29 search results for “biodiversity” in the Staff website
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Luuk SiewersFaculty of Science
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Konstantinos GeorgopoulosFaculty of Science
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Laura SchererFaculty of Science
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Ellen CieraadFaculty of Science
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Labs and ‘pavement plants’: Leiden University’s contributions to biodiversity
Through various initiatives, Leiden University is trying to make people aware of the importance of biodiversity: the cultivation of a wide variety of micro-organisms, animals and plant species. This is important because in the Netherlands biodiversity has declined from about 40 percent in 1900 to about…
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Leiden Biodiversity Network workshop: scaling up is an issue for transdisciplinary projects
In a five day workshop, the interdisciplinary Leiden Biodiversity Network, together with societal stakeholders, worked on a research agenda and drafted an action plan to improve human-biodiversity relationships. Researcher Kat Stewart co-organized the workshop and shares some results.
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Leideners find more than 2,000 species in urban biodiversity inventory
Around 1,300 Leideners found 2,265 species during the Expeditie Stadsnutuur urban biodiversity inventory. ‘It’s been a huge success’, says scientific coordinator Frederic Lens.
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Niels RaesFaculty of Science
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Marvin GroenFaculty of Science
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Fleur van DuinFaculty of Science
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Jennifer AndersonFaculty of Science
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Hazal KandemirFaculty of Science
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Kevin GroenFaculty of Science
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Caitlin BlackFaculty of Science
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Suzanne van den BoschFaculty of Science
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Michiel HooykaasFaculty of Science
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Jens van BijsterveldFaculty of Science
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Geert de SnooFaculty of Science
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Ruben HueleFaculty of Science
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Emily StrangeFaculty of Science
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Kees MustersFaculty of Science
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Merlijn van WeerdFaculty of Science
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Rita de Sousa e SilvaFaculty of Science
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Field trip to sustainable farm shows ‘what you can achieve if you chart your own path’
How to take ownership of your career? To find out, students from ‘Design Your Career as a Climate Change Maker’ visited a farmer who has done just that. They learned from him that it’s never too late to start working on something you believe in.
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Willie PeijnenburgFaculty of Science
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What rare plants and animals can you find on campus? Join in the BioBlitz
Do you also love a city where nature can bloom, crawl and flutter freely and exuberantly? And do you fancy a challenge out in the fresh air? If so, grab your mobile and take part in the BioBlitz 'Higher Education is Flourishing' from 22 May.
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Green islands around the University buildings to entice threatened insects
The number of insect species is plummeting, which is why the University is creating a more biodiverse environment around its buildings. Annetje Ottow, President of the Executive Board, planted the first bee-friendly plants in the front garden of Oude UB on 20 September.
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Ester van der VoetFaculty of Science
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Peter van Bodegom on sustainable horticulture
Dutch greenhouse horticulture is a world leader when it comes to innovative capacity and sustainability, but ‘the challenges are great in terms of energy, water, environment and biodiversity,’ says Peter van Bodegom, coordinator of AgriFood at the Centre for Sustainability of the Leiden, Delft, Erasmus…