Jeroen van der Sluijs

"Waarom de atoombommen neerkwamen op Hiroshima en Nagasaki", een reconstructie door Herman Damveld

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(1/3) Offcontinental locations 3/3 📍 Martinique
We are wrapping up our project location series with two exciting studies in Martinique!

🐝🐦 Guava: a case study on this little-studied economically important tropical crop that depends on animal pollination in collaboration with FREDON Martinique.

Nature Today | Pesticiden wijdverspreid over Natura 2000-gebieden Tien Natura 2000-gebieden zijn de afgelopen maanden bemonsterd op de aanwezigheid van pesticiden in de bodem en in de planten. De aanwezigheid van pesticiden in deze gebieden kan een verklaring zijn v...

Pesticiden wijdverspreid over Natura 2000-gebieden. In totaal zijn 51 verschillende middelen, zogenaamde ‘actieve stoffen’, gevonden: herbiciden, fungiciden en insecticiden. Enkele zijn al verboden, maar ze zijn dus nog steeds niet verdwenen uit de natuur. www.naturetoday.com/intl/nl/natu...

UN meeting closes with no moratorium on deep-sea mining; groups lament Civil groups expressed dismay as the 30th International Seabed Authority (ISA) session recently ended in Jamaica without a moratorium on deep-sea mining, a process of extracting minerals from the…

Civil groups expressed dismay as the 30th International Seabed Authority (ISA) session recently ended in Jamaica without a moratorium on deep-sea mining, a process of extracting minerals from the seafloor, which experts say can damage marine ecosystems.

Every Scientific Empire Comes to an End America’s run as the premier techno-superpower may be over.

Thanks everyone, it’s been fun being a scientist in the US. 👋

Ik wel. 💛🍀
#teamPaardenbloem
Jullie toch ook?!

New research from Pesticide Action Network reveals the extent of pesticide use by UK councils. These are poisons being sprayed in your street, your local park. Pls share.

For links to the full report & to find out what you can do, follow the link below
www.pan-uk.org/pesticide-fr...

Hoe ziet natuurinclusieve landbouw eruit in de praktijk? | Collectief Natuurinclusief Hoe ziet natuurinclusieve landbouw eruit in de praktijk? Peter Harry Mulder, gangbaar akkerbouwer in de Veenkoloniën, laat het zien. Al sinds 2009 werkt hij op 70 hectare met de natuur mee. Als vogel...

Hoe ziet natuurinclusieve landbouw eruit in de praktijk?

Peter Harry Mulder, gangbaar akkerbouwer en vogelliefhebber in de Veenkoloniën, werkt sinds 2009 op 70 ha met de natuur mee. Minder intensief, meer biodiversiteit, en dat vraagt om pionieren én investeren. shorturl.at/U4Qft

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Bruggen bouwen voor bestuivers
in het Living Lab 'Vlas en Bestuivers Zeeland'

@butterfly-project.bsky.social

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Environmental sustainability is often sidelined by narrow economic agendas focused on growth. PLOS Sustainability and Transformation champions transformative science that values diverse knowledge, collaboration and systemic change. Read more: journals.plos.org/sustainabili...

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PFAS-pesticiden in de Nederlandse landbouw in beeld

in the Netherlands 26 different PFAS substanses are in use in 117 different authorized pesticides, but in contrast to Denmark, the Ctgb and the government don't act. www.clm.nl/nieuws/pfas-...

Denmark bans 23 PFAS pesticide products because they pollute groundwater
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Deense aardappelteelt in één klap bijna biologisch - Nieuws Aardappelen Het ministerie voor milieu in Denemarken schrapt in één klap 25 gewasbeschermingsmiddelen. Dat heeft een enorme impact op de teelt van aardappelen, maar oo...

Mooi: Denemarken schrapt in één klap 25 soorten #landbouwgif. Dat heeft grote impact op de teelt van aardappelen, suikerbieten, granen en uien. Directe aanleiding is de aanwezigheid van PFAS in deze producten. De overheid besloot geen Europese wet af te wachten. www.boerenbusiness.nl/akkerbouw/ar...

Why bees in Norway are struggling Norway is home to 212 different bee species. Or perhaps rather: the country used to have 212 species. Insect numbers are generally in decline, and some bees are either struggling or have already disap...

Why #bees in Norway are struggling

“In recent years, we have seen a decline in the number of #insects in Norway... There are three main reasons for the decline ... ” Ødegaard said.

- Habitat loss
- Use of poisons
- Climate

#pollinators

So, what can you do?

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Neonicotinoids negatively affect life-history traits in widespread dung fly species Pesticide use is increasing worldwide, negatively affecting ecosystems, including beneficial insects. The widespread use of neonicotinoid insecticides…

New study examined the impacts of the #neonicotinoid Imidacloprid on beneficial dung flies.

#Imidacloprid exposure reduced larval survival and delayed adult emergence.

