Johan van Valkenburg is currently a Senior Scientist at the Netherlands Institute for Vectors, Invasive plants and Plant health (NIVIP), leading research projects relating to invasive non-native plants. This work ranges from pathway analysis of soil borne contaminants in bonsai, developing barcodes to identify plant species in trade, to building an information system on potential invasive plant species for the Netherlands and neighbouring countries (https://q-bankplants.eu/) and creating field guides and border inspection tools in order to identify them.
Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Looking back at the Japanese Knotweed Symposium
Knotweed on a pedestal
We look back at a two-day gathering with researchers, designers, and artists, which aimed to explore Japanese knotweed and our relationship with this contested plant. Japanese knotweed was put on a...
