News archive 2017
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European forests can mitigate over 20% of total EU greenhouse gas emissions
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The European forests and forest sector are already making an important contribution to combating climate change at present. Not only through...
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The European landscape is fading. What happens now?
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Europe has an incredible diversity of landscapes. These landscapes have evolved over the centuries, predominantly due to human impact. These processes...
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Earthworms can reproduce in Mars soil simulant
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Two young worms are the first offspring in a Mars soil experiment at Wageningen University & Research. Biologist Wieger Wamelink found them in a...
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How certain are the climate impacts of the increasing demand for bio-transport fuels?
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Biofuels are made from renewable resources (biomass) and are an alternative for fossil fuels. They are currently incorporated in regular petrol for...
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Will heat make life impossible in the Indus-Ganges plain?
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If global warming continues at this rate, vast parts of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh will become unlivable by extremely high temperatures at the end...
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High levels of glyphosate in agricultural soil: ‘Extension of approval not prudent.’
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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...
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Land use plan should prevent conflicts between human inhabitants and wildlife
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“There were no big land use conflicts in the past. Villagers could move freely between places like Parakurungu, Kavimba, and Mabele in the Chobe...
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Aquafarm: treating wastewater and harvesting valuable organisms
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Smarter handling of waste and wastewater is one of the greatest challenges of our time. Wageningen University & Research is working within the...
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Finally political attention for heat stress
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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...
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Number of otters hardly grown
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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...