Research projects
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Carbon Connects
Carbon Connects is an Interreg North-West Europe initiative with a primary focus on peatland restoration. Originally slated for a four-year period commencing in 2018, the project's timeline has now been extended to December 2023.
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Towards smart soil-sensing: developing a proxy for soil health
Rosa Boone is studying how the restoration of soil diversity contributes to the condition of soil. To do this, she's developing a new measuring method that farmers can use to track the health of the soil beneath their feet.
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Future Dikes
The Future Dikes project investigates how we can strengthen the Dutch dikes with a species-rich grass covering.
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Restoration of ancient oak forests with stone meal
Ancient oak forests are threatened by nitrogen deposition and are now on the verge of collapse. Stone meal restores acidification and mineral imbalance. We combine soil and plant chemistry with soil biology and microbiology, among other things.
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DIGS
Quantifying greenhouse gas emissions from surface waters with the aim to unravel their drivers and develop mitigation measures using field measurements, experiments and modelling approaches.
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Environmental impact of inland aquaculture in Brazil
In this research we aim to quantify greenhouse gas emissions and nutrient budgets of aquaculture ponds in Brazil and relate them to management practices.
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Effects of bioturbation on microbial CH4 production, accumulation and emission from inland waters
This research focuses on providing a mechanistic understanding of how bioturbating organisms affect greenhouse gas (GHG) production (through microbial communities), its rates of emission and emission pathways from aquatic ecosystems.
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Effects of bioturbators in greenhouse gas emissions from shallow inland waters
The overall aim of the project is to unravel the role of bioturbators on GHG emissions in shallow fresh waters under different scenarios (e.g.: temperature, sediments, bioturbators densities).
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AZOPRO - Azolla farming on rewetted agricultural lands
The AzoPro project investigates the potential of Azolla for phosphate removal from former agricultural lands in transition to nature.
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Living Lab Ooijpolder
In recent years, scientists have experimented with innovative forms of biodiversity restoration in the Ooijpolder in Gelderland. The Living Lab looks at how the existing pilot schemes and initiatives have improved biodiversity in this region.