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27 Jul 2010 |
Scientists laud forest conservation deal for Indonesia
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| Meeting in Bali, Indonesia last week, over 900 scientists from the international Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC) released a ‘Bali Declaration’ that calls for urgent efforts... read more |
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20 Jul 2010 |
Alterra leads the way in Europe’s largest ever stream experiment for climate change
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| For the first time ever, uniform freshwater experiments are being carried out across Europe. During the course of this year, a start will be made on a series of experiments in streams along the coast... read more |
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16 Jul 2010 |
Going “green” is feasible, but has its costs
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| The Influence of the biobased economy on agricultural markets is a study from two Wageningen UR institutes that shows how the impacts of new technology may have unanticipated effects. The rapidly... read more |
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13 Jul 2010 |
International attention for guidelines on sustainability reports
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| The guidelines for food-processing companies on producing sustainability reports about their companies have been officially launched and presented at two international congresses. These guidelines... read more |
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Plaice is thriving again
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| The North Sea is full of plaice. Stocks are almost back to nineteen eighties levels: well over 400 thousand tons. According to Jan Jaap Poos, fisheries biologist at IMARES, part of Wageningen UR,... read more |
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Saving nature saves money too
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| Alterra scientists argue for the ecosystem services approach, which they say will increase the support base for nature conservation.Alterra, part of Wageningen UR, is preaching a new gospel: a nature... read more |
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Quick test shows gut flora in piglets
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| When piglets are weaned from milk to solid food, their intestinal flora change, with a steep rise in the numbers of potentially harmful streptococci. This finding has come out of research done by... read more |
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12 Jul 2010 |
Reproduction of European eel in the focus of European Top Institutes
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Towards a Self Sustained Aquaculture
The PRO-EEL project aims at reproduct European eel (Anguilla anguilla) in captivity. Reproduction of eel in culture has become a focus research area due to a... read more |
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Bioenergy by-products cannot be ignored any longer
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| An article in the current issue of Global Change Biology Bioenergy explains that researchers must recognize the importance of including the environmental effects of bioenergy by-products as part of... read more |
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150 extra accommodations for students
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| Hotel Hof van Wageningen will temporarily accommodate at least 150 students in the new academic year, of which mostly international students. At the moment, Hotel Stadsbrink is preparing its... read more |
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9 Jul 2010 |
Eastern European dairy farmers start management course
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| In the autumn of 2010, farm managers from Eastern Europe will follow a training course in Interactive Strategic Management (ISM). In particular, dairy farmers will be taking the course.The countries... read more |
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Spatial Analysis of Rural Development Measures
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| Rural development is the second pillar of the EU Common Agricultural Policy. For the first pillar (direct payments to farmers and market regulation), sophisticated models exist with which the impact... read more |
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8 Jul 2010 |
New academic degree programme in tourism in Breda and Wageningen
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| Collaborative press release of Wageningen University and NHTV Breda University of Applied SciencesWageningen University, part of Wageningen UR, and NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences are... read more |
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6 Jul 2010 |
Ethiopia tackling contamination of sesame exports
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| Ethiopia has the potential to become a world-class player on the sesame seed market, but at present the quality of the sesame seeds at the time of export leaves much to be desired. The problem seems... read more |
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Role of plant life in global climate accurately determined
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| New data on atmospheric carbon lead to better models
Researchers from 18 scientific institutions have used observations and calculations to determine the amount of CO2 exchange between global... read more |
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5 Jul 2010 |
Doping test gotcha with retroactive effect
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| A doping test which sees everything, even banned substances which we don't know about yet. It sounds like something from science fiction. But it exists. Professor Michel Nielen from RIKILT, part of... read more |
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The housewife is a dying breed
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| How have electrical appliances changed households over the past century? That question is the subject of an exhibition at the NEMO in Amsterdam called 'Domestic Paradise'. Much has changed among the... read more |
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Piglets copy mum’s food choice
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| Piglets eat more, and a more varied diet if their mother is around. It seems they copy the sow when it comes to trying new foods. This conclusion was drawn by PhD researcher Marije Oostindjer of the... read more |
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2 Jul 2010 |
Stabilisation of the grain market by the flexible use of grain for bioethanol
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| This report reviews whether the grain market and grain price can be stabilised by the variation of the use of grain in the EU-27's production of bioethanol. The time horizon of this study is 2020,... read more |
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Apple and tomato chains in China and the EU
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| This study seeks to assess the comparative advantages of horticultural com-modities in the EU and China. The assessment is determined on the basis of natural endowments, farm structure, and marketing... read more |
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