Dutch Environmental Indicator for Plant Protection Products - Description of input data and calculation methods
The Dutch Environmental Indicator for plant protection products (NMI) is a software package used for calculating the potential environmental impact of plant protection products, which are used in…
A trade view of climate change policies. A multi-region multi-sector approach
Klimaatbeleid gebaat bij flexibiliteit; emissiehandel voor de komende jaren het beste instrument. Dit concludeert Johannes Bollen, medewerker van het MNP, in zijn proefschrift "A Trade View on Climate…
(Kosten-) Effectiviteit Generiek en Gebiedsgericht Ammoniakbeleid
De depositie van ammoniak bedreigt de biodiversiteit van de Nederlandse natuur. Daarom zijn maatregelen die de uitstoot van ammoniak bestrijden het voornaamste instrument in het nationale natuur- en…
Niet alle tweede woningen in ons land zijn in het bezit van Nederlanders. Ook buitenlanders bezitten hier een tweede woning voor recreatief gebruik. Omgekeerd staan er ook veel tweede woningen van…
Kalman filter analysis of boundary layer ozone in Europe with a chemistry transport model
Elevated concentrations of ozone in the boundary layer can cause adverse affects to human and ecosystems. Ozone in the boundary layer is formed by chemical reactions of ozone precursors, nitrogen…
Determinants of land-use change patterns in the Netherlands
Land-use-change patterns are the result of the complex interaction between the human and the physical environment. Case studies of the determinants of land-use change can help to analyse which theory…
A freshwater food web model for the combined effects of nutrients and insecticide stress and subsequent recovery
A microcosm experiment that addressed the interaction between eutrophication processes and contaminants was analyzed using a food web model. Both direct and indirect effects of nutrient additions and…
Climate change over the past approximately 30 years has produced numerous shifts in the distributions and abundances of species and has been implicated in one species-level extinction.
Towards human and social sustainability indicators
Ever since the Brundtland Commission presented its report on sustainable development in 1987, various institutions have either adopted or tried to refine the approach used in the report. Currently…
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