... -
Earthy Solutions – Practical Research for Preserving Europe’s Soils - For the past five years, the research project RECARE has brought together Europe’s leading soil scientists to focus on practical experiments... -
Global launch of Snapshot Hoge Veluwe - As of today, Snapshot Hoge Veluwe, the online platform where everyone can view photographs of wild animals, will be globally promoted by Zooniverse.... -
The urban “wind island effect” - Cities have complex microclimates that can vary from street to street. In order to maintain quality of life in cities, it is important that the...