Research projects of the Environmental and Natural Resources Group
Ongoing research projects
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INREEF: Interdisciplinary program to build the resilience of marine protected areas in tourism destinations
- Fifty percent of the world’s reefs have disappeared due to global climate change and local stressors from fishing and pollution. Yet there still... -
Resilience of the richest reefs
- With a diverse team of scientists, conservationists and policy makers from Indonesia and The Netherlands we will collect local knowledge and... -
Accountability regimes and climate change financing in developing countries (Rishi Basak)
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Marine Ecosystem Restoration in Changing European Seas (MERCES)
- Restoration of degraded marine habitats requires knowledge of ecology, economics, and governance. MERCES aims to develop and improve restoration... -
Marine Management and Ecosystem Dynamics under Climate Change (MARmaED)
- Understanding the complex dynamics of seas and oceans under rapid environmental change with a particular focus on its socio-economic consequences is a... -
Strategic Scientific Alliance on 'Sustainable Resource Management for Adequate and Safe Food Provision' (SURE+)
- A group of researchers from Wageningen University and a number of research institutes is funded by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences... -
Gomalive - Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining in Tanzania (COMPLETED)
- This interdisciplinary project seeks to explore livelihood-improving technologies, education and capacity building strategies for abating and... -
Evaluating the impacts of investments in agroforestry operations Africa
- Environmental, social and economic impacts of investments in certified plantations and associated industrial operations in Africa are evaluated using... -
GreenMAR
- Green Growth based on Marine Resources: Ecological and Socio-Economic Constraints (GreenMar) funded by NordForsk -
Bio-economic modeling of financial incentives for tuna fisheries management (BESTTuna subproject 5b)
- This subproject analysis whether market-based instruments and in particular certification can improve the overall sustainability and efficiency of the...