Sustainable use of land & water
Healthy surface water and soils are essential for life on earth, providing diverse life-support functions including nutrient cycling, carbon sequestration, oxygen generation, degradation of pollutants and the production of food, feed and fiber.
Important ecosystem services
These ecosystem services are greatly affected by the discharge of excess nutrients, pesticides, medicines and micro-pollutants by industry, traffic, agriculture and aquaculture. The NIOO theme ‘Sustainable Water and Land use’ combines research on the services that a broad range of ecosystems provide and how this is impacted by society. As such, NIOO contributes fundamental knowledge that will help achieve different sustainable development goals, notably including SDG2 (Zero Hunger), SDG6 (Clean Water and Sanitation), SDG14 (Life Below Water) and SDG15 (Life on Land).Â
Experts
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Prof. dr. Liesbeth Bakker
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- Senior Researcher
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Prof. dr. ir. Dedmer Van de Waal
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- Senior Researcher
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Prof. dr. ir. Eiko Kuramae PhD
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- Senior Researcher
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Prof. dr. Geert de Snoo
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- NIOO Director
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