The potential effects of Global Climate Change on biodiversity at the level of genomic variation, species, and ecosystems are very complex and poorly understood. This programming study briefly…
Effect of UV radiation on the global carbon cycle: the influence of marine phytoplankton's response to UV-B increase
Marine phytoplankton in the world's oceans plays a major role in the global carbon cycle. These microorganisms fix atmospheric CO 2 which is partly exported to the deep sea. In the future, marine…
Laboratory study in five methods for measuring ammonium aerosol
Five methods for measuring ambient ammonium aerosol were studied in a laboratory set-up. The five methods are the standard Low Volume Sampler (LVS) as used in the National Air Quality Monitoring…
Environmental policy analysis, the balance made up. Methodology and use in the environmental balance of 1995, 1996 and 1997
An Environmental Balance for the Netherlands is drawn up yearly in accordance with the Environmental Management Act to describe the quality of the environment related to the environmental policy…
The Integrated Monitoring Area Lheebroekerzand - The Netherlands Data of 1996
The objectives of this paper are to compile and present the 1996 monitoring data which are forwarded to the international database in Helsinki, Finland, in November 1997 and to inform participating…
Monitoring of regionally oriented environmental policy: analysis at provincial level
This study to investigate how the different Dutch provinces monitor regionally oriented policy and its effect on environmental protection areas has shown the goals of this policy not yet interpretable…
Following sustainable development in relation to the North-South dialogue: ecosystem health and sustainability indicators
The necessity for policy makers to follow the processes in relation to sustainability demands new tools for management, a major aspect of which is integrated attention to economic and sociocultural…
Compendium of data and indicators for sustainable development in Benin, Bhutan, Costa Rica and the Netherlands
In 1994, the Netherlands' Government signed three bilateral Sustainable Development Agreements with the Governments of Bhutan, Benin and Costa Rica. Initiatives taken within this framework resulted in…
WARiBaS, Water Assessment on a River Basin Scale. A computer program for calculating water demand and water satisfaction on a catchment basin level; to be used for global scale water stress analysis
The methodology presented as a technical background document to facilitate a first rapid quantitative assessment of water demand and resources on a watershed level is meant for use in global water…
The, in connection with this project adapted, Environmental Information and Planning Model (Dutch acronym RIM+) enables the users to calculate environmental costs on a scale of regions (provinces)…
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