Soils are complex ecosystems and not just the dirt beneath our feet. They teem with life, from earthworms to fungi and bacteria. As an environmental historian, I have studied the interaction between soils and humans, how in the European past the soil was cared for, impersonated as “Mother Earth” by Greek and Roman thinkers, fed […]
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Wolkbreuk in Friesland zet straten blank’ en ‘Wateroverlast in Limburg, campings ontruimd’, maar ook ‘Langste files van het jaar door hevige regenval’. Zomaar een paar krantenkoppen van de afgelopen week. In sommige plekken van ons land viel halverwege de maand mei tot wel 70 mm water in een kort tijdsbestek door regen- en onweersbuien. Is
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Living with biodiversity definitely is one of the main challenges for humanity in the coming century. Everyone enjoys butterflies, but >80% of butterflies have disappeared in the Netherlands over the last century. Looking at butterflies, we can learn what it takes to meet our challenge. I propose the ‘butterfly dimension’ of getting engaged for biodiversity
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