As a PhD candidate at Naturalis and the Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML), I am exploring measures and cropping systems that could make agriculture on peat soils more sustainable. I am especially interested in nature-based solutions that can benefit biodiversity, farmers and the climate.
Keywords
Agroecosystems, biodiversity, ecosystem services, sustainable farming
Researchinterest
Biodiversity in the Netherlands could use some space. This does not necessarily mean that agricultural land must be returned to nature. Biodiversity and agriculture could actually reinforce each other. In the Polderlab, I am investigating how we can best do this in agricultural peatlands.
- Nature-based solutions as building blocks for a sustainable agricultural landscape
- Soil-rising agricultural with cranberries on peat moss
- Robust aquatic ecosystems with water soldier
- Monitoring biodiversity, greenhouse gas emissions and water quality
