This special edition on coexisting with reptiles (guest edited by Dr Simon Pooley) highlights our deep cultural connection with biodiversity, including the scaly, slithering kind. Moving away from Eurocentric narratives of coexistence, the articles in this issue acknowledge the tolerance of local people …

Due to a growing challenge to feed the world’s population and an increased awareness to minimize the impact of our food choices on climate change, a more plant-based diet has gained popularity with a growing number of plant-based products on the market. To stimulate a plant-based diet that also improves …

Diet related non-communicable diseases (NCDs), as well as micronutrient deficiencies, are of widespread and growing importance to public health. Authorities are developing programs to improve nutrient intakes via foods. To estimate the potential health andeconomic impact of these programs there is a …

De Brabantse Biodiversiteitsmonitor probeert op basis van zogeheten KritischePrestatie Indicatoren of ‘KPI’s de duurzaamheid van agrarische bedrijveninzichtelijk te maken. Op die manier krijgen ondernemers een objectief‘dashboard’ met meetbare doelstellingen om te sturen richting een beterebiodiversiteit. …

Sinds de jaren 50 heeft in de landbouw een aanzienlijke schaalvergroting plaatsgevonden. De veerkracht en de herkenbaarheid van agrarische landschappen zijn daardoor sterk afgenomen. Ook hebben de schaalvergroting en de daarmee gepaard gaande intensivering een negatieve impact gehad op de biodiversiteit, …

Het inzaaien van brede, geleidelijk aflopende oevers van heringerichte sloten en beken met een mix van overstromingsbestendige grassen, vlinderbloemigen en andere kruiden draagt bij aan een klimaatrobuust watersysteem. Tegelijkertijd is het ook mogelijk om de kostbare grond agrarisch te blijven benutten. …

It is expected that future transportation technologies will positively impact how passengers travel to their destinations. Europe aims to integrate air transport into the overall multimodal transport network to provide better service to passengers, while reducing travel time and making the network more …

Workshop summary In this workshop we work together with the participants towards concrete steps that educators could take to promote inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystems. Nowadays, entrepreneurial ecosystems do not provide all entrepreneurs equal access to opportunities, resources, and support. Specifically, …

Soil organic carbon (SOC) prediction from remote sensing is often hindered by disturbing factors at the soil surface, such as photosynthetic active and non–photosynthetic active vegetation, variation in soil moisture or surface roughness. With the increasing amount of freely available satellite data, …

Solomon Islands has relied on highly unsustainable industrial logging since the 1980s. While the development narrative around logging emphasizes its macro-economic importance, it structurally overlooks the impacts on local people's lives. Based on 200 qualitative interviews conducted in 25 villages and …