Projects
QuantumTrack: safeguarding biodiversity through due diligence in the global value chain KU Leuven
The European Commission issued a proposal for a cross-sectoral system of due diligence for the entire supply chain in February 2022, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (‘CSDDD’). The CSDDD is the first horizontal and mandatory cross-sectoral system of due diligence covering the supply chain. Each company in the supply chain becomes responsible for compliance with a wide range of standards and obligations by their partners ...
B-Cubed - Biodiversity Building Blocks for policy Research Institute for Nature and Forest
Biodiversity Building Blocks for policy Meise Botanic Garden
FLOWER4TREES: using flower mixtures as a win-win situation for biodiversity and grower at open field tree nursery Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Can ready-to-use ground cover flower mixtures be composed that are specifically suited for the tree nursery sector in order to better stimulate biodiversity at the same time, while avoiding negative effects on tree nursery activity? This is the ambition of the Operational Group FLOWER4TREES in two use cases: (i) the area planted with green manure between two growing cycles and (ii) the strips ...
FOrest cold and URban heat island effects on Climate Adaptation of biodiversity at different Spatial and Temporal scales - FOURCAST Ghent University
Climate change is expected to have profound amplified impacts on densely populated and urbanised regions such as Belgium. With this project we aim to combine advanced high resolution climate modeling with past long term (100 yrs), medium term (25 yrs) and contemporary changes in species composition and functional characteristics of plants and animals. First, a tool will be developed to produce high-resolution historical climate data for any ...