Longreads Wageningen University & Research
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The road to sustainable plastics by 2050 (part 2)
- By 2050 we want to achieve a fully circular economy, with only biobased or recycled plastics. But the law is not sufficiently clear and specific. For... -
The road to sustainable plastics by 2050 (part 1)
- Global production is still exponentially increasing, but we want to achieve a fully circular economy by 2050, with only biobased or recycled plastics.... -
The sprint towards a sustainable future
- More than 2,000 pesticides are used for agricultural production in Europe, yet knowledge about the effects of pesticide residue mixtures on ecosystems... -
Making optimum use of each drop of water
- The water system in the Netherlands is under increasing pressure due to climate change, pollution and growing consumption of water. That means we need... -
Data make digital diet truly personalised
- Nutrition is a complex matter and very person-dependent. How can you combine all the scientific insights from countless studies and sources in a way... -
Shared cars and homegrown vegetables: households in 2050
- If we want to leave a habitable planet for future generations, we need to change our lifestyles drastically, for instance by buying less, reusing raw... -
Sustainable and yet highly productive agriculture
- The Netherlands is committed to developing a sustainable and highly productive food system, with less use of fertilisers, water and pesticides, and... -
Deltas are under pressure
- Climate change and sea level rises are putting delta areas such as Vietnam and Bangladesh under pressure. WUR is helping to make deltas future proof,... -
Blockchain for agri-food: on the road to scale-up
- The potential of blockchain for agri-food has been a frequent topic of discussion in scientific literature and the media since 2017. In recent years,... -
Why seagrass needs space
- Seagrass: green leaves swaying in the currents. Fish weave their way through, and sea turtles graze. They’re always on their guard, watching out...