summary
The climate, nature and people's well-being are inextricably linked and constantly changing. Currently an integrated approach to these problems is missing and this leads to difficult trade-offs, social tensions, and implementation problems. The COMBINED project will acquire knowledge on the interactions between climate, nature and people, the effectiveness, or lack of effectiveness of current efforts and interventions, and options and pathways for transformation that result in synergistic, effective, and just outcomes for climate, biodiversity, and humans. The research will take place in several Dutch landscapes with grassland, forest and urban nature, and will be undertaken by a consortium of ten knowledge institutes and 14 societal partners. The consortium will work towards a future in which Dutch landscapes increase in biodiversity, become climate robust and form a healthy living environment. All consortium partners will do this by looking at entire landscapes with all sectors from different disciplines. This will lead to improved management and landscape design. Unique to this project is the close cooperation between social and natural science researchers. Research by the University of Twente take place at the ITC faculty, which will focus on the use of satellite imagery to learn about how the behaviour of landscapes after droughts and heat periods and by the faculty of BMS who will work with stakeholders such as farmers, land managers, and municipalities to develop options for action and establish joint knowledge systems and learning processes.
partners
The COMBINED project is funded the NWA/NWO: https://www.nwo.nl/en/news/broad-consortium-receives-nwa-funding-for-research-on-relationship-between-climate-change-and-biodiversity
Project duration: 1 May 2024- 31 April 2030.
who's working On this project
Contact: Prof. dr. Esther Turnhout
