Renewing agricultural grasslands for improved yields and forage quality generally involves eliminating standing vegetation with herbicides, ploughing and reseeding. However, grassland renewal may negatively affect soil quality and related ecosystem services. On clay soil in the north of the Netherlands, …

The increasing demand on renewable energy in the past decade resulted in the development of more windmill parks in the north-sea. The north-sea is an ideal sea for the development of offshore structures such as windmill parks due to its morphological benefits of being a shallow sea with soft soils consist …

Decomposition is an ecosystem process, mainly important in the carbon and nitrogen cycles. When looking at what drives decomposition, there are three major drivers. These are plant litter quality, microbes and soil animals (detritivores). A large problem in understanding the decomposition process is …

The present study focuses on the environmental and socio-economic impacts of extreme drought in the Aspiring UNESCO Scheldt Delta Geopark (ASDG). Climate change projections indicate that periods of extreme drought, as experienced in 2018, are likely to occur with higher frequency and intensity in the …

The project consists of a regional strategy for the Bajo Guadiana River Valley, in the southern border in between Portugal and Spain. Developed in three steps: Landscape Regeneration, Sustainable Local Production, Green-Blue Accessibility. Analyzing the area, it is clear that the current use of the …

Door het veranderende klimaat en de verwachtingen hierover bestaat de kans dat sommige soorten uit Nederland verdwijnen. De hoofdvraag van dit onderzoek is: Wat zijn de effecten van de klimaatveranderingen op gebiedsniveau en zijn de huidige herstelmaatregelen nog relevant in combinatie met de te verwachten …

Summary of projects initiated by Kiemkracht. Kiemkracht is the cooperation of Product Board Arable farmers, Ministry of Economical Affairs and Innovation network. Projects are: Greenfertilizer; Lupin Pig; Lupin Goof4You; Andean Lupin Cropping; Slowfarm; Hoeksch Goud; SmartBot; Biochar; Climate saving …