Vera Van Lancker
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RT @vvanlancker: Apply until 4/9 for a 4yrs PhD @nat_sciences_be @GeologyUGent on long-term effects of large-scale sand extraction from san….
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Apply until 4/9 for a 4yrs PhD @nat_sciences_be @GeologyUGent on long-term effects of large-scale sand extraction from sandbanks Aim is to develop indicators of seabed change combining geological data and 30+ years of depth time series.#BANX @NWONieuws
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Proud to be member of the team and to valorise our skills and approaches in such a challenging nature restoration project @nat_sciences_be #biodiversity #oysterreefs #innovation #LIFE #BELREEFS #seabedmatters.
#JDNproject • Introducing BELREEFS: the first large-scale offshore project for restoration of oyster reefs in the Belgian North Sea! More info here 👉 . #innovation #LIFE #BELREEFS #biodiverstiy @nat_sciences_be
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Great to partner in studying pro-actively the consequences of increasing sand scarcity:.@nat_sciences_be / @GeologyUGent.@UTwente.@NWONieuws.#seabedmatters.
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10/10.
@GRIDgva @WRFSwitzerland @bafuCH @BelgianNatural @unige_ise @unige_en @BMUV @vvanlancker @GlobalFishWatch @stephaniecoal @Empa_CH @UNEP @ElisaTonda @ungreeneconomy @P12ip @foenCH "Stakeholder inputs are essential to improving the platform and making it a long-term ally of sustainable #sand mgt.". Thank you for joining the #WRF23 Lab that launched @GRIDgva's #MarineSandWatch! Summary, video & documents to be posted on @GENetwork▶️
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8/10.
@GRIDgva @WRFSwitzerland @bafuCH @BelgianNatural @unige_ise @unige_en @BMUV @vvanlancker @GlobalFishWatch @stephaniecoal @Empa_CH @UNEP @ElisaTonda @ungreeneconomy @P12ip @foenCH Closing the session, speakers agree that the #MarineSandWatch is not only an initial step towards sustainable management of #sand, but a leverage for further action, including setting up a Global Sand Observatory, as we move towards #UNEA6 in 2024.
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7/10.
@GRIDgva @WRFSwitzerland @bafuCH @BelgianNatural @unige_ise @unige_en @BMUV @vvanlancker @GlobalFishWatch @stephaniecoal @Empa_CH @UNEP @ElisaTonda @ungreeneconomy @P12ip @foenCH "When we ask for best practices, we always hear the same number of countries -- those who have put policy frameworks to adhere to certain standards.". Arnaud Vander Velpen highlights the vast room to improve policy frameworks based on the experiences of countries. #WRF23
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6/10.
@GRIDgva @WRFSwitzerland @bafuCH @BelgianNatural @unige_ise @unige_en @BMUV @vvanlancker @GlobalFishWatch @stephaniecoal @Empa_CH @UNEP @ElisaTonda @ungreeneconomy @P12ip @foenCH With the global intergovernmental meeting on #minerals and #metals coming up, Pascal Peduzzi highlights that the project mandated by #UNEA resolution 5/12 will be up to Member States to see how the #MarineSandWatch will be used.
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5/10.
@GRIDgva @WRFSwitzerland @bafuCH @BelgianNatural @unige_ise @unige_en @BMUV @vvanlancker @GlobalFishWatch @stephaniecoal @Empa_CH @UNEP @ElisaTonda @ungreeneconomy @P12ip @foenCH Arnaud Vander Velpen of @GRIDgva describes drivers of #MarineSandWatch:. - To have a capacity-building tool to support countries monitoring #sand extraction.- Create dialogue, identify best practices & cross-boundary issues .- Working towards environmental standards. #WRF23
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4/10.
@GRIDgva @WRFSwitzerland @bafuCH @BelgianNatural @unige_ise @unige_en @BMUV @vvanlancker @GlobalFishWatch @stephaniecoal @Empa_CH @UNEP @ElisaTonda @ungreeneconomy @P12ip @foenCH "We need to extract less and better. Mapping can allow for improving the choice of the most suitable places, in respect of environment & populations.". Vera Van Lancker, marine geologist at @BelgianNatural, reflects on how to scale up the monitoring & planning of #sand. #WRF23
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4/10.
@GRIDgva @WRFSwitzerland @bafuCH @BelgianNatural @unige_ise @unige_en @BMUV @vvanlancker @GlobalFishWatch @stephaniecoal @Empa_CH @UNEP @ElisaTonda @ungreeneconomy @P12ip @foenCH Check out the #MarineSandWatch platform on the @GRIDgva website!. 🟡 🗺️
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3/10.
