The EU Maritime Spatial Planning Directive (MSPD) requires the member states (MS) to pursue Blue Growth while ensuring good environmental status (GES) of sea areas. An ecosystem-based approach (EBA) should be used for the integration of the aims. However, the MSPD does not specify how the MS should arrange …

Parasitoids lay their eggs in or on a host, usually another insect. During foraging, parasitoids can encounter insects that differ in terms of host suitability and quality. At one extreme end of this spectrum are non-hosts that are unsuitable for offspring development.Non-hosts are generally ignored …

Coastal and marine cultural heritage (CMCH) is at risk due to its location and its often indefinable value. As these risks are likely to intensify in the future, there is an urgent need to build CMCH resilience. We argue that the current CMCH risk management paradigm narrowly focuses on the present and …

Wat gebeurt er allemaal in de tuin en hoe krijg je mensen enthousiast om hun tuin te vergroenen? Om hier antwoord op te kunnen geven, brachten studenten in het kader van het project 'Burgerparticipatie in klimaatadaptatie' verschillende tuinbezitters in beeld. 'Mensen zijn heel betrokken bij hun tuin', …

Managed realignment is the landward relocation of flood infrastructure to re-establish tidal exchange on formerly reclaimed land. Managed realignment can be seen as a nature-based flood defence system that combines flood protection by the realigned dike (artificial) and restored saltmarshes (nature-based). …

Bariatric surgery is an effective procedure for the treatment of obesity. Despite this, only 0.1% to 2% of eligible individuals undergo surgery worldwide. The stigma surrounding surgery might be a reason for this.This study aimed to explore the perceptions, experiences, and consequences of bariatric …

Dr. Gülşah Kaya Karasu was previously known for her funded research study on 'Colic Risk factors in Horses' at the Veterinary University of Vienna, Austria. Now, she has achieved another success at Van Hall Larenstein University in the Netherlands with her innovative research project 'Sustainable horse …

Welke student wil niet een project bedenken dat echt wordt uitgevoerd op Floriade Expo 2022, met twee miljoen verwachte bezoekers? Hogeschool Van Hall Larenstein schreef een ontwerpwedstrijd uit voor studenten Tuin- en Landschapsinrichting. Toch was het winnares Nanja van der Heiden niet om de aandacht …

Het Waddenfonds steekt ruim vier miljoen euro subsidie in totaal zeven projecten in het Waddengebied. In Fryslân krijgt het project Klimaatadaptatie Landbouw Terschelling de grootste subsidie: 999.900 euro.

In current nature valuation efforts, sociocultural values are often overlooked. Calls for the importance of including these values often advise to use a mixed-method approach; however, restrictions concerning budget and time often prevent researchers from doing so. In this study we offer a compromise—a …