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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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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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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...
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More realistic research needed on substances that enter the environment 12 November 2018
Chemical substances and nanomaterials are processed on a massive scale in diverse products, while their risks have not been properly assessed. Time a...
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Meeting with the ambassador of Kenya about research collaboration 02 November 2018
A delegation of the Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML) of the Faculty of Science of Leiden University, led by the Dean of the Faculty of Scienc...
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TERRA-Dunes, a collaborative CML-IBL project has been on NPO1 radio 12 September 2018
Nadia Soudzilovskaia (CML), Martijn Bezemer (IBL / NIOO) and Harrie van der Hagen (ecologist at Dunea) gave an interview to NPO1 Radio about the TERR...
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‘More microplastics in the environment than stars in the Milky Way' 11 September 2018
Microplastics are everywhere: in the ocean, in cooking salt and even in animals. Should that worry us? 'Yes,' said environmental scientist Thijs Bosk...
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Symposium 40 years CML: Scientists should speak up 09 July 2018
In 2018, the Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML), born out of activism, exists for forty years. The institute celebrated this on 28 June in the ...
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Unstoppable urbanisation of Indonesia calls for interdisciplinary partnerships 05 July 2018
More than half of the Indonesian population lives in cities. What does this mean for public health? How sustainable are these megacities? This is the ...
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Valuing ecosystems - Marie Curie grant for Rosaleen March 18 June 2018
Ecologist Rosaleen March from the Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML) will carry on her research on functional biodiversity: a measure to assign...
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Sustainability in populist times 28 May 2018
Flying is cheaper than driving a car, but a disaster for the environment. Yet few politicians dare to levy excise duty on kerosene. This is only one e...