#pesticides

Underscores broader threat of neonics to #biodiversity & ecosystem stability

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Living Lab 'Vlas en Bestuivers Zeeland' Living Lab 'Vlas en Bestuivers Zeeland'

📣ℹ️ The Zeeland Living Lab has published a Dutch-language press release:
🔗 clm-onderzoek-en-advies.email-provider.eu/web/kiienyak...

and launched the Dutch-language Butterfly Living Lab website:
🔗 zeeland.butterfly-europe.eu

🐛🦋 Enjoy!

Living Lab 'Vlas en Bestuivers Zeeland' Living Lab 'Vlas en Bestuivers Zeeland'

Bruggen bouwen voor bestuivers
in het Living Lab 'Vlas en Bestuivers Zeeland'

@butterfly-project.bsky.social

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(1/2) Offcontinental locations 2/3: 📍Curaçao.
We will be teaming up with Carmabi.

Very little research has been done on pollinators in this region, so this is a great chance for us to gather valuable data and learn more about the diversity and importance of pollinators.

Science, lobbies and the environment: marking the 60th anniversary of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring We owe to Rachel Carson’s book "Silent Spring" the birth of the environment as a subject of public discourse and policies.

more on the role of pesticides in the biodiversity crisis: www.uib.no/en/svt/15573...

Systemic pesticides and the biodiversity crisis: Toxic practices in agriculture, aquaculture and policy making Welcome to a joint symposium organized by the University of Bergen's BeeCaution project and the International Task Force on Systemic Pesticides.

If you want to educate yourself about the role of pesticides in the biodiversity crisis, watch the video recordings of these symposia (1/2):

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EU Ban on Neonics: Too Little, Too Late Neonicotinoids are the most popular – and the most poisonous – insecticides in the world. The large-scale collateral damage caused by neonicotinoids, or 'neonics' in short, on our ecosystem has been s...

Farmlandbirds are wild birds that dependent on farmland for feeding and nesting and do not thrive in other habitats. The story behind the graphic is here: www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/eu-ban-on-ne...

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Photo of newspaper headline: The effects of lily farming on insects are enormous. We have to be much more careful. So says Jeroen van der Sluijs, professor of environmental and health risks.

"How important is lily farming to human survival? Versus how important are the insects? Where is the weighing? What benefit does society derive from this? It's not even about food security, this is an ornamental crop!" @unibergen.bsky.social #pollinators

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🦋 Amid the growing controversy over pesticide-heavy lily farming in the Netherlands, @jeroenvandersluijs.bsky.social sat down with @dvhn.nl for an in-depth interview. The conversation goes far beyond lilies – touching on wider environmental issues 🐛

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Photo of newspaper headline: The effects of lily farming on insects are enormous. We have to be much more careful. So says Jeroen van der Sluijs, professor of environmental and health risks.

"How important is lily farming to human survival? Versus how important are the insects? Where is the weighing? What benefit does society derive from this? It's not even about food security, this is an ornamental crop!" @unibergen.bsky.social #pollinators

butterfly-europe.eu/interview-wi...

Bijzonder mooi arrest in hoger beroep! De overheid en ctgb beschermen de burgers niet voldoende. Werk aan de winkel!

Nederland beschermt burgers niet genoeg tegen risico’s op Parkinson, oordeelt gerechtshof In een uitspraak over pesticiden bij lelieteelt geeft het gerechtshof in Den Bosch de wetgever en de toelatingsorganisatie een veeg uit de pan. De middelen zijn niet getoetst op risico’s op Parkinson of ontwikkelingsstoornissen bij jonge of ongeboren kinderen.

Nederland beschermt burgers niet genoeg tegen risico’s op Parkinson, oordeelt gerechtshof

Omwonenden winnen opnieuw leliezaak: gerechtshof bevestigt verbod op gebruik bestrijdingsmiddelen in Sevenum - Aardige Buren Omwonenden winnen opnieuw leliezaak: gerechtshof bevestigt verbod op gebruik bestrijdingsmiddelen in Sevenum. De rechter is zeer kritisch op overheid en Ctgb.

Gewonnen!!! De omwonenden in #Sevenum krijgen weer gelijk. De rechter is zeer kritisch op de overheid en @ctgbcommunicatie.bsky.social. Beiden zijn nalatig in beschermen van burgers tegen risico van #pesticiden. #Leliezaak aardigeburen.nl/actueel/beri...

From local to global: Leveraging localized environmental actions for scalable sustainability effects Author summary In this study, I explore how small-scale environmental actions, like community gardens and local renewable energy projects, can support global sustainability goals. Drawing on 17 progra...

How can small-scale environmental actions, like community gardens ... support global sustainability goals? @sebtheis.bsky.social #SDGs #agenda2030

What makes local efforts successful?
- Aligning local action with larger environmental goals
- Responding to community needs

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The deep sea is one of Earth’s least understood ecosystems, home to thousands of species yet to be discovered, and its largest carbon sink.

Deep-sea mining risks causing irreversible damage to this unique biodiversity.

Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/2yDHS32 #DefendTheDeep #ISA30 @deepseaconserve.bsky.social