Walk of Grief
The Walk of Grief (Rouwpad in Dutch) on the island of Terschelling is a designated pilgrimage route designed to help people process grief and loss. My wife and I developed the path because, after losing our son, we noticed how walking in nature behind our house on Terschelling helped us bear our loss. The walk provides a quiet, reflective path where individuals can walk in nature, contemplate, and find solace in their emotions. These routes often pass through peaceful landscapes, such as forests, parks, or near the sea, allowing nature to make you feel how death and life, loss and growth are intertwined. The pilgrimage might offer a new perspective on the future, living with your loss.
NL2120
In 2023 the Dutch National Growth Fund decided to invest 110 million Euro into a large innovation programme to scale up Nature-based Solutions, a project initiated by myself and others in 2020. A consortium of nature organisations, engineering companies, scientific institutions, professional education and governmental bodies will explore Nature-based Solutions, combining practice and theory.
Oerol evaluation
In 2022 I facilitated the evaluation of the Oerol festival of Terschelling. Together with the employees we looked into issues, opportunities and lessons learnt.
Growing Green Cities 2122
On behalf of the Floriade Expo we organize an international conference how to think long term in a short term world, for growing green cities. The aim of the conference is to evolve multi-disciplinary practices that develop longer term thinking in our city- networks and policies.
Natural Future for the Netherlands
On behalf of 11 environmental organisations, science institutions like Wageningen University&Research and Deltares and Topsector Water, Bureau Stroming, P2 managers explored and prepared an ambitious project proposal for the Dutch National Growth Fund, aiming for growth and prosperity with nature-based-solutions for the Netherlands.
Free Flowing Rivers
I support the Arcadia Fund to explore potential interventions stimulating restoration of European free flowing rivers.
Fishmigrationriver
One of my favorite projects is the fishmigrationriver at the Dutch Afsluitdijk, initiated in 2011 and being built at the moment. As a group of enthusiasts we managed to start something which was thought to be impossible: creating a gap in the largest dam of the Netherlands. For fish.
Oerol evaluation
In 2022 I facilitated the evaluation of the Oerol festival of Terschelling. Together with the employees we looked into issues, opportunities and lessons learnt.
Growing Green Cities 2122
On behalf of the Floriade Expo we organize an international conference how to think long term in a short term world, for growing green cities. The aim of the conference is to evolve multi-disciplinary practices that develop longer term thinking in our city- networks and policies.
Natural Future for the Netherlands
On behalf of 11 environmental organisations, science institutions like Wageningen University&Research and Deltares and Topsector Water, Bureau Stroming, P2 managers explored and prepared an ambitious project proposal for the Dutch National Growth Fund, aiming for growth and prosperity with nature-based-solutions for the Netherlands.
Free Flowing Rivers
I support the Arcadia Fund to explore potential interventions stimulating restoration of European free flowing rivers.
Fishmigrationriver
One of my favorite projects is the fishmigrationriver at the Dutch Afsluitdijk, initiated in 2011 and being built at the moment. As a group of enthusiasts we managed to start something which was thought to be impossible: creating a gap in the largest dam of the Netherlands. For fish.