Agricultural productivity, land protection and dietary changes key for sustainable land-use future
In the transition to a more sustainable land future, our land footprint will, among many land-use change drivers, mainly depend on the interplay of population growth, agricultural efficiency, land-use...
Transition towards an EU sustainable food system involves many challenges
Making the EU’s production, consumption and trade in food environmentally sustainable is possible, but requires not only a major shift in public attitudes, policies and knowledge, but also seizing...
PhD promotion Arthur Beusen: ‘Transport of nutrients from land to sea’
On 19 September PBL researcher Arthur Beusen obtained his PhD at the Utrecht University. His thesis is titled ‘Transport of nutrients from land to sea: Global modeling approaches and uncertainty...
Evaluation of the Dutch policy document on sustainable crop protection
Water quality has improved due to legislation on crop protection. However, policy objectives for ecological quality of surface waters and drinking water, as set in the Dutch policy document on...
The impact of the proposed greening measures of the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) on the sustainable development of agriculture appears to be relatively small. Member States must assign 30...
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...
Through the new web dossier “Integral Nitrogen” MNP communicates its international publications and activities related to nitrogen. Nitrogen compounds (reactive nitrogen) are accumulating in the...