Rijk, provincies en hun partners moeten alle zeilen bijzetten
Zonder natuurherstel geen economische ontwikkeling; dat is de kern van de Programmatische Aanpak Stikstof (PAS). PAS in sinds 1 juni van start en de vraag is of het programma de verwachtingen kan…
Na 30 jaar is per 1 april 2015 het melkquotum afgeschaft. Na de bekendmaking van de afschaffing in 2007 is de veestapel al gegroeid, wat heeft geleid tot een toename van de Nederlandse melkproductie…
Programmatische Aanpak Stikstof: verkenning effectiviteit en efficiëntie
Natuurherstel én economische ontwikkeling gelijktijdig mogelijk maken; dat is het doel van de Programmatische Aanpak Stikstof (PAS). In de nog vast te stellen PAS nemen Rijk en provincies een…
In 2013 gaf het PBL een publicatie uit over duurzame handelsketens. Daarin werd een toename geconstateerd van de marktaandelen van duurzame hernieuwbare grondstoffen, zoals koffie, cacao, hout, vis…
Evaluation of Water Framework Directive metrics to analyse trends in water quality in the Netherlands
The Water Framework Directive (WFD), implemented in 2000, is the major policy instrument for water quality in the European Union. Its main aim is to homogenise and standardise water quality…
Scientific Opinion addressing the state of the science on risk assessment of plant protection products for non-target arthropods
Following a request from the European Food Safety Authority, the Panel on Plant Protection Products and their Residues developed an opinion on the science to support the development of a risk…
Soil carbon sequestration is a climate stabilization wedge: Comments on Sommer and Bossio (2014)
Sommer and Bossio (2014) model the potential soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration in agricultural soils (croplands and grasslands) during the next 87 years, concluding that this process cannot be…
Global impacts of surface ozone changes on crop yields and land use
Exposure to surface ozone has detrimental impacts on vegetation and crop yields. In this study, we estimate ozone impacts on crop production and subsequent impacts on land use in the 2005–2050 period…
Potential of extensification of European agriculture for a more sustainable food system, focusing on nitrogen
Most global strategies for future food security focus on sustainable intensification of production of food and involve increased use of nitrogen fertilizer and manure. The external costs of current…
Losses of Ammonia and Nitrate from Agriculture and Their Effect on Nitrogen Recovery in the European Union and the United States between 1900 and 2050
Historical trends and levels of nitrogen (N) budgets and emissions to air and water in the European Union and the United States are markedly different. Agro-environmental policy approaches also differ…
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