Green Climate Solutions News
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Worldwide forest carbon sources and sinks mapped in unprecedented detail
- A new interactive map of carbon sources and sinks from forests around the world confirm that forests take up twice as much carbon as they release. In... -
The missing chapter in the 2021 Housing Action Agenda: “the green acceleration”
- Within ten years not only one million houses have to be built in the Netherlands, they also need to be sustainable. This is a realistic ambition... -
Solar parks and biodiversity: room for improvement
- Solar parks are often built on former agricultural land. This can lead to increased nature values since fertiliser and pesticides are no longer... -
The ecological aspects of clearfelling at different scales in Dutch forests
- Clearfelling, or clearcutting, the complete harvesting of trees on a contiguous area, is considered by the new Forest Strategy to be one of the... -
Sunniest spring on record not caused by 2020 lockdown
- Given the exceptionally sunny spring of 2020, the link between cleaner air and the COVID-19 lockdown was quickly made. According to scientific... -
This is how green the Netherlands (and the world) can be in 2120
- The Netherlands is a small country with big challenges. Some climate scenarios predict that parts of the Netherlands need to surrender to the sea, but... -
Climate resilient food systems for Africa: From evidence to action
- A virtual dialogue series was held in the lead up to the Climate Adaptation Summit January 2021
The challenges facing the food system, particularly... -
Forest Owners Increasingly Impacted by Climate Change; Measures Needed Soon
- A survey of Dutch forest owners has shown that 80 percent of them are increasingly impacted by natural disturbances linked to climate change, such as... -
NRC interviews Annah Zhu: ‘China plants trees the way it builds buildings: quick, efficient and large’
- This NRC Opinon Editioral piece by Paul Luttikhuis (September 2020) is an interview with dr. Annah Zhu regarding her research on China's growing role... -
Learn how to use the Climate Data Store (CDS) for your climate impact assessments
- Are you working on or interested in climate adaptation issues? Are you looking for information about the past, current and future climate? Follow a...