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Blue Water, Clear Water… Ever Rarer, Ever Dearer

Heat, drought and water scarcity. How do mountain environments cope with these challenges? What solutions are available, and who ultimately pays the highest price? Mountain huts and alpine farms are suffering… and perhaps, in one way or another, so are we all.

When Clouds Bring No Rain: Why our Landscapes Burn

A grey summer sky does not always mean rain, sometimes it means flames. Why are wildfires getting worse each time?

Remote Sensing Reconstructs Forests, Cities, and Landscapes

DTM, DSM, CHM and how many other acronyms? Today, technology allows us to measure the territory without being there. From the size of fields to the height of trees, remote sensing makes it possible to read the world from above (and beyond).

Biodiversity: Who Are You?

What is biodiversity? How is it identified and measured, and how can we enhance and protect it? Can our mountains make themselves a refuge for species and a cradle of biodiversity?

Like Dwarfs Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

What are Monumental Trees and how can they be recognized? Like for our grandparents, it is up to us to remember them, protect them and value them for the good of society.

Future-proof Dutch agriculture

Besides devastating extensive monocultures, can the Netherlands hope for a future-proof agriculture?