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- Agroecology: From promised land to ripening businessIs it possible and affordable to produce food responsibly and protect nature at the same time? Yes, says Vincent de Leijster, who investigated this for almond orchards in Spain and coffee plantations in Colombia./en/news/agroecology-from-promised-land-to-ripening-business
- How water may hold the key to tiger conservation in the HimalayasThrough fundamental research and societal collaboration, Save the tiger! Save the grasslands! Save the water! aims to provide a sustainable habitat for tigers in the Himalayan foothills./en/news/how-water-may-hold-the-key-to-tiger-conservation-in-the-himalayas
- Ralph Temmink wins Agnites Vrolik Prize for pioneering work on ecosystem restorationOn Friday 9 June Ralph Temmink was awarded the 4th Agnites Vrolik Prize worth €25,000 for his pioneering research on ecosystem restoration./en/news/ralph-temmink-wins-agnites-vrolik-prize-for-pioneering-work-on-ecosystem-restoration
- New report on transformative innovation policies: unlocking Europe's path to sustainabilityA new European Commission JRC Science for Policy report provides valuable insights for policymakers across Europe striving to make policies more transformative./en/news/new-report-on-transformative-innovation-policies-unlocking-europes-path-to-sustainability
- How circular policies of Amsterdam, Copenhagen and Glasgow fall short on social and environmental justiceA new Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ-led study finds that circular policies in Amsterdam, Copenhagen and Glasgow fail to adequately promote social and environmental justice./en/news/how-circular-policies-of-amsterdam-copenhagen-and-glasgow-fall-short-on-social-and-environmental
- Recap Science Café: How can the Dutch keep their feet dry?The joint Science Café by S4S and Water, Climate and Future Deltas explored sea level rise, its predictions, and strategies to cope with it./en/news/recap-science-cafe-how-can-the-dutch-keep-their-feet-dry
- Special section the minnesota review: Mobilizing CreativityKiene Brillenburg Wurth, Iris van der Tuin, and Nanna Verhoeff have edited a special section in the minnesota review on Mobilizing Creativity: A Humanities Perspective (part 1 of 2)./en/publicatie/special-section-the-minnesota-review-mobilizing-creativity
- How Community Supported Agriculture unmakes capitalism: from grassroots action to societal changeResearchers learn from how CSA unmakes destructive capitalist practices and how this could play a role in the large-scale changes needed to reach sustainability./en/achtergrond/how-community-supported-agriculture-unmakes-capitalism-from-grassroots-action-to-societal-change
- NATURESCAPES awarded Horizon GrantA consortium of researchers from several universities and NGO’s will be investigating the synergies and trade-offs that multiple Nature Based Solutions bring./en/news/naturescapes-awarded-horizon-grant
- Broad NWA consortium to investigate nature-positive potential of floating solar panelsNWO has awarded over 2.8 million euros to a broad consortium of public and private partners to investigate the use of floating solar panels./en/news/broad-nwa-consortium-to-investigate-nature-positive-potential-of-floating-solar-panels
- Stakeholder Event: Deep Seabed Mining and protecting Hydrothermal VentsUtrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ hosted a stakeholder event on protecting Hydrothermal Vents on on the deep seabed. The presentations and report are available here./en/news/stakeholder-event-deep-seabed-mining-and-protecting-hydrothermal-vents
- Accelerating Net Zero: A call for a global monitoring system for solar energyProf. Wilfried van Sark proposes the establishment of a comprehensive monitoring system that would ensure a reliable and sustainable electricity supply./en/news/accelerating-net-zero-a-call-for-a-global-monitoring-system-for-solar-energy
- Climate experts in collaboration with artistsAt Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ, climate modellers from the IPCC are collaborating with two artists.. Article on the Pathways to Sustainability Conference and the cooperation with artists, originally written for NRC./en/opinie/climate-experts-in-collaboration-with-artists
- Collaboration Critical Pathways & Sustainable Ocean - recap Break out sessionAt the Pathways Conference on 4 April, the Critical Pathways and Sustainable Ocean communities jointly organized a session on the topic of ‘Whose Ocean’/en/news/collaboration-critical-pathways-sustainable-ocean-recap-break-out-session
- Will the Netherlands be put 'on hold' again, because of the WFD?Prof. Marleen van Rijswick (Utrecht Centre for Water, Oceans and Sustainability Law at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ) spoke before the Lower House Committee for I&W on 1 June/en/news/will-the-netherlands-be-put-on-hold-again-because-of-the-wfd
- A second life for solar panels with glass defectsGlass defects in solar panels can be repaired while maintaining the panel's energy performance. The inspiration for this solution came from the automotive industry./en/news/a-second-life-for-solar-panels-with-glass-defects
- Safeguarding public access to drinking water – also in times of scarcityResearchers from the Utrecht Centre for Water, Oceans and Sustainability Law (Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ) wrote an article in NJB on public duty of care for our drinking water/en/news/safeguarding-public-access-to-drinking-water-also-in-times-of-scarcity
- Conversion of Earth Simulation Lab into a sustainable research laboratory startedOn Sustainable UU Day 2016, Tuesday 11 October, the conversion of the former Van de Graaff laboratory into Earth Simulation Lab (ESL) officially started./en/news/conversion-of-earth-simulation-lab-into-a-sustainable-research-laboratory-started
- New book on decarbonising economiesDecarbonising Economies explores how agency, power and geography shape our possibilities for a low carbon future./en/news/new-book-on-decarbonising-economies
- Building for eternity can't be done in vulnerable placesSpatial planning is increasingly determined by climate change. If it were up to Peter Pelzer, the same should apply to temporary planning./en/opinie/building-for-eternity-cant-be-done-in-vulnerable-places