Extra efforts needed to achieve a sustainable food system
If we really want a sustainable food system then we need an integrated approach with a focus on protecting natural resources. This will involve going beyond the current range of individual measures...
Better grassland fertilisation can improve the world’s food supply
Global improvements in grassland management could see grasslands taking on a significantly more important role in food production. Better management would increase the production of meat and milk and...
Philosophers’ Dialogue on Nature in Modern Society, Now and in the Future – Watch the videos!
On 11 November 2015, renowned philosophers Bruno Latour, Roger Scruton, Wilhelm Schmid and Annemarie Mol engaged in an inspirational, thought-provoking exchange of ideas on the fundamental value of...
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...
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...
Fertiliser surpluses are expected to increase, globally, over de next fifty years. This is mainly due to increases in livestock farming, the manure of which is causing ever increasing amounts of...
Dutch demand for products from tropical regions is influential in the rapid decline of local plant and animal species (biodiversity) in those regions. These are not only products such as palm oil...