91 search results for “sustainability” in the Public website
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Ilse MarkensteijnScience
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Paul BehrensScience
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Gold Matters
Gold Matters: Sustainability Transformations in Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining: A Multi-Actor and Trans-Regional Perspective.This project explores whether a transformative approach towards sustainability can arise in Artisanal and Smallscale Gold Mining (ASGM).
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An evening of exchanging dilemmas surrounding sustainability
Why does it turn out to be so complicated to solve sustainability issues if everyone ‘knows’ about these problems? This was the central question in a masterclass on Sustainability for alumni provided by Leiden scientists active in public administration and environmental sciences.
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Tom GeukemeijerFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Students seek sustainable solutions for businesses
Master’s students in Industrial Ecology and Governance of Sustainability have helped answer organisations’ questions about sustainability
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Master’s students conduct research into a sustainable Leiden
Conducting research for the municipality: this is a deliberate choice for the master’s students who are taking part in the Resilient Cities Hub, part of Learning with the City. Nina Ruig and Marron Loods are two such students. They are researching sustainability issues for the Municipality of Leiden…
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What we can learn from hi-tech nature
Biodiversity in the Netherlands is having a tough time. Professor of Natural Capital Koos Biesmeijer combines research with practical advice: from the greening of industrial parks to solutions inspired by hi-tech nature. Inaugural lecture 9 March.
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Port City Futures
Port City Futures is an initiative of the Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Universities collaboration. The program investigates the evolving socio-spatial conditions, use and design of port city regions, in particular exploring areas where port and city activities occur simultaneously and sometimes conflict.
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Student team invents Suckerspheres: sustainable alternative for microplastic
A Leiden Groningen student team has reached the European finals of the BISC-E competition. In this annual competition students have to come up with a sustainable solution to a major social problem. The team invented Suckerspheres: a natural alternative to the plastic microbeads that are still widely…
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A sustainable approach for the world's fish supply
China’s booming aquaculture industry is increasingly dependent on fishmeal made from wild-caught fish, a practice that depletes wild fish stocks. A new study conducted by institutions including Leiden University and Stanford offers a more sustainable path. The study appeared in the journal Science on…
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CERA - Certification of Raw Materials
CERA (CErtification of RAw Materials) is a four-year project that will develop a standardized certification scheme ensuring environmental, social and economic sustainability in extraction, processing, trading and manufacturing of all mineral raw materials. It will guarantee traceability of certified…
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Water and Society Lab
How do societies move forward with sustainable, effective and efficient management of Earth's water resources?
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Geert de SnooScience
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Anar AhmadovFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Sarah HinmanFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Tim van de MeerendonkFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Wasted: Exploring Food Citizenship as a Form of Urban Resilience. A case study of food waste perceptions and practices in The Hague.
How do different communities of residents in The Hague perceive and manage food waste in relation to citizenship (rights and responsibilities)?
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Liquid Footprints
Water, Urbanism, and Sustainability in Roman Ostia
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RaMa-SCENE
A scenario building web-tool and knowledge package to enable multi-level decision making for the transition to the Circular Economy
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Sustainability prize for research into the effects of a plant-based diet
Paul Behrens and his team have won the Frontiers Planet Prize of half a million euros for their research into the effects of switching to a plant-based diet.
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Ana Arias CalvoScience
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Vincent WalstraFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Plant Sciences
The mission of the Plant Science research programme is to contribute to the sustainable production of high quality crops, flowers and high-value bio-based products. This is realised by generating fundamental knowledge of basic biological processes related to development of plants and their interaction…
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Genevieve NoordeloosFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Merlijn van WeerdScience
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Erik de MaakerFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Elizabeth Migoni AlejandreScience
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Jan Willem ErismanScience
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Ancois De VilliersFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Esther van de CampFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Andrew LittlejohnFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Cristina GrasseniFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Mandy de WildeFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Gerard BreemanFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Suzanne MarselisScience
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Management of small-scale -African fisheries: The Case of Elephant Marsh in Malawi
How does the management of Elephant Marsh Fishery in Malawi relate to wider contexts of policies, theories and regions? And how can the current management system be adapted to achieve long-term sustainability of the fishery?
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Management of Small-Scale Fisheries at the Elephant Marsh in Malawi
Wetlands provide many ecosystem goods and services which include fish production. The sustainability of small-scale fisheries (SSF) has received considerable attention in recent years because fish is one of the major sources of animal protein to a considerable fraction of the global population which…
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The rebound effect through industrial ecology’s eyes : the case of transport eco-innovation
Promotor: Prof. dr. Arnold Tukker & Prof. dr. René Kemp (Maastricht University)
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Evaluating Asian aquaculture using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Are there significant differences among the environmental impacts resulting form the production of Asian aquaculture commodities and what are the main causes for these?
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BIOMOT: Motivational strength of ecosystem services and alternative ways to express the value of biodiversity
Do sustainability values play a role in motivating people to act for biodiversity in successful projects and in successful leadership action? And how could these values be incorporated in current economic valuation methods?
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Liveable planet lunch meeting - Sustainable Insurance
Lecture
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Economic expansion and land use cause bird extinction
Population growth, economic expansion and the associated land use caused an increase in the number of bird species facing extinction and a reduction in carbon storage worldwide. These are the findings of an international team of scientists, also from the Leiden University Institute of Environmental…
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How a local shaman can help fight climate change
Who knows more about environmental governance: a professor of natural resource governance or a local shaman in the remote uplands of Myanmar?
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Tessa MinterFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Jelmer SchalkFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Erik BähreFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Inge SchrijverScience
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Min ChoFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Sabine Luning
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen