During the Dutch Week of the Circular Economy, our colleague Jan Brusselaers, spoke with Queen Máxima and Minister Stientje van Veldhoven about a more just circular transition - ensuring lower-income groups also benefit. Full article: vu.nl/nl/nieuws/20... #IVM #CircularEconomy #VUAmsterdam

🌍🌱💰 New at Climate Finance Academy: Climate adaptive measures cut heavy rain damage. 📢 Read more here: climate-finance-academy.com/climate-adap... #News #Update #RiskManagement #ClimateResilience #Insurance

🌍 Two weeks ago, one of our colleagues joined the table at Bureau Buitenland on NPO to talk about the fossil fuel obsession of the would-be sun king in Mar-a-Lago. ☀️ 📺 Watch it here: npo.nl/start/afspel... #FossilFuels #IVM #VUAmsterdam #EnergyPolicy

Excited to share that I’m officially back in beautiful Ottawa! 🦋 This April I’ll rejoin @carleton.ca to launch a new lab focused on biodiversity conservation & spatial ecology. I’ll be recruiting Canadian students. Deep thanks to @ivm-vu-amsterdam.bsky.social and the EG Dept for 3 fundamental years.

My time in Amsterdam @ivm-vu-amsterdam.bsky.social has come to an end. The last two and a half years have been a time of learning, connecting, and growth. Thank @peterverburg11.bsky.social for the amazing opportunity and special thank @riva-ecology.bsky.social for everything you taught me.

🍃 Last week, colleagues from IVM’s environmental economics group were at DEARE Day 2026 in Tilburg: attending sessions, presenting work, and joining discussions throughout the day. 💡 #EnvironmentalEconomics #Tilburg #DEARE #IVM #VUAmsterdam

🌍 The first IVM Newsletter of 2026 is out! Catch up on recent research, publications and highlights from across IVM! 💚 Link: lnkd.in/e_K-FscG #VUAmsterdam #IVM #EnvironmentalStudies #Sustainability #Research #Academia

🌍Save The Date !🌍 The 18th Joint Urban Remote Sensing Event is coming in 2027 JURSE is a forum of excellence where researchers, practitioners and students share and discuss their latest work 📅 30 June – 2 July 2027 📍 NU Building, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam 🔗 jurse.org Stay tuned for updates! 🏙️✨

We wrote a comment in npj Heritage Science to raise awareness of the accelerating threat to oases globally. We call for immediate action to protect this unique system. Read more here 👇 www.nature.com/articles/s40... @sgn.one @ivm-vu-amsterdam.bsky.social @vuamsterdam.bsky.social

New article! 🌍💰 How climateflation & fossilflation threaten financial stability 📈 Read now: climate-finance-academy.com/climateflati... #ClimateFinance #News

📢 New article by Maria Fonseca Cerda! 🌍 How machine learning can transform hail risk management 🌩️ Read now: climate-finance-academy.com/smarter-hail... #News #Update #RiskManagement #ClimateResilience #Insurance #Hailstorms

New publication! Spatial drivers analyzed of #OrganicFarming across Europe. Findings: 📍 Farms cluster near markets ⛰️ Organic farming thrives in less suitable areas for conventional farming 🧭 Boosting market access could drive future adoption 📖 iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1... #OrganicFarming

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