Nature reports

Sea levels are rising, and our familiar ways of protecting ourselves against the water are increasingly showing their limitations. This creates a growing need for a new approach to sea-level rise: working with nature and with the..

Salt marsh sediment and vegetation can remain largely intact even during extreme storm surges. This was demonstrated in an experiment in which researchers transported sections of salt marsh from the Wadden Sea to the Delta Flume,..

China’s intertidal shellfish mariculture provides critical food for the world’s most threatened shorebird flyway. A continental-scale, decade-long study found that intertidal shellfish farms are shaping when and where millions of..

The Netherlands can make good use of the natural dynamics in coastal areas to protect against sea level rise. A broad, natural 'cushion' can protect the hinterland, is the conclusion of the exploratory study ‘Meegroeien’ (Growing..

Earthworms do not stop shaping soil processes after they die. A new study shows they can still help store carbon in the soil, even after death. “This is quite surprising”, says lead author Tullia Calogiuri. “Most of our knowledge..

Over four centuries ago, the first prefect of Hortus botanicus Leiden founded a botanical garden collection that currently encompasses over sixteen thousand plants. The current prefect hopes to create a hotspot for biodiversity..

For five years, more than 20 researchers acquired new ecological knowledge about the subtidal nature of the Wadden Sea, an often understudied but important part of this ecosystem. The projects Wadden Mosaic (Waddenmozaïek) and..

Nature-based solutions are gaining ground as effective and sustainable answers to societal challenges, such as water management, biodiversity restoration, and climate adaptation. Research shows that successful implementation..

The Dutch contributing partners of the international MiningImpact3 consortium have been awarded 1.4 million euros. The money will be used to study the long-term ecological impacts of deep-sea mining, as well as the legal and..

Natural pest control in agriculture is more promising if there are sufficient other landscape elements near a field that provide additional food for predatory insects. It is also good to grow several crops side by side that differ..