Tag Archives: Environment

A beautiful birthday

Posted on May 24, 2026 by lembrechtsjonas

The MIREN network has turned twenty! Imagine: a global ecological network, built on friendship, enthusiasm, and a shared love for mountains, that has managed not only to survive, but to grow and thrive for two decades. In a scientific world … Continue reading →

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500 species

Posted on May 13, 2026 by lembrechtsjonas

Last week, I spent a few days just outside of Barcelona for a PhD defence. Perfect timing, I thought, to finally cross the magical boundary of 500 unique species on iNaturalist. I had been hovering just below it for a … Continue reading →

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Finding refuge on the Canaries

Posted on April 16, 2026 by lembrechtsjonas

Microrefugia. It’s a tempting concept, and one that has quickly moved from theory to the frontline of conservation. As climates warm, these small, buffered places may allow species to persist where they otherwise couldn’t. So, that’s simple enough: find the … Continue reading →

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INNATURE: Building biodiversity and belonging in urban spaces

Posted on March 12, 2026 by lembrechtsjonas

By Olivia van der Weiden Over the past months, we’ve been working hard on the preparations for INNATURE, an EU-funded project on nature based solutions in urban areas. The mission of this project is straightforward: co-create nature-based solutions to promote … Continue reading →

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De Oorzaak’s final report

Posted on February 17, 2026 by lembrechtsjonas

We’ve written before on The 3D Lab about De Oorzaak as an ambitious citizen science effort to understand urban soundscapes in Flanders. This week marks an important milestone – the cherry on the cake: the project’s integrated scientific final report … Continue reading →

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How to not be swamped by your microclimate data

Posted on November 11, 2025 by lembrechtsjonas

Microclimate data are finally finding their way more routineously into ecological models – and rightly so. Hooray for that! The growing availability of in-situ measurements is helping us bridge the gap between the coarse world of macroclimate and the fine-scale … Continue reading →

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