Wageningen University is the only university in the Netherlands to focus specifically on the theme ‘healthy food and living environment’. They do so by working closely together with governments and the business community.
Une étude publiée en décembre 2021 met en lumière une alternative efficace et peu coûteuse au reboisement massif : laisser les forêts tropicales repousser naturellement.
As governments and corporations pledge to help the planet by planting trillions of trees, a new study spotlights an effective, low-cost alternative: letting tropical forests regrow naturally.
Pemandangan udara jalan raya baru yang membelah hutan dataran rendah di Provinsi Papua.
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David Gaveau, International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Douglas Sheil, Wageningen University
Banyak pihak mengkhawatirkan proyek Trans Papua dibangun demi kepentingan komersial, bukan masyarakat setempat. Diprediksi akan mempercepat deforestasi, seperti yang terjadi di Sumatra dan Kalimantan.
Aerial view of the new highway cutting through lowland forest in Papua Province.
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David Gaveau, International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Douglas Sheil, Wageningen University
Many are concerned that the highway is being built to benefit powerful commercial interests and not Indigenous people and will accelerate forest loss as seen in Sumatra and Kalimantan.
Wild beaver populations have the potential to significantly alter our landscapes, affecting biodiversity, water quality and pollution.
Ali Asair, a young farmer in Somalia, left his family behind and traveled hundreds of kilometres in search of pasture for his animals.
Dai Kurokawa/EPA
Conservation and development scheme REDD+ has manifested as a series of models, which increases its perceived success and enables it to continue despite not delivering on its wide-reaching promises.
Sampah plastik sungai merupakan ilmu baru tapi penting untuk mencegah aliran sampah ke lautan.
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Reversing the damage from fires in Brazil’s rainforest is not as simple as allowing trees to grow back. Decades of research shows how fires degrade their long-term health and utility.
Farmed fish like these carp now make an important contribution to global food security.
Ben Belton
Many critics say that fish farms mainly sell their output to wealthy countries and don’t provide much benefit to poor people in producing countries. Three aquaculture experts show why this view is wrong.
Soil has many secrets: technology can help reveal its mysteries.
Martin Bridgen
Professor of Geography, Environmental Management and Energy Studies, University of Johannesburg; Research Associate, Stellenbosch University; Professor of Sociology of Development and Change, Wageningen University