1,590 search results for “environmental sustainability” in the Public website
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The Planetary Boundaries
The planetary boundaries concept defines the environmental limits within which humanity can safely operate, that is, the Earth System processes that set safe boundaries for human activities.
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The tension between nature conservation and economic valuation of ecosystem services
Promotores: G.R. de Snoo, W.T. de Groot, Co-promotor: C.J.M. Musters
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Ruins for the future: Critical allegory and disaster governance in post-tsunami Japan
Andrew Littlejohn published the article 'Ruins for the future: Critical allegory and disaster governance in post-tsunami Japan' in American Ethnologist about the ruins left by Japan's 2011 tsunami.
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Reputational pragmatism at the European Central Bank: preserving reputation(s) amidst widening climate interventions
In this article, Adriana Cerdeira and Dovile Rimkute explore how certain dynamics shape banks' behaviour.
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BRIN-LDE ACADEMY 2023: The Smart, Sustainable, and Healthy City in Indonesia
We are pleased to announce a call for papers for the upcoming workshop on the study of smart, sustainable, healthy, and diverse cities in modern-day Indonesia. The workshop aims to explore the future possibilities and challenges of metropolitan centers such as Jakarta, the newly built IKN Nusantara,…
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How nature boosts the health of city residents
Your local city park may be improving your health, according to a new paper led by Leiden environmental scientist Roy Remme. In Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Remme and his colleagues describe how access to nature increases people’s physical activity—and therefore overall health—in…
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Hazem Eltohamy
Science
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Tessa Minter
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Jelmer Schalk
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Jiahui Wang
Science
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Erik Bähre
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Inge Schrijver
Science
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Horst Fischer
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Meng Li
Science
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Xiaoyang Zhong
Science
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Min Cho
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Sabine Luning
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Levon Amatuni
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Marco Cinelli
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Nils Thonemann
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Sander ten Caat
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Partner Institutes
The IBL represents the core of modern biological research at Leiden and we interact closely with the other life science Partner Institutes in the faculty:
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From molecules to monitoring: Integrating genetic tools into freshwater quality assessments
Freshwater is an important resource, but at a great risk of species decline due to habitat loss, pollution and over-exploitation, and invasive alien species.
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SCALES project
How to strike a balance between the sometimes conflicting stakes of individual, public and private data-producers and data-processors?
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Emilie Didaskalou
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Manja Koenders
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Peter Berrill
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Willie Peijnenburg
Science
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Kristie Tjokro
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Miriam Waltz
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Gerard Persoon
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Ton Dietz
Afrika-Studiecentrum
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Tycho Jongenelen
Science
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Oda Nuij
Faculteit Archeologie
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Hilde Woker
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Marieke Kluin
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Rita de Sousa e Silva
Science
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Isabel Hoving
Faculty of Humanities
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Dario Fazzi
Faculty of Humanities
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Yali Si
Science
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Heritage and Climate Governance: Potentials and Pitfalls
This pilot project will initiate research on how heritage has been and can be mobilized to address climate change governance in Himalayan Asia. Climate adaptation strategies frequently include the sourcing of heritage, encompassing landscapes, built environments 4 and cultural practices. However, effective…
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Die Ersten Bauern Mitteleuropas
Eine Archäobotanische untersuchung zu Umwelt und Landwirtschaft der Ältesten Bankkeramik.
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Imaging polarimetry for the characterisation of exoplanets and protoplanetary discs. Scientific and technical challenges
Promotor: C.U. Keller, Co-Promotor: F. Snik
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Summerschool environmental humanities
Lecture
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How meat substitutes in your lasagne can help save the planet
National Meat Free Week, from 11 to 17 March, encourages us to choose the environmentally friendly option more often. But apart from preventing animal suffering, does eating less meat really make much difference? Three questions for Leiden Professor of Industrial Ecology Arnold Tukker.
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Liveable planet lunch meetings
Join us for Liveable Planet lunch meetings: Liveable communities. We will organise a monthly lunch meeting to inspire and build a sustainability community at the University Leiden.
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EU-FP7 project IDREEM featured on Euronews TV
IDREEM (Increasing Industrial Resource Efficiency in European Mariculture) is a European research project launched in 2012 to protect the long-term sustainability of European aquaculture. This project has recently been featured on Euronews TV
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Carbon4PUR | Turning industrial waste gases (mixed CO/CO2 streams) into intermediates for polyurethane plastics for rigid foams/building insulation
What would be the environmental performance of the Carbon4PUR technology at industrial scale in the future?
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Dietary guidelines in these six countries are a win-win-win for nutrition, environment, and animals
The national dietary guidelines in Australia, Brazil, Ireland, Japan, Portugal, and Slovenia benefit nutrition, environment and animal welfare, Leiden environmental scientists write in the journal One Earth. However, the national guidelines of other countries face trade-offs, negatively impacting at…
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Marc van der Meide
Science