News
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Worldwide degradation of land use and nature threatens prosperity and well being 27 March 2018
The world’s prosperity and well-being are seriously being threatened by the degradation of land and nature. Although there are opportunities to turn t...
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Spin-off from astronomy: measuring water pollution with your mobile 26 March 2018
Leiden astronomers and ecologists are developing an instrument that lets people measure the quality of surface water with a smartphone.This internati...
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‘We should help nature to help us’ 23 March 2018
Biodiversity and healthy ecosystems continue to decline in Europe, which has serious consequences for human welfare. These are findings of a report th...
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What we can learn from hi-tech nature 08 March 2018
Biodiversity in the Netherlands is having a tough time. Professor of Natural Capital Koos Biesmeijer combines research with practical advice: from th...
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Leiden University launches MULTIPLY platform to integrate information by newest ESA-satellites for earth observation 26 February 2018
The Institute of Environmental Sciences of the Leiden University has, together with its European partners, presented the new MULTIPLY platform, during...
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New lecture series on sustainability 14 February 2018
What are the implications for life on Earth of the declining numbers of insects? How does the ever increasing stream of of energy and material flowing...
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Tigers and people can live next to each other in India 02 February 2018
When people and tigers use the same forest, their ability to cope and co-adapt to the influences of the other is much higher than currently understo...
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Flashing lights protect livestock from lions 01 February 2018
Farmers on the outskirts of Nairobi National Park protect their livestock using flashing lights on top of the animal enclosures. This system keeps lio...
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Stans Prize 2017 for Davide De Mauro 29 January 2018
The ‘Stans Prize 2017' (for the best thesis, report or article produced by a CML student) has been awarded to Davide De Mauro. Other CML prizes were ...
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New ecological maps show a wider range of functional diversity 29 January 2018
Together with a large international team of scientists, researchers Peter van Bodegom and Nadia Soudzilovskaia of the Leiden Institute of Environmenta...
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Nature provides more to people than material benefits 18 January 2018
The role of culture and diverse knowledge systems needs to be recognized when assessing nature’s contributions to people, a new policy forum paper in ...
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Good-natured twins on the secret jungles in the city 17 January 2018
In Dutch TV programme Early Birds, Marvin and Kevin Groen (26) showed viewers areas of nature in the city that often go unnoticed. These good-natured...
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Martina Vijver appointed as professor of Ecotoxicology 11 January 2018
Martina G. Vijver has been appointed professor of Ecotoxicology at the Institute of Environmental Sciences of Leiden University with effect from 1 Dec...
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How your diet can improve animal welfare 18 December 2017
A systematic approach to quantify impacts of food consumption on animal welfare has been developed by researchers of the Institute of Environmental Sc...
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How a nationally recommended diet can improve the environment 04 December 2017
Changing your diet can improve both your health and the environment. A new study shows that the national dietary recommendations on reducing animal pr...