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All year, researchers, students and volunteers monitor biodiversity and other environmental parameters in the polderlab. The results are written down in reports that can be found on this website under the tab 'Research'.
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Creative Chef Studio developed a short documentary in which various scientists tell the story of where famous crops come from, the state of biodiversity and what the future will bring us.
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A huge shiny aluminium object stands in the middle of the polderlab. Are researchers trying to contact extraterrestrial life? Certainly not; the 'Moon landers' measure greenhouse gas emissions.
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Researcher Maarten Schrama stands barefoot in the mud in a swampy meadow. A failed harvest has not affected his enthusiasm: 'This year we're planting 32 different rice varieties'.
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In May, an experimental trial began in which researchers planted rice at the Polderlab. The researchers aimed to test rice as a middle ground for for sustainable peatland management in the future. Did it raise the water level while producing food?
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Is polder rice a feasible circular alternative for cows on peatland? A pilot experiment started this week. On May 22nd, researchers planted roughly 3,000 rice plants in the Polderlab near Leiden.