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Wildlife populations in the Netherlands have halved in the last 30 years and the government must make haste to limit its main cause: nitrogen pollution, the World Wildlife Fund warns. 

Un projet de recherche européen étudie dix expériences visant à généraliser le recyclage des eaux usées dans l'agriculture et l'industrie. Une abbaye néerlandaise qui est aussi une brasserie participe à la démarche.

Depuis quelques jours, les premières tulipes sous serres, sans pesticides, sont commercialisées par les établissements Kaandorp, qui ont aussi présenté la Fête des fleurs.

In 2019 The Dutch agricultural sector one again exported more than in the years before. A total of 94.5 billion euros worth of products was exported to other countries in 2019. This makes the Dutch agricultural sector the second largest exporter

Inspectors from the food and consumer product safety authority NVWA still regularly encounter pigs drowning in a piping hot water bath, kicking and screaming, at slaughterhouses in the Netherlands. Inspectors saw it happen with their own eyes six times in 18 months, according to documents animal rights organization Varkens in Nood requested from the NVWA, RTL Nieuws reports.

Le groupe pétrolier Total va installer et exploiter 20.000 points de recharge électrique aux Pays-Bas. C'est le plus gros contrat jamais signé en Europe.

Holland’s agricultural exports, including flowers, meat and dairy, set a new record last year.

Over the centuries, windmills built to drain peatland for agriculture have been causing the ground to steadily sink. I's unclear who's in charge of fixing the problem.

More pig farmers have signed up to close down their businesses than there is government subsidy to help them, sources have told the Financieele Dagblad. 

It’s not all windmills, bicycles and canals. Known for its open culture, driven work ethic and the fastest broadband speed in Europe, the Netherlands is a haven for startups. Ranked at no.

Les poulets et les poussins ont été les principales victimes en 2019.

As we start a new decade, how did the Netherlands fare in the last one? Statistics Netherlands has the answer for us.

La Cour suprême des Pays-Bas a confirmé vendredi un jugement obligeant l'État néerlandais à renforcer ses mesures de réduction d'émissions de gaz à effet de serre d'au moins 25 % d'ici 2021

How the Dutch harnessed the market to cover everybody.

Confrontés à des défis agricoles pour beaucoup similaires à ceux de la France, les Pays-Bas expérimentent des réponses inspirantes pour l’Europe. Petit pays, grandes ambitions !

Despite its historic connotation with windmills and dams, the Netherlands is in fact far behind most EU countries in the production of energy from renewable sources - alongside stragglers such as Malta, Luxembourg and Belgium.

Dans le sud des Pays-Bas, un modèle de ferme collective a été créé pour inciter à la production locale et éviter le gaspillage alimentaire.

Dutch farm-related exports continue to rise, but most of the 2019 increase is due to higher prices rather than volumes and re-exports account for a large chunk, according to new figures from the national statistics agency CBS and Wageningen University. In total, exports reached €95.4bn last year, up 4.6% on 2018 and their highest ever level. 

Aux Pays-Bas, le risque de submersion lié aux intempéries est pris très au sérieux. Ils sont considérés comme une référence dans le monde entier pour la gestion de ce risque.

In December a total of 9 million residents of the Netherlands had a paying job - the highest number of employed persons in the country to date, Statistics Netherlands reported on Thursday. After a minor increase in the second and third quarter of 2019, unemployment decreased again in the fourth quarter, and the number of active unemployment benefits with it.

Organisers of the go-slow demonstration say a better beef price is needed to sustain rural Ireland.

If substantial investment is not made into climate-proofing the Dutch rail network, the consequences will be felt in the form of more rail traffic disruptions in the near future, according to ProRail. Especially extreme heat and heavy rain can cause problems, Onno Hazelaar and Stefan Jak of ProRail said to Trouw.

Le Pays-Bas est le deuxième pays exportateur mondial de produits agricoles, grâce à des kilomètres de serres. Nos équipes ont pu visiter ces installations spectaculaires, mais peu écologiques.

La ville d’Utrecht s’est dotée d’abribus végétaux pour offrir un refuge aux abeilles et permettre le développement de la biodiversité en milieu urbain.