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On a planet where fertile soil is disappearing three times faster than it can regenerate, land degradation has quietly become one of the greatest threats to our food systems, ecosystems, and livelihoods. Worldwide, up to 40% of land is already degraded. And with climate change adding fuel to the fire, time is running…

As the world edges toward a population of 9 billion, the question of how we feed ourselves sustainably is no longer hypothetical, it’s urgent. At Expo 2025 in Osaka, the Netherlands is spotlighting one of its strongest contributions to the global food system: horticulture. But rather than arriving with all the answers…

Since the 1950s, global plastics production has skyrocketed, while only a fraction of plastics are being recycled. Today, our consumption of plastics is 360 million metric tonnes per year, and this figure is set to double in the next 20 years. This enormous plastics mountain poses a major threat to human health, nature and the environment.

Every year in October, the city of Eindhoven hosts the biggest design event in Northern Europe: Dutch Design Week. With ideas from over 2,600 designers, the event showcases the practicality and culture of Dutch design. Each year more and more solutions for solving global challenges are on display under a specific…

Polluted water and air, overfished oceans, depleted fuel supplies and exhausted soil. With more and more people using our natural resources, the planet is reaching its limits. We need to be at our most creative to make the best of the resources available for the sake of life as we know it. Pioneers of the…

In November 2021, we presented the Netherlands to the UAE, the wider Gulf region and the global community at Expo 2020 Dubai. The March mission focuses on integrated and sustainable future-proof solutions for water, energy and the circular economy.