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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. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. Film 'Onder het Maaiveld' revisited - English version

    Event
    To honour the International Day of Biodiversity, with NIOO soil ecologists for Q&A afterwards!
    Film onder het maaiveld: verschillende bodemdieren

  7. Sustainable use of land & water

    Healthy surface water and soils are essential for life on earth, providing diverse life-support functions. How are these ecosystem services affected by human activity, and how can we change this?
    Biodiversity in NIOO's grassland garden in summer

  8. Is agroforestry the answer for rainforest restoration?

    News
    The conversion of Amazon rainforest for agriculture has led to deforestation and soil degradation. Agroforestry has been suggested as a sustainable alternative, but NIOO's Eiko Kuramae says its impact on the soil needs to be more fully considered.
    Márcio Leite & Eiko Kuramae

  9. 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

  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