At a time of mounting ecological crises and biodiversity loss, there is an urgent need for nature-based solutions. Equestrian properties cover a considerable proportion of the European rural and peri-urban landscape and provide much potential for integrating ecosystem services, such as the inclusion …

The research explores urban farming in Amsterdam and Vancouver, focusing on sustainability, food security, and resilience. It highlights factors like urban density, space availability, and regulations. Amsterdam uses innovative spaces like rooftops, while Vancouver benefits from its layout and climate. …

Human activity is omnipresent in our landscapes. Animals can perceive risk from humans similar to predation risk, which could affect their fitness. We assessed the influence of the relative intensity of recreational activities on the bodyweight and pregnancy rates of red deer (Cervus elaphus) between …

Understanding what drives deadwood decomposition over time is important to understanding forest carbon dynamics. Using a tailored experimental design in a temperate forest environment, it was found that initially wood characteristics explained the decomposition rate, while subsequently bark characteristics …

That coral reefs are in decline worldwide, particularly in the Caribbean, will come as no surprise. This decades-long decline has reached a potential tipping point as the weight of the effects of climate change have come decidedly to bear on the planet’s most diverse marine ecosystem. Whether coral reefs …

Worldwide, including Indonesia and the EU, current (agricultural) use in peatlands is based on massive water drainage. Because drainage leads to environmental problems, many scholars, policy makers and (agricultural) entrepreneurs are rethinking peatland use, aiming for more sustainable peatland management, …

Coastal flood managers seek to anticipate future flood risk and as a result consider the adaptation of flood defences. Instead of crest heightening, dikes can be adapted to include hydrodynamic reducing vegetated foreshores to form a nature-based hybrid flood defence, for instance; at managed realignments. …

Van oudsher wordt Nederland gekenmerkt door de strijd tegen het water, zowel tegen de dreiging vanuit zee als vanuit de rivieren. Die strijd kon alleen samen gevoerd worden en heeft honderden jaren geleden al gezorgd voor het ontstaan van Waterschappen. Door de klimaatverandering is de bescherming tegen …

Klimaatverandering brengt onzekerheid voor de toekomst van bosbeheer met zich mee, waarbij stijgende temperaturen en droogte een negatieve invloed hebben op Nederlandse bossen (Lerink, Toor, König, & Nabuurs, 2019). Verschillende boomsoorten worden op diverse manieren beïnvloed door deze veranderingen. …

Houtoogst heeft een langdurige invloed op bodemverdichting en daarmee indirect op andere abiotische en biotische eigenschappen van een bos. Hoewel de effecten van houtoogst op bodem en milieu veelvuldig in beeld zijn gebracht is de grootte van de invloedssfeer van zware machines op de verdichting van …