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18 Mar 2010 DeltaCompetition
DeltaCompetition challenges students to craft solutions for climate change adaptation in the world’s delta cities Nijmegen, 18 March 2010 – The worldwide DeltaCompetition is open for submissions.... more
15 Mar 2010 Call for abstracts for The International Conference ‘Deltas in Times of Climate Change’
September 29 – October 2, 2010, Rotterdam, the Netherlands The two official Dutch research programmes on climate change and spatial planning (Climate changes Spatial Planning and Knowledge for... more
12 Mar 2010 1,2 mln for the “Pellets for Power” project developing sustainable biomass from the Ukraine
A consortium of Dutch, Ukrainian and Belgian institutes and companies led by Wageningen UR Food & Biobased Research is to develop a business model for producing certified sustainable biomass... more
1 Mar 2010 Scaling and Governance Conference 2010
Policies have many impacts on environmental and human processes at different spatial and temporal scales. Climate change, biodiversity, energy consumption, water resource management, and food... more
3 Feb 2010 New European research project on greenhouse gas balance in agriculture and forestry
On 27 January a new large European project on greenhouse gas balance in agriculture and forestry was launched. The ambitious aim of this project is to establish a greenhouse gas budget for Europe,... more
17 Dec 2009 Delta Alliance for the resilience of riverdeltas worldwide
Today the Delta Alliance, an emerging international network for the resilience of river deltas worldwide, was officially announced by dignitaries of Indonesia, Bangladesh, California and the... more
Innovation boost to tackle Climate Change
While Heads of State are negotiating to reach a substantial climate agreement in Copenhagen, the EU is stepping forward to take the lead in developing innovations to tackle climate change. The... more
11 Dec 2009 LANMAP in EU headline news
The European Commission has published some headlines on the publication of Sander Mücher on a European Landscape Classification (LANMAP), with reference: Mücher, C.A., Klijn, J.A., Wascher, D.M.,... more
8 Dec 2009 Wageningen at the CO2penhagen
Some call the climate summit in Copenhagen a circus. Others call it a knowledge exchange. Professor Pier Vellinga talks about it almost affectionately as a fair. A fair you have to go to if you are a... more
18 Nov 2009 Holland Climate House Side Event at CoP15 Copenhagen
The Climate changes Spatial Planning Programme and Knowledge for Climate Programme initiated to organise the Holland Climate House during the CoP15 at Copenhagen. The CoP15 is the United Nations... more
7 Oct 2009 Rutgerd Boelens designated Visiting Professorship in Peru
The Academic Board of the Catholic University of Peru, internationally recognized as one of the most prestigious, high-quality universities of Latin America, has awarded Dr. Rutgerd Boelens the title... more
6 Oct 2009 Nitrogen deposition limits climate change impacts on carbon sequestration
Forests are important in reducing the green house gas CO2. For the period 2000-2007, it has been estimated that from the 8.9 billion ton of carbon released by man, approximately 46% is found back in... more
5 Oct 2009 Storing carbon in tropical forests: Feasible
Trees sequester large amounts of carbon from the atmosphere. Keeping that fact in mind, researchers at Wageningen UR approach the restoration of tropical forests from various sides and on several... more
Cooperate in a pleasant and respectful manner
Have the patience to try and understand what another specialist means and be inquisitive and respectful. That is the core of the interdisciplinary approach of aquatic ecologist Marten Scheffer, to... more
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