CERA (CErtification of RAw Materials) is a four-year project that will develop a standardized certification scheme ensuring environmental, social and economic sustainability in extraction, processing, trading and manufacturing of all mineral raw materials. It will guarantee traceability of certified…

A scenario building web-tool and knowledge package to enable multi-level decision making for the transition to the Circular Economy

How does the management of Elephant Marsh Fishery in Malawi relate to wider contexts of policies, theories and regions? And how can the current management system be adapted to achieve long-term sustainability of the fishery?

Promotor: Prof. dr. Arnold Tukker & Prof. dr. René Kemp (Maastricht University)

Wetlands provide many ecosystem goods and services which include fish production. The sustainability of small-scale fisheries (SSF) has received considerable attention in recent years because fish is one of the major sources of animal protein to a considerable fraction of the global population which…

Hoe kan challenge-based learning in het hoger onderwijs bijdragen aan duurzaam stedelijk afvalbeheer en de transitie van Den Haag naar een zero-waste stad in 2050 ondersteunen?

Do sustainability values play a role in motivating people to act for biodiversity in successful projects and in successful leadership action? And how could these values be incorporated in current economic valuation methods?

Promotors: Prof.dr. G.R. de Snoo, Prof.dr. G.A. Persoon, Prof.dr.ir. H.H. de Iongh

Are there significant differences among the environmental impacts resulting form the production of Asian aquaculture commodities and what are the main causes for these?

Promotores: Prof.dr. G.A. Persoon & Prof. dr. H.H. de Iongh

Naar aanleiding van de explosie in Beirut maakte BBC podcastserie 'The Foodchain' een aflevering over de chemische stof die de explosie veroorzaakte: ammoniumnitraat. Deze stof wordt veelvuldig gebruik in kunstmest. Met Hoogleraar Environmental sustainability Jan Willem Erisman spraken ze over de effecten…

Wat heb je aan fundamentele wetenschap? Veel, zo bewijzen de sprekers tijdens Science Matters. Dit symposium werd op 18 maart 2016 gehouden ter ere van het tweehonderd jarig bestaan van de Faculteit der Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen.