Samenvatting

‘Our world is suffering from pollution and poisoning of air, soil and water. The earth is slowly dying.’ These threatening words were spoken by former Queen Beatrix in her Christmas speech in 1988. This problem is more urgent than ever and is a threat to our safety. Climate change, environmental pollution, and loss of biodiversity are among the greatest safety risks of today and the future and are causing social discontent and unrest in society. Tackling and preventing these crises and responding to their consequences is therefore police work. This requires the police to focus not only on maintaining stability in the present, but also on protecting future generations and nature as its own entity.