Jan Willem Erisman
Professor Environmental sustainability
- Name
- Prof.dr.ing. J.W. Erisman
- Telephone
- +31 71 527 7484
- j.w.erisman@cml.leidenuniv.nl
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0001-5058-7012
Prof.dr.ing. Jan Willem Erisman is professor Enviromental Sustainability within the Institute of Environmental Sciences of Leiden University. He is member of the Health Council of the Netherlands (Gezondheidsraad) and a member of the Council of Animal Affairs (Raad voor Dierenaangelegenheden).
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Symposium report: get out of your silo and become a better scientist -
Climate-proof Mediterranean garden in the Hortus opened by André Kuipers -
Hopeful insights on climate and biodiversity in LDE white paper -
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Leiden University and Municipality of The Hague to collaborate on sustainability -
Opening of Academic Year on sustainability: optimism and criticism go hand in hand -
How a game can show that working together is essential in the nitrogen crisis -
Nitrogen experts suggest switching from deposition to emission policy -
Our Earth is becoming unliveable. Can we still turn the tide? -
Archaeologist Everest Gromoll wins LUF Thesis Prize with groundbreaking research on human responses to climatic shifts -
What if the Netherlands became vegan? -
Jan Willem Erisman appointed chair of Scientific Climate Council -
Healthy soil for a healthy gut -
Research and current affairs: 2022 in six stories -
Science and mission: Jan Willem Erisman in the European Soil Mission Board -
Will the new plans steer us out of the nitrogen crisis? Expert Jan Willem Erisman explains -
Nitrogen report: Nitrogen expert Jan Willem Erisman identifies pluses and minuses -
Jan Willem Erisman on the nitrogen crisis: 'The measurement model works, but the minister is setting reduction targets that are too high' -
Nitrogen professor hands over book to nitrogen minister -
‘Give farmers more freedom in how they reduce nitrogen’
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'Better to take action today, than to deal with the damage tomorrow' -
Leiden Mayor Lenferink gets his feet dirty for opening Polderlab Oud Ade -
Unique research project in polder Oud Ade -
Nitrogen crisis: Rapid, effective intervention in three specific regions could create breathing space -
Visit by Members of Parliament highlights interdisciplinary research and collaboration -
Sustainability and energy: AI research in Leiden, Delft and Rotterdam -
Liveable Communities: project with a sustainable outlook -
New map of the Netherlands shows where nitrogen reduction will be most effective -
How to set ambitious goals for sustainable agriculture -
A compound that gives life as easily as it takes: Jan Willem Erisman on BBC about ammonium nitrate -
Jan Willem Erisman reinforces Leiden’s environmental research as new professor of Environmental sustainability
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Professional experience
Prof.dr.ing. Jan Willem Erisman is professor Enviromental Sustainability within the Institute of Environmental Sciences of Leiden University. He is member of the Health Council of the Netherlands (Gezondheidsraad) and a member of the Council of Animal Affairs (Raad voor Dierenaangelegenheden). Jan Willem obtained his PhD on Atmospheric deposition of acidifying compounds in the Netherlands in 1992 at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands. In 2009 he was appointed as extraordinary professor on Integrated Nitrogen Studies at VU university Amsterdam.
It is Jan Willem’s ambition to contribute to sustainable development of our society. He has done this through developing a career in science, management and commercialisation of technology, all ingredients necessary to fulfil this ambition. His work starts with a system view and he uses participatory approaches to work towards practical solutions for pressing societal issues such as sustainable agriculture, food and health, energy and nature conservation. His research has been focused on environmental sciences, climate, biodiversity, nature conservation, energy transition, food production and sustainability of resource use and circularity. He acted independently to help find and implement solutions for sustainability issues using science and fact based integral multidisciplinary approaches.
The nitrogen issue has always had his special attention because it serves as an example for tackling all sustainability problems in view of the systems approach needed to balance all actors, media, effects and primary human motives (energy, food, nature and health). In addition, it has many substantive issues that make the problems interesting in themselves, both multi-, trans- and mono disciplinary.
Jan Willem played an important role in advising universities, governments, industry, media and citizens about the nitrogen issues and potential solutions.
Jan Willem has initiated several (inter)national projects, committees and organisations that work on the issue of nitrogen in relation to food and energy production and the environment. He was treasurer of the International Geosphere Biosphere Program (IGBP) that coordinated large global earth science research programs. Until 2020 he was the CEO of the Louis Bolk Institute, a knowledge based institute working towards sustainable agriculture, nutrition and health.
For an overview of the publications of Jan Willem before he worked at CML, please follow this link.
Professor Environmental sustainability
- Science
- Centrum voor Milieuwetenschappen Leiden
- CML/Algemeen
- Voorzitter Wetenschappelijke Klimaatraad (WKR)
- Lid Raad van Toezicht
- Lezingen houden op aanvraag
- Commissie Signalering Milieu en Gezondheid