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Nature and green in the city contribute to the well-being of citizens of Amsterdam

The municipality of Amsterdam aims to make the city greener. To gain more insight into the benefits of green infrastructure, it commissioned the development of four different scenarios. For every scenario, and for the current situation, RIVM has calculated the value for the living environment of the city.

Blue spaces for all!

22 March UN World Water Day is all about attention on the importance of water.

Citizen Science Magazine; everyone's a scientist

“RIVM is committed to being innovative, and becoming a key player in citizen science is fully in line with that goal,” says Danielle Timmermans, Chief Science Officer for Risk Communication at RIVM

Health and Well-being through Effective Blue-Green Space Design and Governance

During World Water Week (August 26 – 31, 2018), the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, RIVM, is facilitating a session on Health and Well-being through effective Blue-G

Less meat and more tap water benefits health and the environment

In the Netherlands, diets with a high environmental impact contain more meat and energy.

RIVM participates in large EU project to head up global fight against infectious diseases

COMPARE, a large EU project intends to speed up the detection of, and response to disease outbreaks among humans and animals worldwide, through the use of new genome technology.