Worldwide climate effects - Risks and opportunities for the Netherlands
Natural disasters due to weather extremes occur frequently, both in Europe and in the rest of the world. In the first decade of the 21st century, for example, 3000 natural disasters were reported…
Impacts of European livestock production: nitrogen, sulphur, phosphorus and greenhouse gas emissions, land-use, water eutrophication and biodiversity
Livestock production systems currently occupy around 28% of the land surface of the European Union (equivalent to 65% of the agricultural land). In conjunction with other human activities, livestock…
Fosfaatrechten voor melkvee; een quickscan naar hun effecten op de leefomgeving en de sector
In 2015 lijkt het landelijke fosfaatplafond te worden overschreden. Met fosfaatrechten is er een betere garantie dat dit plafond wordt gehandhaafd en neemt de milieudruk iets af. Melkveebedrijven die…
Exploring, exploiting and evolving diversity of aquatic ecosystem models: a community perspective
Here, we present a community perspective on how to explore, exploit and evolve the diversity in aquatic ecosystem models. These models play an important role in understanding the functioning of…
Phosphorus budget in the water-agro-food system at nested scales in two contrasted regions of the world (ASEAN-8 and EU-27)
In this paper the P cycle in anthropic systems is analyzed with an original multiscale approach (world region, country, and large basin scales) in two contrasting world regions representative of…
The impact of good practice policies on regional and global greenhouse gas emissions
NewClimate Institute, IIASA and PBL have estimated the impact of good practice policies on greenhouse gas emissions. The goals of this assessment were to identify practical ways to enhance emission…
Klimaatverandering kan grote gevolgen hebben. Om die het hoofd te bieden kan worden gekozen voor het aanpassen aan die gevolgen, adapteren, en voor het beperken van de klimaatverandering, mitigeren.
Nutrient load estimates for Manila Bay, Philippines using population data
A major source of nutrient load to periodically hypoxic Manila Bay is the urban nutrient waste water flow from humans and industries to surface water. In Manila alone, the population density is as…
Behoedzame uitgifte ontwikkelingsruimte PAS is raadzaam
Natuurherstel én economische ontwikkeling gelijktijdig mogelijk maken; dat is het doel van de Programmatische Aanpak Stikstof (PAS). Rijk en provincies nemen hiermee een voorschot op de verwachte…
Understanding the contribution of non-carbon dioxide gases in deep mitigation scenarios
In 2010, the combined emissions of methane (CH 4), nitrous oxide (N 2O) and the fluorinated gasses (F-gas) accounted for 20–30% of Kyoto emissions and about 30% of radiative forcing. Current scenario…