The global food system is a major energy user and a relevant contributor to climate change. To date, the literature on the energy profile of food systems addresses individual countries and/or food…
Comparing the impact of future cropland expansion on global biodiversity and carbon storage across models and scenarios
Land-use change is a direct driver of biodiversity and carbon storage loss. Projections of future land use often include notable expansion of cropland areas in response to changes in climate and food…
Analysing group contract design using a threshold public goods experiment
This paper presents the results of a threshold public goods game experiment with heterogeneous players. The experiment is designed in close collaboration with the Dutch association of agri…
Integrated Solutions for the Water-Energy-Land Nexus: Are Global Models Rising to the Challenge?
Increasing human demands for water, energy, food and materials, are expected to accentuate resource supply challenges over the coming decades. Experience suggests that long-term strategies for a…
Aquaculture production is a large, spatially concentrated source of nutrients in Chinese freshwater and coastal seas
This article presents a spatially explicit inventory of nutrient emissions from aquaculture to waterbodies for 2006 and 2017. Aquaculture production and nutrient excretion are now comparable to that…
Reconciling global sustainability targets and local action for food production and climate change mitigation
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) imply country-led implementation. Yet, their achievement depends on sustainability targets compatible across different sectors and scales. Our study examines…
Reactie PBL op brieven van de Stichting Agri Facts
De Stichting Agri Facts plaatst vraagtekens bij de juistheid van conclusies van het PBL over de trend in het aantal overschrijdingen van de waternorm voor gewasbeschermingsmiddelen. In een brief aan…
The vulnerabilities of agricultural land and food production to future water scarcity
Rapidly increasing populations coupled with increased food demand requires either an expansion of agricultural land or sufficient production gains from current resources. However, in a changing world…
Telers, afnemers van producten en leveranciers zijn er onvoldoende in geslaagd om het gebruik van chemische gewasbeschermingsmiddelen terug te dringen. Er is privaat én publiek beleid nodig dat het…
Het kabinet streeft sinds 2017 naar een natuurinclusieve landbouw in Nederland. Maar hoe staat het er nu voor? En wat zijn de kansen en belemmeringen voor boeren om over te stappen op natuurinclusieve…
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