Feb 7, 2026
Netherlands case study: nature-inclusive systems and CLD modeling (February 2026)
The Netherlands case study addresses the food–climate–biodiversity nexus in Dutch marine and terrestrial food systems, emphasizing nature-inclusive and circular transitions, systematic reviews, and causal loop diagrams (CLDs).
Rob Alkemade (Wageningen / PBL) and Solen Le Clec’h (Wageningen); PhD work by Alfred Paarlberg on CLDs and scenarios; new Master’s work on EU Common Agriculture Policy and ecosystem-service metrics; collaborators on ecosystem services and tipping points.
2022–2024
Section titled “2022–2024”- Scoping nature-inclusive agriculture and fisheries/aquaculture CLDs from literature.
- International collaboration: workshop with China on modeling alignment; presentations in Europe, Canada, and China; ecosystem-service supply/demand mismatches (Journal of Environmental Management).
- Expert interviews to validate fisheries and aquaculture CLDs; scenario development toward nature-inclusive futures.
- Costa Rica meeting (Feb 2025): presented modeling progress; NFF integration for Dutch land–sea dilemmas.
- Environmental Science & Policy systematic review on adaptation tipping points (Paarlberg et al.).
Cross-case support
Section titled “Cross-case support”Netherlands team supports China eDNA and biodiversity modeling integration; workshop design to help Canada bring climate modeling into the Marine Plan; methodological alignment with Canada’s trait-based structuring for complex systems.
Source material: internal Netherlands case-study record (2022–2025).