Nieuws /en en Fri, 24 Oct 2025 00:16:38 +0200 Tue, 24 Jun 25 15:00:00 +0200 From farmland to jungle: working together to measure and save biodiversity /en/news/from-farmland-to-jungle-working-together-to-measure-and-save-biodiversity Deep in the lush green heart of Costa Rica, researchers are tackling a major question: how can we restore biodiversity and measure whether our efforts are actually working? “This is way more than just a scientific study.” 150384 Tue, 24 Jun 2025 15:00:00 +0200 Nieuws New Age ritual sends ’bad energies’ and foreign wild plants up in smoke /en/news/new-age-ritual-sends-bad-energies-and-foreign-wild-plants-up-in-smoke Dried plant bundles sold for ritual burning often include plants from distant regions that may be harvested unsustainably to meet the rising demand. 144488 Wed, 30 Oct 2024 10:00:00 +0100 Nieuws Tropical rainforests are losing their resilience worldwide /en/news/tropical-rainforests-are-losing-their-resilience-worldwide Tropical rainforests hold a wealth of biodiversity but are globally approaching a critical point. The drastic decline is happening faster than expected. 137774 Thu, 15 Feb 2024 08:49:00 +0100 Nieuws Costs of scaring grass-eating barnacle geese often outweigh the benefits /en/news/costs-of-scaring-grass-eating-barnacle-geese-often-outweigh-the-benefits A model study by ecologist Monique de Jager and colleagues suggests that it is often most cost-efficient to just let the geese graze peacefully. 136972 Wed, 17 Jan 2024 08:42:00 +0100 Nieuws New research unit unravels changing biodiversity by extracting patterns from data /en/news/new-research-unit-unravels-changing-biodiversity-by-extracting-patterns-from-data Research unit Quantitative Biodiversity Dynamics is looking for ways to make the best use of data to gain insight into biodiversity and how it changes over time. 135432 Wed, 15 Nov 2023 09:00:00 +0100 Nieuws Amazon may hold over 10,000 hidden earthworks built by pre-Columbian societies /en/news/amazon-may-hold-over-10000-hidden-earthworks-built-by-pre-columbian-societies The Amazon rainforest may be home to thousands of hidden earthworks, made by pre-Columbian societies. 134446 Fri, 06 Oct 2023 12:55:00 +0200 Nieuws Fragmented habitats may need to be better connected than previously thought /en/news/fragmented-habitats-may-need-to-be-better-connected-than-previously-thought A model study reveals that the seeds of plants in small, fragmented habitats can abruptly evolve in such a way that they can no longer travel long distances. 131083 Tue, 30 May 2023 13:55:00 +0200 Nieuws Bending the curve of biodiversity loss starts with insight into the causes /en/achtergrond/bending-the-curve-of-biodiversity-loss-starts-with-insight-into-the-causes Scientists at Utrecht ľϸӰ are studying the causes of biodiversity loss, and the possibilities for bending the curve. 125883 Tue, 06 Dec 2022 15:57:00 +0100 Nieuws Hans ter Steege appointed Professor of Community ecology of tropical trees /en/news/hans-ter-steege-appointed-professor-of-community-ecology-of-tropical-trees Naturalis ecologist Prof. Hans ter Steege has been appointed professor of community ecology of tropical trees at Utrecht ľϸӰ. 124759 Thu, 03 Nov 2022 09:33:00 +0100 Nieuws Statistical paradox obscures positive relationship between biodiversity and carbon storage /en/news/statistical-paradox-obscures-positive-relationship-between-biodiversity-and-carbon-storage There is hope for conservationists in the Amazon: if you protect carbon-rich forests, you can protect the tree biodiversity at the same time. 116778 Fri, 13 May 2022 09:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Drought, diversity and production: a multi-stakeholder and long-term experiment /en/news/drought-diversity-and-production-a-multi-stakeholder-and-long-term-experiment Utrecht ľϸӰ, Stichting Landschap Erfgoed Utrecht, Movares and T-mobile work together in a large scale long-term experiment. 115320 Fri, 01 Apr 2022 16:09:00 +0200 Nieuws Edwin Pos one of the new members of Utrecht Young Academy /en/news/edwin-pos-one-of-the-new-members-of-utrecht-young-academy Edwin Pos is one of the nine new members of the Utrecht Young Academy (UYA). The UYA connects young academics from Utrecht ľϸӰ. 115319 Thu, 03 Feb 2022 15:37:00 +0100 Nieuws