Indicators and modelling of land use, land management and ecosystem services
This report provides the technical description of seven models on ecosystem services on a European scale. The ecosystem services included are carbon sequestration, erosion prevention, flood regulation…
Ondernemen met natuurlijk kapitaal in de voedselsector
In de studie Ondernemen met natuurlijk kapitaal in de voedselsector analyseert het PBL de businessmodellen van de innovatieve ondernemers en de betekenis van deze bedrijven voor de verduurzaming van…
This paper describes a global-scale regression model that quantifies mean annual river discharge based on a set of easily retrievable catchment characteristics (catchment area, precipitation…
The World Bank WAVES programme supports several countries with the development of natural capital accounts (NCA). NCA links natural capital to the countries’ system of national accounts. At the…
BioScore 2.0, a species-by-species model to assess anthropogenic impacts on terrestrial biodiversity in Europe
The BioScore 2.0 model analyses impacts of human-induced pressures on European terrestrial biodiversity. The model can be used for scenario analysis and the assessment of policy options. This report…
A survey amongst 9000 EU citizens reveals the images and values of nature in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The survey is part of…
Het ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken (BZK) denkt na over een herziening van de financiële verhoudingen tussen Rijk en regio, in het bijzonder over de verdeling van het gemeentefonds. Op verzoek van…
Synthesis and review: Tackling the nitrogen management challenge: from global to local scales
One of the ‘grand challenges’ of this age is the anthropogenic impact exerted on the nitrogen cycle. Issues of concern range from an excess of fixed nitrogen resulting in environmental pressures for…
Assessing the INDCs’ land use, land use change, and forest emission projections
In preparation for the 2015 international climate negotiations in Paris, Parties submitted Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate…
New anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene; HYDE 3.2
This paper presents an update and expansion of the History Database of the Global Environment (HYDE, v 3.2.000). HYDE is and internally consistent combination of updated historical population…