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Historical research helps improve biodiversity in the Leiden city centre22 July 2024The Leiden municipality wants to make the city centre climate-proof and combat heat stress by greening it. But they want to do this in a way that does...
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Peter van Bodegom on sustainable horticulture02 May 2022Dutch greenhouse horticulture is a world leader when it comes to innovative capacity and sustainability, but ‘the challenges are great in terms of ene...
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Visit by Members of Parliament highlights interdisciplinary research and collaboration29 June 2021High-quality education, research involving multiple faculties, collaboration between universities and central government funding to make all this poss...
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Economic expansion and land use cause bird extinction05 March 2019Population 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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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...