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As a doctor, I feel the urgency. Change is still possible
Every morning, when I cycle through a small strip of flourishing garden behind the hospital, I often find myself puzzled by the web of interactions
Hollowing out – the European Green Deal for forests and nature at the brink of death?
This essay analyses the current backslash relating to the EU Green Deal and identifies four distinct explanations for it (changing political mood, Baptists-Bootleggers politics, planned
Societal engagement for biodiversity? Provide a framework for action!
Biodiversity is a broad concept, often difficult to grasp. Nonetheless, our research on biodiverse consumption shows that people value biodiversity and wish to protect it.
Breeding for biodiversity
The Netherlands is famous for many of its domesticated plant exports, not least tulips but also vegetable seeds. Together with plant breeders, we are researching
Natura 2000: much to be proud of!
Having worked over 30 years on international conservation, I’m proud of what has been achieved in Europe. Natura 2000 is the largest protected area network
The value of showing kids (and subsequently parents…) how food grows and some other biodiversity
As an ecologist and (soil) biodiversity scientist, I am always interested in nature. But I also see the need for food, and therefore agriculture. What