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  1. IDEA committee: working on diversity, inclusion, equity and accessibility

    IDEA stands for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility: important subjects for a research institute. At NIOO, we now have a special IDEA committee dedicated to this subject and taking concrete actions.
    Onderzoek in het NIOO-lab om met micro-organismen uit de bodem gewassen te helpen.

  2. Open Dagen bij het NIOO

    Het NIOO houdt regelmatig Open Dagen om te laten zien hoe we onderzoek doen. Op 7 oktober is het weer zover.
    Open Dag 2019

  3. Jos Raaijmakers elected member of the KNAW

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    NIOO's head of Microbial Ecology Jos Raaijmakers has been elected a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW).
    Jos Raaijmakers

  4. NIOO Theme Sustainable use of land and water

    Healthy surface water and soils are essential for life on earth. They provide a range of life-supporting functions, including carbon storage, oxygen generation, and nutrient cycling. At NIOO, we combine research on the ecosystem services provided to society with research on how these ecosystem services are impacted by society.
    Studying the ecology of crops

  5. Diversity and inclusion

    Diversity and inclusivion are high on the agenda of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) and its institutes.
    Diversiteit

  6. A living, breathing building

    As sustainable as possible, in as many respects as possible: that was the imperative when the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) commissioned a new building. And we have done it!
    Gebouw NIOO-KNAW met paarse bloemen

  7. 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

  8. Working together

    There’s a lot that we can learn from nature! Performing and promoting research, together with policy makers, nature managers and businesses - and sharing the new knowledge it produces. That is NIOO's strength.
    Samenwerke aan algenonderzoek en waterkwaliteit

  9. Light Pollution

    Illumination of forest edges leads to a decrease in moth numbers and changes in the behaviour and success of bigger day as well as night-active animals in the long run. What did we find out at NIOO and what can we do with these results?
    Licht op natuur veldlocatie

  10. 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