Between 1890 and 2017, butterfly populations in the Netherlands declined by at least 84 percent; 15 species have disappeared completely.
Both in 2009 and in 2015, only 0.4 percent of Dutch surface waters complied with the standards for good ecological status according to the Water Framework Directive.
Dutch agriculture has improved conversion of nutrients from feed and fertilisers into animal and plant products.
Over the period 1950-2015, the production value of Dutch agriculture increased more than tenfold.