@GRIDgva @WRFSwitzerland @bafuCH @BelgianNatural @unige_ise @unige_en @BMUV @vvanlancker @GlobalFishWatch @stephaniecoal @Empa_CH @UNEP @ElisaTonda @ungreeneconomy @P12ip Laura Platchkov of @foenCH shares the motivation behind #Switzerland's engagement in sustainable #ResourcesManagement, especially #sand. - High sand consumption at 14% of total resource use.- Expected demand increase for #GreenTransition.- Commitment to protect natural resources
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2/10.
@GRIDgva @WRFSwitzerland @bafuCH @BelgianNatural @unige_ise @unige_en @BMUV @vvanlancker @GlobalFishWatch @stephaniecoal @Empa_CH @UNEP @ElisaTonda @ungreeneconomy @P12ip The #MarineSandWatch aims to make the invisible, visible. Each year, rivers bring 10 to 16 billion tons of sediments to the oceans. Humans move around half of this, at 6 billion tons per year, similar to 2kg per day for each of the 8 billion people in the world. @GRIDgva #WRF23
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Nice synthesis (1/10) of UNEP's Launch of the Marine Sand Watch at the World Resources Forum, Geneva2023. Making progress together! #seabedmatters @RBINSmuseum.
@GRIDgva @WRFSwitzerland @bafuCH @BelgianNatural @unige_ise @unige_en @BMUV @vvanlancker @GlobalFishWatch @stephaniecoal @Empa_CH Elisa Tonda of @UNEP welcomes participants to the #WRF23 Lab by highlighting the central role #minerals play in enabling the transition to a green economy and the achievement of #SDGs. However, #sand & gravel have not gained much momentum in comparison, despite their importance.
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Track UNEP's #MarineSandWatch bringing awareness on global dredging activities, stimulating the dialogue on sustainable management of #Sand. Happy to have promoted mapping and monitoring in the panel discussion. #seabedmatters @GRIDgva @RBINSmuseum.
@GRIDgva @WRFSwitzerland @bafuCH @BelgianNatural @unige_ise @unige_en @BMUV @vvanlancker @GlobalFishWatch @stephaniecoal @Empa_CH @UNEP @ElisaTonda @ungreeneconomy @P12ip @foenCH Closing the session, speakers agree that the #MarineSandWatch is not only an initial step towards sustainable management of #sand, but a leverage for further action, including setting up a Global Sand Observatory, as we move towards #UNEA6 in 2024.
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Excited to discuss all new and updated seabed-related maps that will be released in the coming months. Also from Belgium a new seabed substrate map will be integrated 😀 #Emodnetgeology.#seabedmatters @RBINSmuseum.
@EMODnet Geology meeting in Torshavn, Faroe Islands, started today with 60 participants from 30 countries. @GTK_FI #merigeologia #ympäristöratkaisut @FINMARI1 #itämerifi #EMODnet
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Happy to have presented a keynote on field measurements at #MARID VII using a preview of our new 50k scale sediment map, and discuss features naturally and human-induced. Thanks @FlemishHydrography for bathymetry data. #broadscalehabitat #MSFD @RBINSmuseum #seabedmatters
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Off we go! For @RBINSmuseum challenges ahead investigating alternative sand sources (ao #beneficial_use_of_dredged_material) and cumulative modelling of #sedimentplumes #seabedmatters.
SUSANA gaat van start! In dit @BlauweCluster cSBO project zullen @ECOSPHERE_UA, @MarineAtUGent, @KU_Leuven, @ILVOvlaanderen en @RBINSmuseum onderzoek doen naar duurzame zandwinning voor #duinvoordijk toepassingen.
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Investigating the geology of the upper seabed using vibrocoring and acoustic surveying #RVSimonStevin for #ProjectTesterep (@VLIZnews) and #ProjectSusana (@RBINSmuseum @MarineAtUGent), funded by @FWOVlaanderen and @VLAIO_be, respectively.#seabedmatters
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Great day, great event 🍾🍾🍾 #seabedmatters.
⚓ Prinses Elisabeth doopt de Belgica, het nieuwe Belgische oceanografisch onderzoeksschip. 👉Ze ontmoet de bemanning en krijgt een rondleiding in de wetenschappelijke labo’s van het schip.
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