Tag Archives: Flanders

Wanted: opinions about nature!

Posted on July 30, 2020 by lembrechtsjonas

Where would you draw the line between nature and culture? Ecologists from the University of Antwerp would like your* opinion on YOUR definition of nature in this rapidly changing world. Answer their questions now via http://www.natureornot.be! *If you’re living in … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium, General | Tagged Agriculture, Belgium, Culture, Ecology, Flanders, Nature, Netherlands, Outdoors, Rural, Urban | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Belgium, General | Tagged City, Climate, climate change, Flanders, Microclimate, Science, Soil, Temperature, Urban | Leave a comment

Climate impacts on your doorstep

Posted on January 13, 2020 by lembrechtsjonas

Extreme weather events are all over the news in recent years, with intense floodings in Asia, fires raging through Australia, and record heatwaves melting the asphalt in Western-Europe. We are all starting to feel the impact of the changing climate … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium, General | Tagged Citizen science, Climate, climate change, Flanders, Gardens, Global change, Global change ecology, Home, Science | 1 Comment

A little walk

Posted on March 17, 2018 by lembrechtsjonas

Rainy weather and thesis writing joined forces to lock me up inside a bit more than I would like in the first months of 2018, yet that is a pattern that I am determined to break. Because what is nicer … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium, General | Tagged Belgium, Flanders, Landscape photography, Macro photography, Moss, Nature, Nature photography, Photography, Plants | Leave a comment

Knotted

Posted on February 8, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

Recently, I have been giving more thoughts to the human influence on nature in our own country. When walking through Flanders, it soon gets obvious that humans are everywhere. Even more, it is clear that the pure, undisturbed nature is gone … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Belgium, Disturbance, Flanders, Hiking, Landscape photography, Landscapes, Nature, Outdoors, Plants, Trees, Walking, Willows | 2 Comments

Science Day

Posted on November 26, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

Tomorrow is ‘science day’ in Flanders, a day in which scientists and the public are brought together (at least, that one day this is done in a much more spectacular way than usual). A day in which young and old can … Continue reading →