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RENEWABLE MATTER
Issue 59 of Renewable Matter is online
Bridges, dams, airports, water networks, power lines, gas pipelines, civil and military construction: how is the way we design, develop and manage infrastructure changing in the 21st century? From the Belt and Road Initiative to the Italian railway network, from NATO bases to reconstruction in Ukraine, RM59 has travelled the world to explore how global infrastructure is addressing the challenges of sustainability.
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Coenraad Krijger

Coenraad Krijger has served as CEO of Wetlands International since March 2025. From 2016–2025, he was Director of IUCN NL, guiding the organization’s activities in the Netherlands, Europe, Africa, Asia and Latin America. Before that, he spent 20 years in scientific research and science and innovation policy, including 15 years at the Dutch Research Council (NWO). He holds an MSc in ecology from Wageningen University and a PhD from Leiden University. He also serves on the Supervisory Board of PWN, a Dutch water and nature management organization.

A valuable COP for undervalued wetlands

by Coenraad Krijger 02 DEC 2025 12:30

COP30 in Brazil is done and dusted. As always, the outcome was mixed with many crying “too little, too slow”, while others pointed to potentially significant progress woven into the fina...

Navigating wetland conservation in challenging political climates

by Coenraad Krijger 11 SEP 2025 16:00

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The Convention on Wetlands COP15, which concluded at the end July in Zimbabwe, left me with much f...