Au-delà des conséquences humaines et sanitaires, les vagues de chaleur ont un effet néfaste très important sur l’activité économique.
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Phasing out greenhouse gas emissions entirely by mid-century is possible, and promising trends are emerging. But the next five to ten years will be the real test of whether we can make that happen.
Donner un prix à la nature pour mieux la protéger ? Décryptage d’une fausse bonne idée qui rencontre un succès grandissant.
Remote mountain regions are closer to the climate problem than we think, particularly in the context of safeguarding essential ecosystem services such as safe and adequate water.
Toutes les bananes que nous consommons sont issues de la même monoculture, ce qui expose le fruit à de graves épidémies. Mais heureusement, la génétique a plus d’un tour dans son sac.
Every single Cavendish banana plant worldwide is genetically identical. This vast monoculture sets them up for disastrous disease outbreaks. But researchers have ideas on how to protect the crop.
Natural capital is a hot topic that proponents have jumped onto, believing it is the future of sustainable development. But this concept is based on fundamental fallacies.
Conçus pour garantir la cohabitation pacifique entre les nations, ces zones font face à une situation de plus en plus tendue. En cause notamment, la militarisation de la lutte anti-braconnage.
There are very violent confrontations in southern Africa’s peace parks. This is partly due to a violent history dating back to the apartheid era that has never been adequately addressed.
Cleanliness is next to godliness. Did you know hairiness is a part of the equation as well?
Efforts to curb invasive mink are taking a modern turn in Scotland, where a project is providing spotters with an app to log the movements of their targets. MinkApp enable volunteers to upload information…
Edible insects are great alternatives to conventional sources of meat as they’re cheap, plentiful and excellent sources of protein and fat, as well as vitamins and minerals. In many countries, eating insects…
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Professor of Global Environmental Governance, Wageningen University
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Professor of Geography, Environmental Management and Energy Studies, University of Johannesburg; Research Associate, Stellenbosch University; Professor of Sociology of Development and Change, Wageningen University
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Associate Professor in Marketing and Consumer Behaviour, Wageningen University
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PhD candidate in Behavioural Ecology, Wageningen University
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Researcher and consultant on sustainability transition, Wageningen University
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Associate Professor Animal Nutrition, Wageningen University
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Associate Professor of Law, Wageningen University
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Msc Student in Environmental Sciences, Wageningen University
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Postdoctoral researcher, Wageningen University
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Assistant professor in Land subsidence and coastal-deltaic systems, Wageningen University
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Associate Professor, Sociology of Development and Change, Wageningen University
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Ph.D. Candidate of Arctic and Sub-Arctic Ecology, Wageningen University
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Assistant Professor, Wageningen University
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PhD Candidate of Animal Production Systems, Wageningen University
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Postdoctoral researcher, Wageningen University
