Together with farmers, companies, governments, universities, and NGOs, we work on a better planet for mankind and nature. We are driven and pragmatic in our work towards a planet Earth with clean water, clean air, a stable climate, healthy soil and, especially, a high level of biodiversity. Towards a planet on which we can all live a prosperous life, now and in the future. This is how we want to make a difference.
We deliver tailor-made projects to our clients, but we have also developed a number of out-of-the-box solutions for our government, corporate and NGO clients.
Our Messages from the Lab keep you updated on our current thoughts and activities.
Ereprijs (Overijssel) launched
The ‘Ereprijs’ of the province of Overijssel is a green award for entrepreneurs within the agricultural sector, the leisure economy and business parks. Besides biodiversity, the focus of this competition is on natural capital. Natural capital is about the interaction between economy and ecology; entrepreneurship…
Community of Practice Business in Landscapes
After a pilot during the Sustainable Week last year, the Community of Practice Business in Landscapes will start in 2020. This CoP is aimed at Dutch companies that have a relationship with production landscapes anywhere in the world. This often runs through complex and non-transparent…
Manifest of the Amsterdam wedges
Images: © ARCAM – Simon Trel. On Friday december the 13th, the Manifest of the Amsterdam wedges was presented to Marike van Doorninck, deputy mayor of Amsterdam councilor for Spatial Development, and Sustainability, in Arcam Architecture Centre of Amsterdam. The initiative for this manifest came…
Workshop verdienmodellen voor voedselbossen
During the closing symposium of the Southeast Netherlands Food Forests project, Daan Groot, in his role as a professor in Innovative Entrepreneurship in Rural Areas at HAS University of Applied Sciences, gave a workshop in which the results of three years of research into food…
Reflections on the Global Landscape Forum: The Investment Case
After spending the weekend at the Global Landscapes Forum’s fourth Investment Case Conference in Luxembourg, Daan Groot summarized some of his reflections: Having also been to the very first one, it’s evident that a lot has happened in the meantime. A great number of new…
New types of rural housing can help solve the nitrogen problem
This Letter to the Editor appeared in Trouw (major national newspaper) today. Don’t forget to think about the combined land uses as a solution for nitrogen emissions, write Guido Enthoven and Daan Groot. The Cabinet is struggling with nitrogen. There is money for buying out…
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