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Emma Penning sampling the mudflat for shrimp and crab, the skyline of Griend on the background.

Contrary to the population trends for many shorebirds, sanderlings have been doing relatively well in the Wadden Sea for the past years. The key to that success lies in the timing of these little birds' main food: shrimp on the..


Continue reading 21 November 2023   2 jaar oud
Green yewel bug.

The Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) along with local nature management organizations across the six Dutch Caribbean islands have recently published 'Guidelines for the Design and Conduct of Research and Monitoring Projects..


Continue reading 18 November 2023   2 jaar oud
Mangroves in Spaans Lagoen (Aruba). Beeld in overleg te gebruiken, contact communicatie.esg@wur.nl

Aruba has seen a major increase of its wetland areas protected under the Ramsar Convention. On 10 November 2023 the Aruban Minister of Nature announced the official designation of four new Ramsar sites. With also the extension of..


Continue reading 13 November 2023   2 jaar oud

Research by Wageningen University & Research (WUR) shows that there is potential on Bonaire to use Nature-based Solutions (NbS) against the consequences of climate change. Extreme weather is expected to occur more often. Tackling..


Continue reading 10 November 2023   2 jaar oud

Capgemini experts, together with Naturalis Biodiversity Center and Amazon Web Services, have developed AI models that recognize insect sounds. This is important both for research and nature conservation. ..


Continue reading 04 November 2023   2 jaar oud
Beetle on passion flower (Passiflora foetida)

The Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) and Fundacion Parke Nacional Aruba (FPNA) are proud to announce a symposium on Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) for Ecosystem Restoration and Conservation on the Dutch Caribbean islands. The..


Continue reading 28 October 2023   2 jaar oud
Amateur-experts tijdens de Barcoding-NL dag

The partnership ARISE wants to map all Dutch biodiversity. Therefore, they called on the help of experts with their own collection from Dutch nature. With success! The bardcoding NL day was the start to expand the national DNA..


Continue reading 21 October 2023   2 jaar oud
Yellow-shouldered Amazon Parrots.

The local government of Bonaire recently announced the acquisition of the former plantation Fontein, supported by the Dutch government in The Hague. With a significant investment of 3.4 million dollars, the government aims to..


Continue reading 21 October 2023   2 jaar oud
Breaking glass spheres which generates sounds at a level that marine mammals use at great depth, which are then recorded from tens to hundreds of kilometers away.

Due to the changing climate, the underwater world is getting ever noisier. That is the main conclusion of a study that was published today in the scientific journal PeerJ. ..


Continue reading 16 October 2023   2 jaar oud
Antillean crested hummingbird

A new DCNA project 'Monitoring for Bird Biodiversity Conservation in the Dutch Caribbean' has officially been launched. Through combining enhanced training, field surveys and the use of a standardized monitoring programme, local..


Continue reading 14 October 2023   2 jaar oud

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