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Marine harmful algae and environmental change in the Anthropocene
We are offering an internship for a master's student to investigate the responses of marine microalgae exhibiting harmful traits to various global environmental change factors. -
Aniek Albers
Research assistant
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Up and down the marshes
Lower the water level in a marsh temporarily and you get a more resilient, healthy and biodiverse ecosystem in return. That is the advice of ecologist Kerstin Bouma and her colleagues at the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW). An extraordinary opportunity presented itself in the Oostvaardersplassen to find out how this works. She defended her PhD on that research in the mud and among the reeds on Friday 4 April.
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Symposium Water Quality Matters
This symposium is open to scientists and stakeholders from various disciplines to discuss pressing water quality challenges from both scientific and policy perspectives.
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Beavers in the Netherlands: a blessing or a burden?
Beavers were reintroduced to the Netherlands in 1988 and the beaver population has grown enormously since then. About six thousand beavers now live in the Netherlands. In the wild, beavers can have very positive effects on their environment by changing it, but is this also true in human-regulated areas?
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Ancient blue-green algae bloom more and more
Every summer there they are again, blue-green algae. Why are they a problem, are they getting worse with climate change and what can we do about them? These are questions that the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) has over the past few years been and still is seeking answers to. The research has provided new insights into fundamental processes, from the cellular level to large-scale changes in lakes and ponds. This allows better assessment of risks and possible development of new control methods.
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Webinar pollinators in the Netherlands: from data to nature recovery
NIOO is organising a webinar on pollinators and how we can go from all available knowledge to effective nature management. It will be in Dutch. This is part of the EU project More4Nature. If you're interested to join, or know someone who could/should be involved, please read on!
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Soil Animal Days 2025
Every year around World Animal Day, we go on safari in our own gardens looking for the important but often overlooked soil animals. This year marks the 11th edition of the Soil Animal Days. The annual event organised by a growing number of partners, is now welcoming observations all year round and including from countries outside the Netherlands!
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SPARKLES
Responsible upscaling of floating solarDe-carbonization of the energy supply sector is a key priority to meet the goals of the Dutch Climate Act. Solar power is generally considered a desirable alternative to fossil fuels, but the installation of these photovoltaic systems (PV) requires considerable space. To achieve the ambitions of the Dutch Government, large-scale deployment of PV is needed- including placement on inland waters, through Floating Photovoltaics (FPV). However, the environmental impacts of FPV is not well understood, and policy and legislation concerning their implementation are not yet in place. SPARKLES aims to develop sustainable, nature-inclusive solutions for FPV. Specifically, SPARKLES addresses the disconnect of the domains of energy science, ecology and governance that currently hampers responsible upscaling of FPV. By creating interdisciplinary frameworks and fostering collaboration with stakeholders, SPARKLES seeks to balance energy needs with ecological and social benefits across local, regional, and national scales.Funded by NWO.
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A summer of research into blue-green algae in mini lakes
Blue-green algae disrupt many people's swimming plans. Picture this: the weather is nice and you want to hit the water, but you're out of luck! The beach is closed because of a blue-green algae bloom. But why does a a swimming spot close when that happens?