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More than 560 participants from 30 countries gathered in the Netherlands to explore how peatland restoration supports biodiversity, climate resilience and greenhouse-gas reduction through LIFE projects...
Key findings: ‘Vulnerable’ African countries imported around $1 billion worth of agricultural products from the Netherlands in 2023, or around 2% of their total, with Dutch exports...
The European Commission has made an explicit commitment to gender equality. But does the EU's oldest and most financially significant common policy support this goal? This paper investigates...
Highlights: Farmers are classified into four types with respect to adoption of CSA using the COM-B model: environmentalists, constrained, indifferents, and traditionalists. Environmentalists express high intention...

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Robotics and citizen engagement can play a crucial role in achieving the EU Mission for ocean, seas and water health restoration by 2030. In this context, the EU-funded SeaClear2.0 project...
Highlights: Analyzed 2232 farmers’ protest reasons across four European countries. Used open-ended survey data to capture top-of-mind concerns from farmers. Country-specific protest...
The European Union has introduced new rules to protect the Dogger Bank, an emblematic Natura 2000 site in the waters of Germany and the Netherlands. Starting 18 November 2025...
Each year, tonnes of human hair are discarded as waste. Imagine that discarded human hair isn't just waste, but a solution to pressing environmental challenges.
Highlights: System-level changes will require more market-based and regulatory interventions. Establishes the ACTIONABLE Framework. Presents a framework to identify policy entry points for sustainable food...
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