How can the teaching of biology contribute to sustainability education? The authors of this article suggest that their approach has the potential to increase the students’ level of engagement with the natural environment. The scope of biology teaching can be widened by allowing room for more experience …

Event waarbij verschillende stakeholders en geïnteresseerden actief discussieerden over het toepassen van duurzame initiatieven in het kader van de energietransitie. Aanleiding van het event is de betrokkenheid van de Natuur en Milieufederaties bij de Green Deal Aardgasvrije Wijken en de rol die zij …

The dairy sector in the Netherlands aims for a 30% increase in efficiency and 30% carbon dioxide emission reduction compared to the reference year of 1990, and a 20% share of renewable energy, all by the year 2020. Anaerobic Digestion (AD) can play a substantial role in achieving these aims. However, …

Presentation was developed for the Springtij convention (on the island of Terschelling).

Effectiveness of stakeholders’ engagement strategies – the case of Dutch oil and gas exploration industry

We examined the entrepreneurial orientation and sustainability orientation, a persistent and conflicting duality, of sustainable entrepreneurs and their evaluation of competing priorities in sustainability decision making. We conducted an exploratory, mixed-method study of 24 sustainable fashion firms …

Ook in de gemeente Assen was er interesse om mee te doen aan Speur de Energieslurper. In September vond hier de kick-off plaats.

Tijdens de opening van het schooljaar 2017/2018 bij het Noorderpoort is een presentatie gehouden omtrent het creëren van een duurzame samenleving. Er werd uitleg gegeven over duurzaam gedrag, de bijbehorende gedragsdeterminanten en ook de projecten waar dr. Wiekens bij betrokken was kwamen aan bod.

Different unexpected combinations between industry, local government, private participants, educational institutes and artists resulted past year in challenging opportunities for transitions in urban and rural areas. The power of art with the perspective of the artist approaching challenges evokes a …