Nieuws /en en Fri, 24 Oct 2025 00:23:28 +0200 Mon, 24 Feb 25 10:24:00 +0100 Jonas Lembrechts and his students chart biodiversity across the Netherlands /en/news/jonas-lembrechts-and-his-students-chart-biodiversity-across-the-netherlands The plan is to continue monitoring for years. Lembrechts: 鈥淏y measuring continuously over the long term, we can get a clear picture of biodiversity variation." 147023 Mon, 24 Feb 2025 10:24:00 +0100 Nieuws Nitrogen legacy keeps rivers polluted for decades /en/news/nitrogen-legacy-keeps-rivers-polluted-for-decades Groundwater with high concentrations of nitrogen forms the largest source of nitrogen for global river systems, like the Rhine, Mississippi and Yangtze rivers. 141233 Wed, 12 Jun 2024 11:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Emissions of the greenhouse gas N2O have risen sharply /en/news/emissions-of-the-greenhouse-gas-n2o-have-risen-sharply According to a new report by the Global Carbon Project emissions of N2O (nitrous oxide) has increased by 40 percent between 1980 and 2020. 141177 Wed, 12 Jun 2024 01:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Nitrogen boundaries exceeded in many world regions /en/news/nitrogen-boundaries-exceeded-in-many-world-regions Nitrogen is a many-headed monster 124405 Wed, 19 Oct 2022 19:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Veterinarians: put the animal at the center of the transition to a more sustainable livestock industry /en/news/veterinarians-put-the-animal-at-the-center-of-the-transition-to-a-more-sustainable-livestock The public debate on nitrogen measures seems to be mainly about seemingly conflicting interests around economics and nature. 124253 Thu, 13 Oct 2022 15:27:00 +0200 Nieuws New EU nutrient directive essential to halt ecosystem breakdown /en/news/new-eu-nutrient-directive-essential-to-halt-ecosystem-breakdown In order to halt the decline of ecosystems and reduce costs, the EU needs an integrated nutrient directive that regulates the combined use of nitrogen and phosphorus by agriculture. 117255 Wed, 01 Jun 2022 17:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Report 'Standardisation and pricing of nitrogen emissions' presented to Dutch parliament /en/news/report-standardisation-and-pricing-of-nitrogen-emissions-presented-to-dutch-parliament Professor Chris Backes (Utrecht 木瓜福利影视) worked on this report that shows various options for the structural approach to the nitrogen emissions problem. 105721 Thu, 15 Apr 2021 14:02:00 +0200 Nieuws Koeien in weiland Conservation of threatened plant species requires more than effective nitrogen reduction policy /en/news/from-nitrogen-crisis-to-phosphorus-crisis Authors argue for the introduction of a European Phosphate Directive 100370 Mon, 02 Nov 2020 09:00:00 +0100 Nieuws Lathyrus cicera Utrecht 木瓜福利影视 is working on solutions for the nitrogen emission crisis in the Netherlands /en/news/utrecht-university-is-working-on-solutions-for-the-nitrogen-emission-crisis-in-the-netherlands Chris Backes, professor of environmental law at Utrecht 木瓜福利影视, is intensively involved in the legal aspects of solving the nitrogen oxide pollution crisis. 86949 Thu, 21 Nov 2019 10:51:00 +0100 Nieuws Utrechtse Heuvelrug in ochtend. Foto: Dykam, via Unsplash Chris Backes in parliament and media on the Dutch court ruling on nitrogen /en/bite-of-science/chris-backes-in-parliament-and-media-on-the-dutch-court-ruling-on-nitrogen Prof. Chris Backes (Utrecht 木瓜福利影视) briefed the national commissions on Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality and Infrastructure and Water Management. 79747 Wed, 05 Jun 2019 15:57:00 +0200 Nieuws Aanpak stikstof