As a biologist, I am working at PBL on Dutch policies for conservation of biodiversity and sustainable use of ecosystems and the services they provide to society. In recent years I have been…
The essence of sustainable development is a balance between ecological, social and economic interest. With this reasoning in mind I started my study of environmental economics and this is still the…
Dr. Elke Stehfest is a senior scientist at PBL. She has worked on a wide range of land-related topics in global integrated assessment, like crop modeling, land-use dynamics, emissions from land use…
As an environmental scientist, I explore the relationships between nature and people, emphasizing the diverse values nature holds for society. I often use the concept of ecosystem services (nature’s…
Detlef van Vuuren (1970) is a project leader of the IMAGE integrated assessment team at PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency and a professor in Integrated Assessment of Global Environmental…