Forms and subannual variability of nitrogen and phosphorus loading to global river networks over the 20th century
Nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) loading of global aquatic ecosystems has doubled during the 20th century and at the same time has the nutrient composition been disturbed by increasing proportions of…
Diagnostiek van institutionele context voor landbouwontwikkeling en voedselzekerheid in Afrika
De formele en informele spelregels die Afrikaanse samenlevingen structuur geven zijn zeer bepalend voor landbouwontwikkeling en voedselzekerheid op het continent. Om de voedselzekerheid in Afrika te…
In een recente publicatie (Hallmann et al, 2017) wordt een sterke afname geconstateerd van vliegende insecten in Duitsland. Het Planbureau voor de Leefomgeving heeft gekeken of een vergelijkbare trend…
Analyse van het Sturingsvraagstuk en Handelingsperspectief van de Meststoffenwet
Op 30 maart 2017 publiceerde het PBL het Syntheserapport van de Evaluatie Meststoffenwet met daarin hoofdstuk 9 Handelingsperspectieven voor een effectiever en efficiënter nutriëntenbeleid. Dit…
Global consequences of afforestation and bioenergy cultivation on ecosystem service indicators
Land management for carbon storage is discussed as being indispensable for climate change mitigation because of its large potential to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, and to avoid further…
Food in a green light – A systems approach to sustainable food
Making Europe’s production, consumption and trade in food environmentally sustainable is possible, but requires a major shift in public attitudes, policies and knowledge, as well as seizing current…
Evaluation Manure and Fertilisers Act 2016: Synthesis Report
At least once every 5 years Dutch Parliament receives a report about the efficiency and the effects of the Manure and Fertilisers Act. In the report it is concluded that the manure policy has not…
Per-capita estimations of long-term historical land use and the consequences for global change research
Changes in land use and land cover are important in global climate change, but the many uncertainties in historical estimates seriously hamper climate modelling. We collected new data on estimated per…
Micronutrients for agricultural intensification – Is Sub-Saharan Africa at risk?
There are no substitutes for micronutrients which are indispensable for plant growth and the human diet; nevertheless low concentrations of these elements in African soils are looming and a cause for…
New EU-scale environmental scenarios until 2050 – Scenario process and initial scenario applications
As part of the Openness project, new EU scenarios focusing on natural capital and ecosystem services were developed. These were applied at different regional socio-environmental conditions…
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