Fighting drought together with farmers, landowners and scientists

Can a scientist, a farmer and a nature organisation ensure that nature can better withstand periods of extreme drought or massive flooding? Can a 'regular civilian' help to counteract drought and improve biodiversity in our country in the near future by sowing certain species of grass and herbs? If it were up to Dr. Edwin Pos , yes. Pos is an Assistant Professor in the task force Ecology and Biodiversity, and the Academic Director of the Utrecht Botanic Gardens of Utrecht University. Together with fellow researchers of Utrecht University, he joined forces with Landschap Erfgoed Utrecht. On the land of a farmer in Groenekan, he researches which combinations of grass and herbs are most capable of retaining water in the soil. In this video, he explains more about the research: Concrete guidelines to farmers and landowners. The Netherlands are becoming dryer and wetter at the same time, and are also dealing with extremes more and more. Landowners and farmers are often not or rarely involved in scientific research into solutions, which results in outcomes often being (too) far removed from practice.