Threats of land use to the global diversity of vascular plants

Aim: Land use is a main driver of biodiversity loss worldwide. However, quantifying its effects on global plant diversity remains a challenge due to the limited availability of data on the distributions of vascular plant species and their responses to land use. Here, we estimated the global extinction threat of land use to vascular plant species...

Measuring the effect of circulair public procurement on government's environmental impact

Governments contribute to the transition toward a circular economy (CE) by using criteria in their procurement processes that trigger the supply of circular products and services, namely circular public procurement (CPP). CPP practices are emerging in Europe. However, the effect of CPP is not yet monitored and hence remains unclear. What is the...

Risk-management tool for environmental prioritization of pharmaceuticals based on emissions from hospitals

Over the past decade, the health care sector has becomeincreasingly aware of the impact of pharmaceutical emissions to the environment. Yet, it remains unclearwhich compounds are the most relevant to address and at what point emission control is most effective. This study presents a modelling framework to prioritize pharmaceuticals based on...