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Saving threatened orang-utans with climate change-resilient treesA study of the International Union for Conservation of Nature has identified tree species native to Indonesia’s Kutai National Park that are resilient...
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SUNRISE: from sunlight to smart cityThe European Project SUNRISE, ‘Solar energy for a circular economy’, has been selected as one of the six Coordination and Support Actions (CSA) within...
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An evening of exchanging dilemmas surrounding sustainabilityWhy 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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On safari in the Bio Science ParkIt is a warm day. The sun is shining brightly while biologist Marco Roos makes his way through the bushes towards a peculiar little plant. Insects buz...
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Symposium 40 years CML: Scientists should speak upIn 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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Gorlaeus lecture halls: biggest solar panel roof in LeidenThe roof of the lecture halls at the Faculty of Science was fitted with solar panels in June, making it the biggest solar-panel-covered roof in Leiden.
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Valuing ecosystems - Marie Curie grant for Rosaleen MarchEcologist 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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How China will reduce its carbon impactRong Yuang, PhD candidate from the Institute of Environmental Sciences investigated the impact of the renewable energy expansion on China’s carbon em...
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Small but not harmlessTo what extent do nanoparticles accumulate in plants and animals, and what properties of the particles play a part in this? Willie Peijnenburg, profes...
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Toothbrushes made of bamboo and dining on left-oversThe Leiden University Green Office (LUGO) organised a symposium about sustainable consumption on 2 May. Various speakers told a packed room about sust...
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‘We should help nature to help us’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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On the road to renewable fuelGreenhouse gasses in the atmosphere and fertilizers in the groundwater have negative consequences for our environment. With an electrochemical process...
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Flashing lights protect livestock from lionsFarmers 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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Nature provides more to people than material benefitsThe 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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Asynchrony among plant communities stabilises ecosystemFluctuations in individual plant communities contribute to the stability of an ecosystem as a whole, a study published in Ecology Letters shows. Nadia...