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Advisory repots in preparation

Our nature targets: why and how?

Photo: Rob Poelenjee / Mediatheek Rijksoverheid

Expected in the autumn of 2026

Despite strong support for nature conservation in the Netherlands, there is a lack of urgency when it comes to nature policy. What is needed to give a new impetus to how we as a society take care of our natural environment?

Land for sustainable choices in rural areas

in preparation

Photo: ANP / Marcel Berendsen

Expected february 5th 2026

Land for housing, energy, water storage, military purposes, agriculture and nature is largely sought in rural areas. But land is expensive and scarce, which can get in the way of making sustainable choices. What is the role of the government, in this respect?

Drinking water supply

in preparation

Photo: Mediatheek Rijksoverheid / Tineke Dijkstra

Publication 30 April 2026

We are increasingly facing (local) water shortages, and the demand for freshwater is growing. How can the supply of drinking water be made future-proof? What preconditions will that require for the Dutch water systems?

The government as a shareholder

in preparation

Woman looking across the trading floor at the Amsterdam Stock Exchange

Photo: ANP/ Hollandse Hoogte / Ramon van Flymen

Publication 9 October 2025

How can – and to what extent should – the government influence existing and possible new state-owned enterprises in view of the major challenges relating to the physical environment and infrastructure?

Fair sustainability

in preparation

Living right next to the chemical industry of the Chemelot in Geleen

Photo: ANP / Peter Hilz

Publication 3 December 2025

How can sustainability policies be made more equitable and inclusive? What implications does this have for the way in which burdens and benefits are distributed and the way they are balanced up?