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HuFoSS, together with 25 other European research institutes, participates in two proposals for European research within the EU Horizon Europe program (1: MARBEFES – MARine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning leading to Ecosystem Services, and 2: MARINE SABRES: MARINE Systems Approaches for Biodiversity Resilience and Ecosystem Sustainability). In both proposals, we want to explore the links […]

HuFoSS colleagues have participated in the development of an innovative tool to measure the socio-ecological status of Protected Areas (PAs). Until now such tools were developed in a top-down way without involvement of those who have to use such a tool. Also, these tools were mainly focussing on managerial issues and not on the environmental

For the North Sea it appears that the numbers and richness of species (invertebrates and birds) have increased. The turnover of species has decreased in the North Sea, which means that the appearance of new species has not been at the expense of existing ones. In itself positive news, compared to (in fact in contrast

The commitment of students is often of great importance to bring research to a successful conclusion. Within the European EcoPotential project (www.ecopotential-project.eu) an inventory was made for several European Protected Areas what their qualities were (in terms of ecological functions, natural structures, ecosystem services, risks, management). Results can indicate which aspects in the policy and