Vision
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The hefty price tag on biodiversity loss
- Dutch banks, insurance companies and pension funds could see investments worth hundreds of billions go up in smoke due to loss of biodiversity, say... -
Nature-based climate solutions
- The climate conference in Madrid failed to reach an agreement. Yet a growing coalition of countries, NGOs and companies are now supporting what are... -
‘New law protects farmers against market forces’
- The European Parliament adopted a law in March which is aimed at protecting farmers and horticulturalists against unfair trade practices. Buyers will... -
‘Humans as super-predator? Too simplistic’
- The number of big wild animals is declining because we are eating them, according to a study by Oregon State University of nearly 300 large species,... -
‘Fishing in protected areas not necessarily harmful’
- In December, a headline in Dutch newspaper Trouw claimed ‘North Sea fishermen often drag their nets through protected areas’. That’s... -
‘No need for nuclear power to achieve climate goals’
- Should nuclear power make a comeback, as suggested by VVD party chair Klaas Dijkhoff in parliament this month? According to Niklas Höhne, special... -
‘Stricter rules about labels are tricky for small businesses’
- Terms such as 'artisanal’ might be deceptive for consumers. The same goes for pictures of fruit on products that barely contain any fruit. The... -
‘Box tree moth is here to stay’
- The box tree moth caterpillar was not found in the Netherlands until a couple of years ago, but the greedy insect has since spread throughout the... -
University ponders its future
- Is Wageningen University going to prioritize social impact or academic excellence? Are we going to go on growing and growing, or start selecting... -
‘We are training too many researchers’
- The Dutch science funding body NWO wants universities to submit a selection of their research proposals, so their chances of success go up from around...