This project aims to contribute to a food resilient society and a healthy environment. Specifically, the research focuses on fostering water-smart and nature-inclusive food resilience through local participation.

Following centuries of persecution and the destruction and degradation of wetland habitat, the coastal populations of the American crocodile, Crocodylus acutus, of Colombia and Venezuela show signs of recovery, in part, due to conservation efforts. Here we first report on the sequence of events surrounding …

Biophilia, while often seen as a fashionable concept in design and architecture, goes well beyond being just a fad; rather, it is a necessity driven by deep human and ecological needs. In an era of rapid urbanization and increasing lifestyle-related health problems, as well as climate change and declining …

The author offers an elective course for undergraduate students of Mechanical Engineering in his university about Energy Communities and self-sufficient island systems. In this course he has a different teaching approach that includes the direct application of a software for the creation of a new energy …

This special volume contains 21 papers on the invertebrates of Bonaire, and someother Dutch Caribbean islands. Most papers are based on material collected during the Bonaire Estafette Expeditie held in 2022-2023. In this introduction we give background information on the climate, geography and habitats …

This research analyzes best practices for the benefit of developing a financially sustainable, high-quality farmers’ cooperative under the Bonaire Platinum label, supporting the islands’ local food security and improved resilience of the food system by increased local production and local market resilience. …

In deze tijden van een groeiende wereldpopulatie is een grotere, betrouwbare voedselproductie steeds belangrijker. Hydroponische teelt, waarbij gewassen geteeld worden op water, helpt hierbij door optimaal gebruik te maken van beschikbare oppervlaktes. Echter, er is nog weinig bekend over de precieze …

This perspective reflects on conservation efforts to increase the coverage of marine protected areas in Solomon Islands. We demonstrate that the current model in which international conservation NGOs provide technical and financial support to pilot projects, from which community-based resource management …

Conferentie Energy Efficiency in Historic BuildingsPresentatie: The heritage of captains on Wadden Sea islands

This study focuses on the feasibility of electric aircraft operations between the Caribbean islands of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao. It explores the technical characteristics of two different future electric aircraft types (i.e., Alice and ES-19) and compares their operational requirements with those …