Biodiverse Environment News
On this page, you will find all news and activities related to the Biodiverse Environment programme.
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Common methodology for assessing reference values EU Birds and Habitats directive
March 6, 2019 - Conservation of a wide range of animal and plant species as well as habitat types in Europe is ensured by the EU Birds and Habitats Directives. To... -
Four wolves in Netherlands, including third one in Veluwe
February 28, 2019 - There were four wolves in the Netherlands in the past quarter, including two new individuals: a female and a male. Three of the four live in the... -
Biodiversity as cornerstone to food security and sustainable development
February 27, 2019 - The FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Assessments, has just published a milestone report on biodiversity for food and... -
Ten different wolves accounted for in the Netherlands up to November 2018, of which six are females
January 3, 2019 - Wageningen Environmental Research (WENR) is commissioned by BIJ12 and the Provinces to do a monitoring survey every three months. Two new female... -
Report on curbing decline of (wild) pollinators
January 3, 2019 - In the project ‘Bee Landscape’ of Groene Cirkels, researchers of Wageningen University & Research (WUR) are collaborating with... -
Sex in a world of fear: rodents produce more offspring when frightened
November 21, 2018 - Rodent mothers produce more offspring after smelling odors produced by frightened males. This is reported by a team of biologists from Finland and the... -
Global launch of Snapshot Hoge Veluwe
September 7, 2018 - As of today, Snapshot Hoge Veluwe, the online platform where everyone can view photographs of wild animals, will be globally promoted by Zooniverse.... -
Grasslands up to 37% less green than normal
August 6, 2018 - We all know it is dry in the Netherlands now. And that because of this, also plants are having a hard time. Groenmonitor.nl from Wageningen... -
Citizen science for monitoring of pesticides in bee cultures
July 31, 2018 - Wageningen Environmental Research (WENR) has been awarded a pilot project on citizen science: an investigation for pesticides in apicultural (bee... -
A systematic review of the European Birds and Habitat Directives
June 26, 2018 - Wageningen Environmental Research has just secured a 30 month service contract from the European Commission worth €500,000 to provide a...