News archive 2018
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EU researchers test cost-saving and soil-protecting potential of farming techniques
December 5, 2018 - “We’ve identified and are testing potential cropping systems that don’t just improve agricultural soil quality, but also boost... -
WUR at COP24 climate conference
December 3, 2018 - From 3 to 14 December, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is hosting the 24th Conference of Parties (COP) in Katowice,... -
Closing loops with Nutri2Cycle for a truly circular economy
December 3, 2018 - During the next four years, 19 organisations from 12 EU countries, amongst them Wageningen Environmental Research, will work together to provide an... -
Sex in a world of fear: rodents produce more offspring when frightened
November 21, 2018 - Rodent mothers produce more offspring after smelling odors produced by frightened males. This is reported by a team of biologists from Finland and the... -
Pesticide residues present in more than 80% of European agricultural soils
November 9, 2018 - Soil contamination by pesticide residues has become an issue of increasing concern in the last few decades. Researchers from Wageningen University... -
PhD degree Joop Kroes: Upward Groundwater Flows and Land Use
October 25, 2018 - On October 25th, a few months after his retirement, Joop Kroes received his PhD degree on his research into upward groundwater flows, an important... -
Designing urban water bodies that are really cooling
October 25, 2018 - Urban bodies of water are elements in urban design for water storage, water transport, beautification, etc. However, they can also play a role in... -
How do we provide the world with sufficient and clean water?
October 16, 2018 - One of the large problems the world is facing, is how to supply sufficient and qualitatively good freshwater. This issue is high on the agenda of the... -
Feeding 10 billion people by 2050 within planetary limits may be achievable
October 11, 2018 - If we all start eating more healthy and plant-based foods, halve our food loss, recycle more waste and improve our agricultural practices, then by... -
Bas Arts appointed part-time Chief Scientist at PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
October 5, 2018 - Bas Arts has been appointed Chief Scientist at PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, effective 15 October.In July, Arts stepped down from...