Learning and evaluation in Integrated Sustainability Assessment
This paper explains why learning, especially social learning, and evaluation are essential and integral parts of Integrated Sustainability Assessment (ISA). This is linked to the intent and purpose of…
Modelling the hydro-geochemistry of acid-sensitive catchments in Finland under atmospheric deposition and biomass harvesting scenarios
The dynamic hydro-geochemical Model of Acidification of Groundwater in Catchments (MAGIC) was used to predict the response of 163 Finnish lake catchments to historic and future atmospheric deposition…
Characterisation factors for greenhouse gases at a midpoint level including indirect effects based on calculations with the IMAGE model
The GWP values of this paper are a first attempt to provide a consistent set of GWP values for all direct and indirect greenhouse gases, including differences in GWP values per background scenario and…
Kwaliteit voor later. Ex ante evaluatie Kaderrichtlijn Water
Net als de andere Europese lidstaten dient Nederland de Europese Kaderrichtlijn Water (KRW) te implementeren. Op verzoek van het ministerie van Verkeer & Waterstaat heeft het MNP onderzocht in welke…
Bij ongewijzigd beleid zullen de doelen voor biodiversiteit in 2010 niet worden gehaald. De kosten van het uitblijven van extra beleid voor biodiversiteit kunnen in de verdere toekomst aanzienlijk…
The 2010 targets for biodiversity will not be reached under continuation of the present biodiversity policies. The absence of additional biodiversity policies could come at a considerable price…
Een afkoeling van het klimaat in deze eeuw is zeer onwaarschijnlijk. Onderzoekers van het Planbureau voor de Leefomgeving (PBL) en het Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut (KNMI) reageren op…
Information toolkit for post-2012 climate policies
The Dutch Ministry of Environment (VROM) considered it useful to support the European Union in providing factual underpinning to strengthen its position in the negotiations on further commitments…
Halting biodiversity loss in the Netherlands: Evaluation of progress
In the Netherlands, biodiversity has steadily declined during the past century. Over the last years, this decline has been gradually slowing down. The implemented nature and environmental policy is…
Planbureau voor de Leefomgeving
