Current global development scenarios appear to fall short in halting biodiversity loss
Future projections of global environmental change reveal continuing biodiversity loss between now and 2050. This is the conclusion of a scenario analysis with PBL's global biodiversity model GLOBIO...
PBL publishes Policy brief on Action Agenda for Nature and People
The ‘Action Agenda for Nature and People’ of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has potential to become a powerful vehicle for increasing the ambition level of global biodiversity policy...
Nature’s decline ‘unprecedented’ in human history: 1 million species threatened with extinction
The current global efforts are insufficient to stop the unprecedented decline of nature: transformative societal changes are necessary to stop the loss of biodiversity and to recover nature. This is...
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...
PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency and the Radboud University in Nijmegen have signed a formal partnership agreement to further strengthen their collaboration in biodiversity modelling.
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...
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...
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...
Survey shows: Europeans have a broad conception of nature
According to a recent survey, Europeans have a broad conception of nature. For them, anything from primeval forests, birds of prey and swamps, to forest plantations, garden plants and large crop...
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...
PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
