News about climate change
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30 January 2024
Sven Stremke appointed personal professor Post-carbon Landscape Design
- The Executive Board has appointed Sven Stremke as personal professor for Post-carbon Landscape Design in the Landscape Architecture Chair Group at the... -
08 December 2023
Global tipping points: threats and opportunities for our planet
- The newly released Global Tipping Points Report, presented at the 28th UN climate summit in Dubai, emphasises a crucial moment for our planet. Threats... -
15 November 2023
Achievable climate goal for Dutch mineral agricultural soils
- Carbon sequestration in mineral agricultural soils, aiming to contribute to the climate issue while sustainably managing agricultural soils, is it... -
13 November 2023
Diverse forests hold very large carbon potential
- New study estimates that natural forest recovery could capture approximately 226 Gigatonnes (Gt) of carbon, but only if we also reduce greenhouse gas... -
18 October 2023
Drought imperils carbon sequestration in European forests
- Forests play a critical part in mitigating climate change due to their ability to absorb CO2 from the atmosphere. However, many European forests... -
11 October 2023
Educational experiment with polder rice
- Is polder rice a feasible circular alternative to cows on peat soil? In May, an experimental trial began, with researchers from Wageningen University... -
02 October 2023
New challenge has students design a ‘nature-based future’
- During the Nature-Based Future Challenge, students learn that nature is key to a hopeful, green future. This international challenge has students... -
12 September 2023
Water quality deteriorating in rivers worldwide due to climate change
- Climate change and increases in drought and rainstorms pose serious challenges to our water management. Not only the availability of water is under... -
27 July 2023
Extreme weather at Unifarm: with so many crops, how do you ensure they stay wet or dry enough?
- Rain, sun, hail and wind are part and parcel of crop trials in open fields. But extreme weather can affect the results of a trial. Gerard Derks and... -
12 July 2023
WUR is working with dairy supply chains to reduce carbon footprint of milk by 50%
- Unilever (which works with Ben & Jerry’s and CONO Cheesemakers) and Nestlé (which works with Vreugdenhil Dairy Foods) both have...