Het voedselsysteem op Bonaire wordt gekenmerkt door een sterke afhankelijkheid van import. Het merendeel van de groenten, fruit en dierlijke producten wordt van buiten het eiland aangevoerd, wat leidt tot hoge consumentenprijzen en beperkte beschikbaarheid van verse en gezonde voeding. Deze situatie …

This report presents the findings of the Bonaire Platinum experiment, carried out as part of the project 'Food Resilient Futures in the Caribbean Netherlands'. The initiative builds on the Living Lab Bonaire vision for a sustainable and resilient food system that strengthens local production, reduces …

The die-off of the long-spined sea urchin Diadema antillarum in the 1980s highlighted its crucial role as a primary grazer in tropical western Atlantic coral reefs. However, natural recovery has been slow, exacerbated by a new die-off in 2022. Interest in actively restoring D. antillarum populations …

De vangst grootte van vissen en de omvang van het visbestand op de Saba Bank zijnonderwerpen van zorg in verschillende studies (Brunel et al., 2021; Dilrosun, 2000;Meesters et al., 1996; Toller & Lundval, 2008). Gegevens over de levensgeschiedenis,zoals lengte, gewicht en levensfase, zijn cruciaal om …

That coral reefs are in decline worldwide, particularly in the Caribbean, will come as no surprise. This decades-long decline has reached a potential tipping point as the weight of the effects of climate change have come decidedly to bear on the planet’s most diverse marine ecosystem. Whether coral reefs …

Een onderzoek naar waarom Nederlanders voor Sint Maarten kozen als vakantiebestemming in het laagseizoen, of het juist vermeden. Dit is onderzocht aan de hand van de vijf koopinzichten van Adele Revella.

Tropical western Atlantic reefs have gradually shifted from being dominated by corals to being mainly covered by macroalgae. The mass-mortality of the sea urchin Diadema antillarum in the 80s and the slow to non-existent recovery exacerbated this shift. Chemical cues associated with these reefs are expected …

The Caribbean Netherlands are dealing with a situation where imported vegetables and fruits are mostly imported and hardly affordable. This leads to consuming unhealthy food and high obesities rates as a consequence. A lack of good agricultural practices with regard to water-smart and nature inclusive …

E proyekto aki tin komo meta pa kontribuí na un sosiedat resiliente pa kuminda i un ambiente saludabel. Spesífikamente, e investigashon ta enfoká riba fomentá resiliensia di kuminda ku ta inkluí awa i naturalesa a traves di partisipashon lokal.

This document outlines a facilitation manual that was used by the student facilitators of the Living Labs in the Caribbean Netherlands. It is written using the metaphorical approach that is applied in the magazine Europe Today: Special Issue on Living Labs (Ronner, et al., 2024), as the outcomes in the …