Door de ziektes myxomatose en VHS is de konijnenpopulatie op Schiermonnikoog sterk afgenomen. Deze lage konijnenstand heeft gevolgen voor het ecosysteem op Schiermonnikoog. De vegetatie wordt niet meer kort gehouden waardoor voor de duinen kenmerkende plant- en diersoorten beperkte overlevingskansen …

Van de hoofdlandschappen in Nederland neemt het zoetwatergetijdengebied, in het mondingsgebied van de grote rivieren, veruit de kleinste oppervlakte in beslag. Voor Tiengemeten is een streefbeeld ontwikkeld: een begeleid natuurlijk zoetwatergetijdengebied met herkenbare cultuurhistorie en mogelijkheden …

This report explores the yachting sector of SXM, which to this day does not receive enough government attention and is not given the recognition that it deserves as a lucrative sector of the economy (Johnson, 2010). Therefore, the decision to research this topic came as a result of the Tourism Bureau's …

The Dutch colonial rule of the Dutch Antilles started in the 17th century; this thesis is about how that rule has evolved up to the 21st century. About how it has changed over the years and what the factors were that led to these changes. The Netherlands went from being a motherland with colonies to …

This paper focuses on the concept climate refugees in the 21st Century and mainly concerns environmentally displaced persons from developing countries. It seeks to answer the following question: 'Should the concept of climate refugees best be approached from a juridical or an environmental point of view?' …

Nutrition is an important consideration in zoos, as it affects the physical and mental wellbeing of the animals. To satisfy all aspects of the nutritional needs of animals, diet protocols are carefully designed. Kodiak bears are one of the largest land predators in the world, with males weighing up to …