Duurzame ontwikkeling verwijst naar het vermogen om te voldoen aan onze behoeften zonder die van toekomstige generaties in gevaar te brengen. Hoe duurzaam zijn de huidige praktijken?
Inenting redt elk jaar miljoenen levens.
Hoe werken vaccins en is er nog vooruitgang te boeken? Meer…
Laatste Update: 9 februari 2021
Het energieverbruik in de wereld zal in de komende jaren dramatisch toenemen. Terwijl fossiele brandstoffen een belangrijke energiebron zullen blijven, winnen hernieuwbare energieën ook aan belang
Kunnen bossen aan de energievraag helpen voldoen? Meer…
Laatste Update: 19 juni 2009
De mensheid verbruikt meer goederen en diensten dan wat duurzaam is, in termen van niet-hernieuwbare hulpbronnen. Hoe kan het concept circulaire economie dat probleem helpen aanpakken? Meer…
Laatste Update: 9 maart 2018
Een mogelijke optie voor het verminderen van CO2 uitstoot is ondergrondse opslag. Deze techniek noemt men opvang en opslag van koolstofdioxide (Carbon dioxide Capture and Storage - CCS).
Hoe werkt het? Kan het werkelijk helpen bij de aanpak van de klimaatverandering? Meer…
Laatste Update: 15 juli 2008
Deze GreenFacts Highlights hebben betrekking op de belangrijkste besluiten die zijn aangenomen door de 14e Conferentie van de Partijen (COP) bij het Verdrag inzake biologische biodiversiteit.
Deze conferentie was toegespitst op de voorbereiding van een 2050-Visie op het mondiale biodiversiteitskader, alsook op de evaluatie van de vooruitgang ten aanzien van de Aichi-biodiversiteitsdoelen. Meer…
Laatste Update: 5 mei 2021
Landbouw heeft te kampen met vele problemen zoals, onder meer, het verlies aan biodiversiteit, de globale opwarming en de beschikbaarheid van water. Ondanks aanzienlijke stijgingen van de productiviteit blijven ondervoeding en armoede nog steeds grote delen van de wereld teisteren.
Hoe kan landbouw bijdragen tot een billijke en duurzame ontwikkeling? Meer…
Laatste Update: 16 september 2008
Herbruikbaar tafelgerei doet het in alle studies consistent beter dan tafelgerei voor eenmalig gebruik en voor de meeste milieueffectcategorieën. Meer…
Laatste Update: 20 mei 2021
Inenting redt elk jaar miljoenen levens.
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Laatste Update: 31 maart 2021
De Voedsel- en Landbouworganisatie van de Verenigde Naties (FAO) beoordeelt regelmatig de toestand van de wereldvisserij en aquacultuur. De belangrijkste bevindingen van de 2008 evaluatie zijn nog altijd geldig.
Veel visvoorraden worden overbevist, en het internationale karakter van de hulpbronnen maakt dat ze moeilijk te beheren zijn. Is de huidige voedselvoorziening in gevaar? Meer…
Laatste Update: 23 april 2009
De productie van vloeibare biobrandstoffen voor transport doet ernstige vragen rijzen over hun milieu-impact, over de beleidskosten voor hun promotie en de mogelijke onbedoelde gevolgen ervan.
Wat is de toekomstige rol van biobrandstoffen voor de landbouw, voedselveiligheid en klimaatverandering? Meer…
Laatste Update: 30 september 2009
Watervoorraden zijn ongelijkmatig verdeeld in tijd en ruimte, en staan ook onder druk
door menselijke activiteiten.
Hoe kunnen de watervoorraden duurzaam beheerd
worden, terwijl de vraag naar water steeds groter wordt? Meer…
Laatste Update: 17 oktober 2008
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