News
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New dimension to coral research 10 April 2019
For the first time, international researchers have mapped the network of bacteria on coral reefs. They write about it in Nature Communications (9 Apri...
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Martina Vijver on nanoparticles at Paradiso's Science & Cocktails 04 April 2019
Professor of Ecotoxicology Martina Vijver of the Institute of Environmental Sciences has given a public talk at Paradiso Amsterdam for Science & Cockt...
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‘We have world-class expertise on the circular economy’ 01 April 2019
The province of Zuid-Holland faces a wide range of global sustainability issues caused by urbanisation, intensive horticulture and industry. The unive...
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UN calls for urgent rethink as resource use skyrockets 21 March 2019
The International Resource Panel of the United Nations Environment Programme, with CML researcher Ester van der Voet as member, has prepared a report ...
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Economic expansion and land use cause bird extinction 05 March 2019
Population growth, economic expansion and the associated land use caused an increase in the number of bird species facing extinction and a reduction i...
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New regional pesticides atlas developed 25 February 2019
A new regional atlas, with information about the presence of pesticides in surface waters, has been developed by the Institute of Environmental Scienc...
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Online Experience 2.0 Urban Studies - City Biodiversity 21 February 2019
CML researchers Nadia Soudzilovskaia, Rene Kleijn, Stefano Cucurachi, and Kevin Groen are teaching about the links between city sustainability and bio...
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Was the EU’s ban on electric fishing the right decision? 18 February 2019
Last week, on 13 February 2019, the EU approved the ban on pulse trawling. This followed the vote for a ban by the European Parliament on 16 January 2...
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Stans Prize 2018 for Louie Krol 12 February 2019
The ‘Stans Prize 2018' (for the best thesis, report or article produced by a CML student) has been awarded to Louie Krol. Other CML prizes were award...
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Leiden University launches Earth Observation platform 03 December 2018
A new online platform makes it possible to estimate the state of agricultural crops and nature area’s around the world. This enables scientists and ot...
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An evening of exchanging dilemmas surrounding sustainability 27 November 2018
Why does it turn out to be so complicated to solve sustainability issues if everyone ‘knows’ about these problems? This was the central question in a ...
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From the Arctic to the tropics: researchers present a unique database on Earth’s vegetation 21 November 2018
Which plant species grow where - and why? In a new study in Nature Ecology & Evolution, an international research team presents the world's first glob...
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Book 'Forty years of Leiden Environmental Science' available 19 November 2018
The book ‘Forty years of Leiden Environmental Science’ is available in digital format (PDF). It relates to the history of the Institute of Environmen...
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Sailing Across the Atlantic in Our Quest for Change 13 November 2018
On November 19th, Dirk-Jan Kok, PhD-candidate at CML, will set course for Martinique on tallship the Morgenster. With 18 other motivated individuals, ...
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Dutch scientists introduce an improved method to identify salt tolerant crops 13 November 2018
Soil salinity is affecting large areas in the world and millions of farmers are faced with decreasing yields and many are even forced to migrate . Dut...