The second Workshop on Tradeoffs Scenarios between the Impact on Seafloor Habitats and Provisions of catch/value (WKTRADE2) was established to provide input on trade-offs aspects to the Working group on Fisheries Benthic Impact and Trade-offs (WGFBIT). As such, the workshop was tasked to: 1) demonstrate …

Ecocentrism has roots in environmental philosophy, which questions the conceptual dichotomy between humans and the environment, acknowledging nonhuman species' right to flourish independently of human interest (Naess 1973). Generally, ecocentrism refers to a planet- and nature-centered as opposed to …

Het gaat bar slecht met de zomertortel. In Nederland is er een afname van 97% sinds de jaren 70. Eén van de oorzaken van deze afname is het gebrek aan geschikt broed- en foerageergebied. De opdrachtgever Stichting Het Zeeuwse Landschap treft al maatregelen om het broedgebied te verbeteren. Daarnaast …

Increasingly, adding trees to the city is a new goal on the urban agenda in order to fight climate change. There is an interesting contrast when looking at the average lifespan of trees in the city: 30 years. The reason is that trees are still being seen from a utilitarian perspective and as urban furniture …

Rijkswaterstaat has an effort-obligation and result-obligation to take measures to achieve the goals of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) at the Eastern Scheldt and Lake Grevelingen. The WFD aims to achieve and protect a sufficient ecological and chemical status of inland surface waters, transitional …

Het vliegend hert komt nog maar op een viertal locaties in Nederland voor. De Sint-Jansberg is een Natura 2000-gebied en aangewezen als speciale beschermingszone voor onder andere het vliegend hert. Natuurmonumenten wil als eigenaar en beheerder van het gebied de populatie vanuit het nabijgelegen Reichswald …

Sharks are ecological important inhabitants of most of the world’s oceans and seas. Still their life-history, which is dictated by slow growth rates and late maturity, makes most species, especially demersal- and coastal sharks, prone to exploitation through target- and nontarget fisheries. Another threat …

Spatial variation in habitat riskiness has a major influence on the predator–prey space race. However, the outcome of this race can be modulated if prey shares enemies with fellow prey (i.e., another prey species). Sharing of natural enemies may result in apparent competition, and its implications for …

This entry begins by reviewing the definitions of “human”, “environment” and “dichotomy”, consequently turning to the debates concerning the human–environment relationship. Synthesizing various studies, the capability of advanced tool use; language, hyper-sociality, advanced cognition, morality, civilization, …

De waterrijke natuurgebieden Haringvliet en Biesbosch zijn habitats voor de zeearend. Ook hoopt men op de terugkeer van de Atlantische steur. Echter, in deze gebieden bevindt zich ook plastic afval, en dat is een probleem. Vooral kleine deeltjes, genaamd microplastics, vormen een bedreiging. Er is momenteel …