Biodiverse Environment News
On this page, you will find all news and activities related to the Biodiverse Environment programme.
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Scientists call for a broader approach for biodiversity to turn the tide
March 26, 2021 - In a paper published in the journal Nature Sustainability, scientists call for a broader and pluralistic approach to biodiversity. Biodiversity is... -
Zebras with high-tech sensors detect rhino poachers
March 2, 2021 - Scientists at Wageningen University & Research have developed a high-tech early warning system for poaching. By equipping prey animals such as... -
Solar parks and biodiversity: room for improvement
February 19, 2021 - Solar parks are often built on former agricultural land. This can lead to increased nature values since fertiliser and pesticides are no longer... -
Bringing together Agriculture and Biodiversity
December 8, 2020 - Agriculture and biodiversity are currently both in the spotlights, but mostly as opposites. This must change, but how? A new EU project will... -
Bumblebee queens migrate for hundreds of kilometres
October 22, 2020 - New research shows that bumblebee queens cover distances up to hundreds of kilometres. Wageningen pollination researcher Thijs Fijen discovered this... -
Global biodiversity loss can still be halted
September 10, 2020 - There is still hope of preserving animal and plant species that are rapidly disappearing at the hands of humans. This is the conclusion of the... -
Improving coastal restoration by temporarily imitating nature
July 27, 2020 - Coastal ecosystems are in rapid decline around the world. Restoring them is very expensive and is often unsuccessful. But an international team of... -
Global warming puts forests in Europe and Asia at greater risk of damaging cold snaps
May 15, 2020 - A global study led by Crowther Lab and co-authored by Wageningen University & Research, finds climate change is increasing the risk of late-spring... -
80 million euro for improvement agricultural soil management in Europe
February 24, 2020 - The ‘European Joint Programme on Agricultural Soil Management’, or EJP SOIL in short, started on 1 February 2020. This week the kick-off... -
Frank van Langevelde new chair of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation group
January 16, 2020 - Frank van Langevelde has been appointed professor and chair of the Wildlife Ecology and Conservation group at Wageningen University & Research....