Dutch policy strives to increase the amount of agroforestry. This pilot study aimed to research the forces and obstacles for this growth, in particular the role of various drivers of change. Therefore we conducted a case study in Lingezegen Park (near Arnhem, The Netherlands), using the transition model …

Presentation held at the 13th anniversary of the International Sustainability Academy at Hamburg, Germany on September 13, 2022.

Agroforestry in the Netherlands is taking a momentum, the professional practice is slowly but increasingly adopting agroforestry as an agricultural practice and clear government efforts are acknowledging the importance of agroforestry asa climate adaptive option that aligns with national goals. However, …

PowerPointpresentatie gebruikt bij een workshop gehouden op het MiniSymposium Agroforestry en Notenteelt op 18 mei 2022, op hogeschool Van Hall Larenstein te Velp.

Species responding differently to climate change form ‘transient communities’, communities with constantly changing species composition due to colonization and extinction events. Our goal is to disentangle the mechanisms of response to climate change for terrestrial species in these transient communities …

Even though mango productivity in Ethiopia is low due to moisture stress, there is no report on how such constraint could alleviate using Cocoon water-saving technology. Cocoon is small water reservoir technology which uses for plant growth in dry season. The objectives of this study were to introduce …

Boeren vinden het niet gemakkelijk om in agroforestry, het combineren van boomteelt en landbouw, te stappen. Eelco Buunk, Albertien Kijne, Derk Jan Stobbelaar en Eurídice Leyequien (allen werkzaam bij hogeschool Van Hall Larenstein) onderzochten welke rol provincies spelen bij het oplossen van de barrières. …

Mexican oregano is a non-timber forest product harvested in natural vegetation and represents an important source of income for rural families. Recent reports have highlighted decreases in natural populations caused by increased harvest intensity. Oregano leaf harvesting is a complex problem, involving …

Promotional video about the professorship Management of Forested Landscapes at Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands.

Tropical dry forests (TDF) are subject to intense human intervention leading to an increase of secondary forests and changes in habitat suitability for birds. Despite the increasing research on secondary forests, we have little understanding of how such changes intropical dry forests have affected animal …