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Historical research helps biodiversity in Leiden city centre 22 July 2024
The Leiden municipality wants to make the city centre climate-proof and combat heat stress by greening it. But they want to do this in a way that does...
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Ecocide in the Dutch criminal code: a good idea or justified concerns? 15 May 2024
Former Member of Parliament Lammert van Raan (PvdD) and alumna Eva Floris gave a guest lecture on the 13th of May on the Ecocide penalisation initiati...
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Netherlands Veganland: a good idea? These are the outcomes of the thought experiment! 12 April 2024
Less meat and dairy means more space for nature, leisure, climate, biodiversity, more justice, and it's good news for the economy. That's according to...
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How a local shaman can help fight climate change 11 April 2024
Who knows more about environmental governance: a professor of natural resource governance or a local shaman in the remote uplands of Myanmar? ‘To tack...
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How EU farm subsidies favour high-emission animal products 04 April 2024
More than 80 percent of the EU’s agricultural subsidies go to the production of animals or animal feed. These products are responsible for 84 percent ...
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‘The battle for sustainability won’t be won in the civil courts’ 18 March 2024
Fossil Free against KLM on greenwashing, municipalities against Chemours on PFAS discharge, climate cases against Shell and ING Bank… There are many e...
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Students help make Maldives more fertile 04 March 2024
Its idyllic setting and white sandy beaches have made the Maldives a hotspot for tourists. This provides an income but is a problem for the fragile na...
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Climate and elections: these were your top stories from 2023 18 December 2023
The year 2023 saw the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, the Wagner Group rebellion and wildfires and floods as all the weather records were smashed. Our...
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Who will pay for our energy transition? 01 December 2023
The Dutch Development Bank's new SDG loan fund for green energy in the global south may not be as positive as it seems. Anthropology professor Marja S...
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‘We are drowning in dossiers of which we have long known they will play a role’ 13 November 2023
The new government needs to look further ahead, says environmental scientist Rutger Hoekstra. ‘We keep pushing forward big dossiers like demographic a...
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Archaeological laboratories visit Faculty of Science for sustainable ideas 07 November 2023
In 2018 the Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework (LEAF) was launched in the UK. The aim of this programme was to help laboratories work more sus...
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Transition from fossil to clean energy will reduce global mining activities 26 October 2023
A wide range of metals need to be mined for solar panels, wind turbines and batteries. Researchers from Leiden University have shown that this 'concer...
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International Labor Rights Case Law Journal affiliated with Department of Labour Law 14 September 2023
In recent years, much research has been conducted at the Department of Labour Law on the topic of sustainability and fundamental labour rights. Linked...
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How polluting are the clothes in your closet? 05 September 2023
Cotton is the most widely used natural fibre for clothes. But how polluting are our jeans and shirts actually? Environmental scientist Laura Scherer c...
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Logging in tropical forests has a major social impact on local people 04 September 2023
The local benefits op logging operations in tropical forests are far smaller than we often think. At the same time, the negative impacts on local well...