Category Archives: Belgium

Microclimate in the city

Posted on July 15, 2020 by lembrechtsjonas

Summer 2020 is now in full swing, and that means our trial for our garden microclimate project is in full swing! Let me guide you through some of the plans with some awesome pictures: We use these set-ups from Leuven.cool … Continue reading →

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Our green is grey

Posted on July 13, 2020 by lembrechtsjonas

This column appeared originally in Dutch in EOS (www.eoswetenschap.eu) There’s no nature here anymore in Flanders. Not if we were to define it as ‘untouched wilderness’ that is not or hardly influenced by human activities. We have lost our last … Continue reading →

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#togetherforbiodiversity

Posted on June 24, 2020 by lembrechtsjonas

Biodiversity is essential for our survival and well-being. It nourishes and heals us. It provides us with oxygen and pure water. Biodiversity takes care of us, but it is in danger. Change and action are urgently needed to protect life … Continue reading →

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Early drought

Posted on May 23, 2020 by lembrechtsjonas

Europe is suffering from extremely early spring drought. And again, as every year, our water use is back on the agenda. And it should be: water availability might become one of our society’s biggest problems. In fact, it already is: … Continue reading →

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Bluebell beauty

Posted on April 20, 2020 by lembrechtsjonas

This would normally be the season where we take the students to the beautiful Hallerbos, close to Brussels, to teach them all about forest types and keystone plant species. This trip would importantly also involve stunning purple fields of bluebells … Continue reading →

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KittenR

Posted on April 11, 2020 by lembrechtsjonas

Remember my post from early 2019, where I put my R-skills to good use for society? The idea was to visualise the number of kittens in our local animal shelter throughout the season to get an idea of when the … Continue reading →

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