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Most practices in: Netherlands (22)
Since 1941, Dutch regional water boards have run a nationwide muskrat/coypu control programme to stop dike-burrowing damage; in 2025 they trapped 84,438 …
Since 2015 Dutch NGO IVN has planted 200+ tennis-court-sized 'Tiny Forests' nationwide. Wageningen University's citizen-science monitoring recorded 595-636 species across the network …
Between 2006 and 2019, Dutch authorities completed 34 flood-conveyance projects (€2.3bn) along the IJssel, Waal, Nederrijn and Lek — lowering dikes, widening …
Netherlands peatland carbon standard: farmers raise groundwater in drained peat meadows earning SNK-verified credits at €75–115/tCO₂e. Peat subsidence is ~2.8% of Dutch …
The Netherlands' MJPO programme resolved 166 of 176 ecological barriers by 2018, building a network of 2,100+ road and rail wildlife crossings; …
Since 2008 Rotterdam has paid building owners up to €500 per m³ of stormwater retained by green roofs, an avoided-cost alternative to …
Silt dredged from Lake Markermeer is used to build an archipelago of new marsh islands. Five years of monitoring show 47 breeding …
Over 10,000 m² of smart blue-green roofs on social and private housing, emptied ahead of forecast storms to cut peak sewer loads; …
Utrecht retrofitted all 316 municipal bus shelters with sedum roofs for pollinators and rainwater capture, while a citywide subsidy covers 50% of …
Rotterdam's 2013 water square stores ~1,700 m³ of rainwater in three basins while serving as a sports and leisure space; cost ~€4.5M, …
Utrecht converted all 316 of its bus shelters to sedum green roofs by April 2019, funded entirely by advertising revenue at no …
A 5,600 ha Dutch reserve left to non-intervention grazing by Konik ponies, Heck cattle and red deer; over 3,000 animals died in …
Across Europe, Heat Health Action Plans (HHAPs) play a critical role in coordinating the public health response during periods of extreme heat. …
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A remote monitoring system for the presence of potentially harmful bacteria in surface and river waters triggers early warnings for local authorities …
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