Forest and Nature Conservation Policy Group
FNP focuses on the political, social-economic and cultural dimensions of forests and nature. It covers current themes such as deforestation, forest transitions, climate change, biodiversity conservation and landscape management in the global North and South.
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From October 6th, 2022: Seminar series - Healthy and sustainable food environments
These series are organised by WCSG Incubator “Local policies & regulations for healthy and sustainable food environments”.
FNP Annual Report 2022
News
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Field trips bloom in spring
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PhDs share the relevance of their research in 'So What?' podcast series
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Forest and nature conservation among top BSc programmes
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First recipients Birgit Elands Thesis Award
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WUR experts say biodiversity agreement is “enormous, necessary step”
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COP27 Rapid Reaction Seminar
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Rich forests, rich people?
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FNP contribution to Trouw Sustainable 100
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'Rewilding for climate and biodiversity' project to kick off in January
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FNP lecturer is Nuffic Neso's woman of the month
Latest publications
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Tourists and ‘philosophers’ : Nature as a medium to consciousness and transcendence in spiritual tourism
Annals of Tourism Research 99 (2023). - ISSN 0160-7383 - 13 p. -
Disconnection from nature : Expanding our understanding of human–nature relations
People and Nature (2023). - ISSN 2575-8314 - 19 p. -
Moving forward to achieve the ambitions of the European Water Framework Directive : Lessons learned from the Netherlands
Journal of Environmental Management 333 (2023). - ISSN 0301-4797 - 8 p. -
A psychometric approach to assess justice perceptions in support of the governance of agricultural sustainability transitions
Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions 46 (2023). - ISSN 2210-4224 - 18 p. -
A balancing act : Principles, criteria and indicator framework to operationalize social-ecological resilience of forests
Journal of Environmental Management 331 (2023). - ISSN 0301-4797 - 14 p.