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Well-being ‘later’: natural capital
Natural capital relates to services that the natural environment provides to the economy, such as raw materials and recreation.
SDG 15 Life on land
Recent data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 15 Life on land. SDG 15 concerns protection, restoration and sustainable management of all forms of life on land. Nature, wildlife and healthy...
New CBS research focuses on the ecology and economy of North Sea
The Dutch area of the North Sea is our country’s largest nature reserve, but it is also used intensively by maritime traffic and for wind farms, for example.
SEEA Ecosystem account Dutch North Sea, 2023
Ecosystem account for the Dutch part of the North Sea following SEEA standards: ecosystem extent and condition; biodiversity; ecosystem services and their monetary value; environmental pressure
CBS develops Green Deal dashboard to monitor climate change
In 2019, the European Commission presented the European Green Deal.
Statistics on nature play crucial role in national and international policy
The figures published by CBS on nature in the Netherlands play an important role in all sorts of societal discussions, including the current debates on nirogen and biodiversity.
Biodiversity monitored extensively by CBS
Whereas the population of farmland birds in the Netherlands has declined, dragonfly distribution has increased.
Cooperation is crucial to understanding Green Deal data
On 14 March 2023, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) organised a Green Deal Workshop to focus on key issues such as climate change, energy, the environment and nature and their associated challenges and...
Green Deal: CBS working with partners for sustainable development data
Across the world, there is an increasing need for information on climate change and energy transition, environmental quality and circularity, and nature and biodiversity.
SEEA-EEA biodiversity account 2006-2013
This report present the experimental biodiversity account for the Netherlands (2006-2013), which is one of the thematic accounts of the SEEA-EEA ecosystem account.
Analysis of harbour porpoise data and evaluation of North Sea monitoring
Analysis of various harbour porpoise data for the period 1991/1992-2017/2018 to evaluate the monitoring in the North Sea.
Trends biodiversity benthos Voordelta, 2004-2018
Trends in biodiversity of benthic animals in the Voordelta in 2004-2018 using Multi-Species Indicators (MSI).
Well-being high in 2019, but more pressure on environment
Although well-being in the Netherlands increased in 2019, not everybody benefited from this equally. Well-being is under pressure in a number of areas: time lost through traffic congestion, less...
Understanding 100 years of farmland biodiversity loss
Understanding 100 years of farmland biodiversity loss
Decline in farmland flora and fauna as of 1900
Flora and fauna on Dutch farmland have gone through substantial changes over the 20th century.
Over 80% decline in butterflies since late 1800s
Between 1890 and 2017, butterfly populations in the Netherlands declined by at least 84 percent; 15 species have disappeared completely.
Models and statistical methods in rtrim
This report describes, in some detail, the statistical methods and models implemented in the r-package rtrim.
The Circular Economy: towards a lower use of resources
a statistical overview of the circular economy’s effects on the environment and raw material consumption
More innovation, better education and more environmental awareness required to maintain current prosperity level
The quality of life is high in the Netherlands compared to other European countries, but it seems impossible to retain this level of prosperity in the long run.
Production process more environmentally efficient, but no green growth
Economic growth is often realised to the detriment of the environment.
Dutch heathland: more purple, less yellow
Dutch heaths have been changing colour in recent years. Plants that colour heathland purple, such as heather, have been increasing, while grasses that give heathland a more yellow colour, such as...
MSI-tool
Tool (R-script) for calculating van Multi-Species Indicators (MSI) and trends in MSIs.
SDG 15 Life on land
Latest data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 15 Life on land. SDG 15 concerns protection, restoration and sustainable management of all forms of life on land. Nature, wildlife and healthy...
SDG 15 Life on land
Latest data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 15 Life on land. SDG 15 concerns protection, restoration and sustainable management of all forms of life on land. Nature, wildlife and healthy...
SDG 15 Life on land
Latest data contributing to worldwide monitoring of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 15 Life on land. SDG 15 concerns protection, restoration and sustainable management of all forms of life on land.