I love technology. We live technology; technology is as ubiquitous as nature used to be. It has reduced biodiversity and cultural diversity, creating a dangerous global uniformity with pollution, deforestation, climate problems and boredom and loneliness, also on a global scale. A lot of technology has …

Inclusive labour contributes to the individual human need to realize a meaningful socially integrated existence. However, we are quite lost on what that could/should look like, if it is to be sustainable for both us and our planet! As impossible as it may be, the formulation of needs on a global level, …

The sustainable provision of enough nutritious food for a growing world population is pushing the food system towards finding new approaches to agriculture (Ockenden, et al., 2017). While the demand of animal products is rising (Armanda, Guinée, & Tukker, 2019), the negative effect on the climate, soil, …

Species responding differently to climate change form ‘transient communities’, communities with constantly changing species composition due to colonization and extinction events. Our goal is to disentangle the mechanisms of response to climate change for terrestrial species in these transient communities …

River-floodplain systems, located in the lower gradients of the river, are highly dynamic and biodiverse systems. Despite the ecological and economic importance of river systems, thesesystems are threatened. There is a need for appropriate management to restore and sustain biodiversity across the river …

Tropical deforestation is one of the main causes for habitat destruction and fragmentation for bird communities worldwide, but Costa Rica is one of the few countries where forest cover increased. Biodiversity in Costa Rica is astonishing, especially in the isolated cloud forests of the ecoregion ‘Talamancan …

The Northern Netherlands is like many delta’s prone to a wide range of climate change effects. Given the region its long history with floods and adaptation, there are numerous initiatives to be found that tried to battle these effects. As part of the Climate Adaptation Week Groningen, an inventory was …

From May 25-28, ClimateCafe Groningen will be held on the topic of drought. We will execute full-scale tests in the Groningen region and gather more information on the functioning of climate solutions, biodiversity, and stakeholder participation. Student teams come up with solutions for climate adaptation …

From 17-21 May ClimateCafé Zwolle will be held on the topic of drought. We will execute full scale tests in the Zwolle region (municipalities of Zwolle, Meppel, Deventer, Raalte and Westerveld) and gather more information on functioning of climate solutions, biodiversity and stakeholder participation. …

VHL University of Applied Sciences (VHL) is a sustainable University of AppliedSciences that trains students to be ambitious, innovative professionals andcarries out applied research to make a significant contribution to asustainable world. Together with partners from the field, they contribute to innovative …