There was an ongoing negotiation the Israeli attack interrupted! Israel killed the Iranian chief negotiator. This communique is factually and morally false.
What mandate does @vonderleyen have to take this line? The commitment to peace and stability is meaningless while unilaterally choosing the side of a government carrying out a merciless genocide in #Gaza and whose escalation is setting the entire region ablaze.
This reaction, merely a day after mass protests in both Belgium and the Netherlands, does raise the question: who is this @EU_Commission representing today?
A call to action by our citizens is answered with silence.
A call with #Netyanhu is greeted with support.
That's the wrong side of history. #NotInMyName
Aan de vooravond van Israëls illegale aanval op Iran, snijdt het Gaza totaal af van de buitenwereld door het internet plat te leggen. Met alle ogen op Iran gericht kan het zijn genocide in volstrekte duisternis voorzetten.
The EU has finally to act against the ongoing serious crimes against international and humanitarian law commited in Gaza by the Netanyahu government.
My Op Ed in Social Europe:
https://t.co/IDyfXXc27z
Yesterday, the #GHoA team spent an inspiring afternoon with Congo Basin research and conservation pioneers Terese and John Hart, who have been fostering research & conservation in #DRCongo for more than 5⃣ decades! 👏
A great legacy & important stimuli for the initiative.🌿🌍
Yesterday, the Green Heart of #Africa team met with German Ambassador Ingo Herbert and embassy member Astrid Meyer to discuss the project and the embassy’s role in related issues.
They addressed potential challenges and solutions-a productive exchange btw. science and diplomacy.
The motto of the Green Heart of Africa team for all fruitful consultations this week. The team now heads to the headquarters of Lomami National Park & @FZS_Frankfurt in #Kindu. After a kick-off workshop, they’ll begin fieldwork in the park. An adventurous journey by 🚤🏍️🏃awaits!
🤝 The Green Heart of #Africa team met with Martijn ter Heegde, Head of Programme @giz_gmbh for #DRCongo, to explore collaborations btw. the initiative and BGF/GIZ . Productive ideas for joint activities were sparked also in the context of 2025 #DRCongo-#Germany consultations.
We celebrate #BiodiversityDay by announcing the 5th #CETAF E-SCoRe Award winner: kudos to Nathan Vranken!
His research on the Cichlids of Lake Edward earned him the prize of €1,000 + €1,500 for financial support to further study at one of CETAF's member institutes.
#taxonomy
Congratulations to Dr. Nathan Vranken @Phinnochromis on successfully defending his thesis “patterns of phenotypic similarity in the haplochromine cichlids of the Lake Victoria Superflock: An eco-morphological and genomic approach”. You made me proud!
Congratulations to Dr. @Labanmusinguzi on successfully defending your PhD thesis: “Towards ecosystem-based fisheries management in the Lake Edward System: A reappraisal of the fisheries and aquatic ecosystem status." It was a pleasure to be part of your scientific journey.
Belgium was one of the rare EU countries to unequivocally support international law and the ICJ, and that didn't cut UNRWA funding.
Look what just happened to their building in Gaza...
What's lurking in the open waters of Lake Edward?Happy to present our revision of the pelagic haplochromine cichlids with two newly described species, out now in @HYDR_Springer.
https://t.co/F1aVTORjjG
@MaartenVSte @AquaEcoEvo_KUL @africamuseumbe