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What plant genes can teach us15 March 2018Just like us, plants also produce growth hormones, and they also go through an ageing process. The study of the genes and mechanisms behind these proc...
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What we can learn from hi-tech nature08 March 2018Biodiversity 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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Sustainable fishing in one of Malawi’s biggest wetlands13 June 2017The Elephant Marsh is one of the biggest wetlands in Malawi and many of the country’s inhabitants rely on it for their small-scale fishing catch. To ...
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Giovanni Gruni to take part to meeting of International Law Association committee on sustainable development13 October 2016Giovanni Gruni, Assistant Professor European Law, will take part to the International Law Association committee on international trade law, sustainabl...
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New Horizon 2020 project on Concrete Sustainability06 July 2016A new Horizon 2020 project has been awarded to Mingming Hu and Jeroen Guinée of the Department of Industrial Ecology of Institute of Environmental Sci...
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Why fundamental science matters21 March 2016Why do we need fundamental science? For a lot of reasons, speakers showed at the Lustrum Symposium ‘Science Matters’. This symposium was held on 18 Ma...
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What to do with the fruit residue from oil palm seeds: refine it into bio-ethanol or use it as fertilizer?27 October 2015When oil is harvested from the seeds of the oil palm tree, the fruit residue can be used to make bio-ethanol. However, it can also be used as a fertil...
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A sustainable approach for the world's fish supply12 January 2015China’s booming aquaculture industry is increasingly dependent on fishmeal made from wild-caught fish, a practice that depletes wild fish stocks. A ne...
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Students make CO2 calculator10 September 2009Two students from the Leiden-Delft MSc Industrial Ecology programme have made a carbon footprint calculator for the website www.doemaarduurzaam.nl; th...