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...
Visualising the complex cohesion between global sustainability challenges
The publication People and the Earth, with 23 infographics on the United Nations’ goals for sustainable development, was launched during an event at the Museon in The Hague. The global challenges...
PhD promotion Mariësse van Sluisveld: 2°C through different lenses
On 4 July PBL researcher Mariësse van Sluisveld obtained her PhD at Utrecht University. The main conclusion of her research is that, in order to stay well below the 2°C climate objective, combining...
A reflexive monitoring and evaluation framework for the Delta Programme
Throughout the world, adaptation to climate change is one of the major challenges. In the Netherlands, under the Delta Programme, adaptation strategies have been developed for flood protection...
Monitoring progress of the circular economy in the EU
The European Commission’s draft monitoring framework for a circular economy, which is currently under review, may benefit from broadening it to include indicators that measure both the progress of the...
Decentralised electrification systems are key to electricity access in Africa
More than 600 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa have no access to electricity. Furthermore, millions of people live in areas too remote from the existing grid to be connected at reasonable cost...
The New Economy: Aligning Growth, Climate Action and Sustainable Development
Can the Paris Climate Agreement be combined with economic growth? What is the role of financial institutions in the transition towards a climate-neutral economy? On Tuesday 30 May 2017, Manish Bapna...
Hunting is a major threat to wildlife in tropical regions
Hunting is a major threat to wildlife particularly in tropical regions. A systematic large-scale estimate of hunting-induced loss of animal species was lacking so far. A study published in Science on...
PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency has investigated the integrated approach that would be needed to making the food chain more circular. The policy brief Food for the circular economy...
EU nature policies become more effective if they link more closely to the wide variety of people’s values
Halting biodiversity loss is an important and persistent problem. The occurrence of many species in the EU is expected to further decline between now and 2050. Taking the variety of people’s...
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