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EXIOBASE is a global, detailed Multi-regional Environmentally Extended Supply and Use / Input Output (MR EE SUT/IOT) database. It was developed by harmonizing and detailing SUT for a large number of countries, estimating emissions and resource extractions by industry, linking the country EE SUT via…

In this study the flows of PVC and its additives through the Swedish Society were followed from the cradle to the grave (from production to waste treatment).

In 2013-2014, CML published over 100 papers, contributed to various international sustainability debates, renovated our building and educated thousands of students from all over the world through our MOOC. These accomplishments and many more are highlighted in this booklet, CML wish you a pleasant…

Can we provide the Dutch government with an integrative framework, wherein the various policies can be placed and the need for further measures can be identified?

Plant architecture has distinct forms in different plant species, but also within a species the finalarchitecture of a plant is determined by its gradual development and changes therein induced by environmental conditions during the plant’s life cycle.

As a contribution to the changing legislation and evolving societal attitudes concerning environmental issues, this project aims to enhance and manipulate the plants’ own natural defense mechanisms against western flower thrips (WFT).

Bacterial chemosensory arrays are protein assemblies that are the key structural and functional component for motile bacteria to sense their internal or environmental chemical signals.

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Wetland plants are distinguished from plants of other terrestrial ecosystems by their adaptations to specific habitat stresses, including waterlogged and flooding and the subsequent abundance of phytotoxic compounds.

How can we quantify the density of species within a community through environmental DNA concentrations?

Description of The Regional Network on the Synergy between the Convention on Biological Diversity and the UN Convention to Combat Desertification.

How do nanoparticles bioaccumulate and biodistribute in organisms?

Promotor: E. Gittenberger, Co-promotores: B.W. Hoeksema; L.P. van Ofwegen

The field of science communication is very broad. Below is a list of organisations where SCS students can fulfill internships or where alumni have found jobs.

The department of Industrial Ecology is dealing with research into the development of tools for decision making on sustainable production and consumption.

Promotor: J.M. Memelink

Contributions to the UNEP international panel for sustainable resource management

Promotores: G. Persoon, R. Schefold

This report investigates the different approaches in the authorization process of GMOs for commercial use in the European Union and the United States of America. Three main aspects are considered and analyzed as potential causes of differences in the authorization process of GMOs for commercial use.…

Some examples of research questions include: What framework of circular strategies should local practitioners use? How should practitioners organize their monitoring of the circular economy activities in the region of interest? What are the main products that have the most circular potential in the…

‘We moeten op zoek naar producten die gewone wegwerpplastics kunnen vervangen, bijvoorbeeld van plantmateriaal. Binnen een jaar of 20 is het gemiddelde plasticgebruik van een huishouden met grote slagen verminderd.’ Volgens Thijs Bosker, Universitair Hoofddocent aan het Leiden University College, in…

Arco Timmermans, bijzonder Hoogleraar Public Affairs aan het Instituut Bestuurskunde van de Universiteit Leiden, werd door Radio EenVandaag uitgenodigd om samen met Mark van Baal van Follow This te spreken over de invloed die een miljardenbedrijf als Shell op de buitenwereld heeft.

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De zeldzame Ethiopische wolf komt steeds vaker in aanvaring met lokale veehouders. Promovendus Girma Eshete zocht naar manieren om het elegante beest te redden van de ondergang. Promotie op 5 september.

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The aim is to discover where differently shaped metal nanoparticles distributes in Danio rerio, linking the distribution with genomic responses and so come up with a Mode of Action.

Promotor: Prof.dr. J.A. Bouwstra, Co-promotor: A. El Ghalbzouri

How the global distribution of vegetation stands dominated by arbuscular and ectomycorrhizal plants relate to principle aspects of belowground carbon accumulation processes?

Promotor: C.J. ten Cate, Co-promotor: H.W. Slabbekoorn

PNEC-pro is a user-friendly screening tool for professionals dealing with the assessment of surface water quality. The tool calculates local, watertype specific no-effect concentrations (PNEC) of copper, lead, nickel and zinc based on biotic ligand models (BLMs).

What invertebrates are available to feed nestlings in an agricultural landscape of varied complexity?

Promotor: G.J. Kramer Co-Promotor: E.G.M. Kleijn

The book ‘Bestrijdingsmiddelen en Milieu' gives a transparent overview of facts and figures concerning pesticide use in the Netherlands and the impact of pesticides on the environment.

Can we develop a platform for raw materials intelligence?

Promotores: C. J. ten Cate; M. A. Ainslie. Co-promotor: W. Slabbekoorn

Co-ordination Action for Innovation in Life-Cycle Analysis for Sustainability: deepening, broadening and leaping forward the LCA methodology.

The ReCiPe methodology for Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA).

Zijn tuinslakken in de stad lichter of donkerder van kleur dan slakken die buiten de stad leven? Maak een foto met de SnailApp en help onderzoekers van Naturalis antwoord te vinden op deze vraag.

Binnen het brede netwerk van de Universiteit Leiden neemt het instituut deel aan onderzoek binnen de volgende profileringsgebieden:

The soil-dwelling, filamentous bacteria of the genus Streptomyces are renowned for their production of useful secondary metabolites including antibiotics. The work described in this thesis provides new insights on the role and regulation of antibiotic production and resistance in these bacteria.

Fase 2A van het Gorlaeus Gebouw wordt, net als fase 1, duurzaam gebouwd.