The role of the land use, land use change and forestry sector in achieving Annex I reduction pledges
Industrialized countries and economies in transition (Annex I Parties) may receive credits or debits from Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) activities, contributing to achieving…
Regional population and household projections, 2011–2040: Marked regional differences
The regional population and household projections for 2011 to 2040 presents future developments in the population and number of households per municipality in the Netherlands. This article discusses…
Synergies and trade-offs between ecosystem service supply, biodiversity, and habitat conservation status in Europe
In the European Union (EU) efforts to conserve biodiversity have been consistently directed towards the protection of habitats and species through the designation of protected areas under the Habitats…
Every four years, PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) publishes a Nature Outlook under statutory obligation. This year, the Nature Outlook is published at a time of important…
Formalizing knowledge on international environmental regimes: a first step towards integrating political science in integrated assessments of global environmental change
International environmental regimes are considered key factors in dealing with global environmental change problems. It is important to understand if and how regimes are effective in tackling these…
Kennis formaliseren over internationale milieuregimes
Internationale milieuregimes worden als belangrijke factoren beschouwd in het omgaan met problemen bij mondiale milieuveranderingen. Om te begrijpen of en hoe regimes effectief zijn in de aanpak van…
Medio juni 2012 vond in Rio de Janeiro de ‘UN Conference on Sustainable Development’ oftewel de ‘Rio+20 conferentie’ plaats. Voorafgaande aan de conferentie publiceerde het Planbureau voor de…
Global Energy Assessment: wat is nodig voor mondiale energietransitie
Op 27 september 2012 werd in Den Haag de Global Energy Assessment (GEA) voor het Nederlands publiek gelanceerd. Honderden experts uit de hele wereld, waaronder zo’n twintig uit Nederland, hebben…
The price of protein: Review of land use and carbon footprints from Life cycle assessments of animal food products and their substitutes
Sources of protein in our diet, such as meat, dairy products and seafood can have significant environmental impacts. There are however very large differences between products, both in land requirement…
De prijs van proteïnen: Landbeslag en CO2-voetafdruk van vlees, zuivel, vis en vleesvervangers
De productie van vlees, zuivel en vis heeft grote effecten op natuur en milieu. Er zijn echter grote verschillen tussen de verschillende producten, zowel wat betreft gebruik van landbouwgrond als…
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