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  1. Gardens can be havens for soil animals in towns and cities

    Press release
    Nearly 1000 'citizen scientists' sent in their observations this year on Soil Animal Days 2019. And a surprisingly high number of people tried to do something in return for the vital services these soil creatures provide for us.
    Top 3 Soil Animals in Dutch Gardens 2019

  2. Using wastewater as a resource

    Not all wastewater is necessarily 'dirty'. Toilet water can even be used as a clean energy source!
    Algenbuizen in de kas

  3. Thin film of energy

    PV foil is 'building-integrated': it collects solar energy, and makes the roof waterproof at the same time.
    Zonnepanelen als dakbedekking

  4. Deep source of new energy

    In addition to conventional thermal energy storage, we use a solution that was developed especially for us.
    Warmte en kou

  5. Floor = hot = cold

    With hot and cold water led through pipes in the concrete floors, we keep the temperature nice and constant.
    Koeltorens

  6. PhD thesis defence Azkia Nurfikari: residual streams from insect cultivation for sustainable crop management

    Event
    Azkia Nurfikari will defend her PhD thesis "Prospects of residual streams from insect cultivation for sustainable crop management".

    insect op blad

  7. Carbon storage in nature

    Carbon storage is a hot item. Almost literally, as it is closely linked to climate warming. NIOO researchers discover more and more about the role of the living soil within our planet's carbon cycle. That role is: very influential, invaluable and essential for a sustainable climate policy.
    schimmeldraden verbinden bodemdeeltjes, soil fungi connect soil particles

  8. Sustainable toilet use

    An average toilet cistern has a 10-liter capacity. How can we prevent wasting all that water?
    Symbolen voor man en vrouw op wc-deur

  9. Microbes for plant health

    Microbes can act as bodyguards for plants and can foster plant growth in other ways as well. At NIOO, we are digging into the mechanisms: in what ways do they interact? And how can we stimulate this, to make our agriculture more sustainable? Let's rewild our microbes!
    Sorghum field infected with the parasitic plant Striga

  10. Nature research and society

    NIOO has a vigorous and long-standing commitment to societal impact. Not only is NIOO housed in a sustainable building designed to translate our ecological principles in terms of architecture and construction, we also have a number of units that are tailor-made for disseminating our ecological knowledge to specific target groups, we have a very active outreach policy, and we actively involve citizens in our research through large-scale citizen-science projects.
    Algenbioreactor voor afvalwaterzuivering