Trends in Global CO2 and Total Greenhouse Gas emissions. Summary of the 2019 Report
Global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have increased at an annual rate of 1.5%, over the last decade, with only a slight slowdown from 2014 to 2016. In 2018, the growth in global greenhouse gas…
Increasing variety in response to decreasing biodiversity
Inaugural lecture by Rob Alkemade upon taking up the position of Special Professor of Global Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Modelling at Wageningen University & Research on 12 September 2019.
Om kennis goed op het beleid te laten aansluiten en te weten welke kennis je moet ontwikkelen, is er maatwerk nodig per dossier. Dit vraagt om goed inzicht in de huidige politiek-bestuurlijke context…
Integrated scenarios to support analysis of the food–energy–water nexus
The literature emphasizes the important relationships between the consumption and production of food, energy and water, and environmental challenges such as climate change and loss of biodiversity…
Verkenning Bevolking 2050: zekerheden en onzekerheden over de gevolgen van veranderingen in de bevolking
Het NIDI, CBS, SCP, PBL, CPB en RIVM doen gezamenlijk onderzoek naar de gevolgen van veranderingen in de omvang en samenstelling van de bevolking voor de Nederlandse samenleving in 2050. Dit onderzoek…
Evaluating the ecological realism of plant species distribution models with ecological indicator values
The authors evaluated the ecological realism of BioScore, a European scale species distribution model (SDM) of 1476 terrestrial vascular plant species. It is shown that the species niche optima of…
Scenario analysis for promoting clean cooking in Sub-Saharan Africa: Costs and benefits
Nearly 900 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa rely on traditional biomass (wood, charcoal, dung, or agricultural residues) for cooking. This has major health consequences, as inefficient and…
Planetary security: in search of drivers of violence and conflict
The potential links between climate change, environmental change, migration and conflict have received growing attention from scientists, media and global institutions over the last decade. This…
On current unconditional pledges, the world is heading for a 3.2°C temperature rise, according to the 2019 edition of UNEP’s annual Emissions Gap Report. Technologies and policy knowledge exist to cut…
Growers, buyers and suppliers have not been sufficiently successful in reducing the use of chemical plant protection products. Policy is needed, by both the government and the sector, to stop the…
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