DNB and PBL: biodiversity loss is a source of financial risk
The financial sector is exposed to risks as a result of biodiversity loss. This emerged from a joint study by Dutch Central Bank (DNB) and PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency. The new...
Prevention of worldwide degradation of land and nature can contribute to human wellbeing
The world’s prosperity and wellbeing are seriously being threatened by the degradation of land and nature. Although there are opportunities to turn the tide, fears of further deterioration in the...
Large areas around the world are under pressure from land degradation
A study by PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency shows that land degradation is a global problem. This is especially risky in vulnerable drylands where the population is growing much faster...
What is your perspective on nature? Watch the videos
People relate to nature in several ways. In a series of videos, PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency presents four perspectives on the future of nature in Europe: Strengthening Cultural...
Nature provides all kinds of goods and services that offer economic opportunities, such as a water, food, building materials and recreation areas. However, this 'natural capital' is under pressure due...
Nature in Modern Society, Now and in the Future – a philosophers’ dialogue
On 11 November 2015, PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency will host a philosophers’ dialogue on the future of nature and nature policy in the EU. Four distinguished philosophers, including...
Biodiversity: further decline or bending the trend? A new animated film
What is happening to life on earth? What are the pressures affecting biological diversity globally, and what can be done to stop its decline? This short animated film brings you to the year 2050 and...
Interaction nitrogen deposition with climate change and loss of biodiversity
The CCE (Coordination Centre for Effects) Status Report 2009 demonstrates that effects of nitrogen deposition are interrelated with the change of climate and biodiversity. The report proposes...