HuFoSS has found a new home. Since the beginning of the new year we reside in a self-designed office made entirely out of wood. Timber construction is environmentally friendly, in line with our objectives regarding innovative and future-proof building systems. Besides, wood offers a comfortable and attractive atmosphere for us to conduct our activities. You […]
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
European biodiversity is increasing rather than decreasing Read More »
