MAMAFOREST Project

Matang, the mother of all managed mangroves. Projet lead by @sermlab funded by @belspo

[TROPIMUNDO @TROPIMUNDO]

Three #TROPIMUNDO Professors from @ULBruxelles, @VUBrussel and @UNI_FIRENZE were invited to deliver scientific talks at @UMT_Official with their researchers.

[MAMAFOREST Project @MamaforestP]

Are you qualified to apply for a full-time tenure-track professor chair in the field of #Tropical #Ecosystems and #Conservation #Biology ?
@ULBruxelles' Department of Organism Biology is hiring in support of @TROPIMUNDO.
Application deadline: 28/03/2025.

[TROPIMUNDO @TROPIMUNDO]

Professorship vacancy opened at @ULBDBO. Apply through:
https://t.co/LdHb3eCye4

[Dan Friess @danfriess]

PhD opportunities in tropical wetland carbon with @P_Taillardat at @ntu_ase 🇸🇬

[TROPIMUNDO @TROPIMUNDO]

Interview with @TROPIMUNDO Coordinator for @UCAD_Senegal Prof. Dr. Khady Diouf Goudiaby on the power of research for marine conservation, a keystone topic in our Erasmus Mundus joint master in #tropical #biodiversity and #ecosystems.

https://t.co/Tjh6JKuLfU

[TROPIMUNDO @TROPIMUNDO]

@TROPIMUNDO and #Mundustropicalis selections have started. In a few days the 15 #TROPIMUNDO Coordinators, 3 staff members and Alumni representative will produce the first results of applicants admitted.
@VLIRUOS @VUBrussel @Tum001Ke @Official_UPD

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A once in a decade photograph at Abu Dhabi Mangrove Initiative @EADTweets with @TROPIMUNDO Full and Associate Partners among which @WetlandsInt @WetlandsAfrica @wii_india @USGS @MangroveProject @UCAD_Senegal @upsystem @ukm_my @KmfriResearch @KAUST_News @Tulane @mikoko_pamoja

[TROPIMUNDO @TROPIMUNDO]

Students Sofie and Storm helping out prospective MSc. Organism Biology, @TROPIMUNDO and #Mundustropicalis applicants understand the uniqueness of our programme on the #Master Day #Biology at the Royal @BelgianNatural Sciences Institute.

[Farid DAHDOUH-GUEBAS @fdahdouh1]

This is officially the photograph with the highest number of different generations of @TROPIMUNDO students, stretching from the first intake (2013-2015) to the current one (2024-2026), a sample of the >300 #TROPIMUNDO students so far.

[SERM @sermlab]

A moment to be proud and shine for Dr. Meenakshi Poti and her Supervisors Farid Dahdouh-Guebas, Nico Koedam & Jean Hugé.
@meenakshi_poti @fdahdouh1

[UN Biodiversity @UNBiodiversity]

🌍 Earth’s natural carbon sinks are vital for mitigating #ClimateChange.

🌱Did you know soil holds more carbon than you think? Understanding carbon storage in ecosystems is essential for advancing climate action and conservation.

Via @VisualCap

[TROPIMUNDO @TROPIMUNDO]

The @TROPIMUNDO Malaysia 2024 video is out. Discover the adventures of our #TROPIMUNDO and @ULBDBO #BET students studying #tropical #biodiversity and #ecosystems at @UMT_Official

📽️ https://t.co/3Hq9bcyhdW

[Farid DAHDOUH-GUEBAS @fdahdouh1]

Interested in how to prepare and survive an oral examination of your research ? We combined decadal experience to provide practical guidelines to students and researchers in our most recent paper entitled:
Living the Viva: The Oral Examination in Practice https://t.co/gLVfW8Mqza

[TROPIMUNDO @TROPIMUNDO]

Wrapping up the #TROPIMUNDO #ClassOf2024 with the Best Student Award for Kris Jypson Esturas. You can find more about our newest laureate on https://t.co/NSjoyF77bH

[Lorenza Fumagalli R. @LorenzaFuma]

Congratulations to Ángela Barrera Bello who wins Lorenzo Borella Memorial Award for this year best
@TROPIMUNDO
master thesis: "Community-Based Mangrove Management (CBMM) in Sucre, Colombia: Stakeholder Perceptions, Land Cover Trends, and Challenges'" 👏📷 #tropimundo

[Lorenza Fumagalli R. @LorenzaFuma]

Congratulations to Sara Vroman who wins Lorenzo Borella Memorial Award for this year best
@TROPIMUNDO master thesis: "CSI Chocolate : combining molecular tools and field observations to identify the cryptic pollinators of cacao" 👏📷 #tropimundo

[TROPIMUNDO @TROPIMUNDO]

HAPPENING NOW:
TROPIMUNDO Alumnus Giovanna Wolswijk defends #PhD Thesis on #Mangrove carbon budget in Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve, Malaysia 🇲🇾
Scan QR-code to follow online
@giovannaw95 @sermlab @fdahdouh1 @satyam2149

[TROPIMUNDO @TROPIMUNDO]

Let's take a minute of silence tonight or tomorrow, on Lorenzo Borella Memorial Day. Nine yrs ago @lorenzobore, a promising @TROPIMUNDO Student, was lost to the ocean. We remember him dearly.
Read more on: https://t.co/62CzTFH1bn

📷 Lorenzo Borella, Phyllidia varicosa, Redang 🇲🇾

[TROPIMUNDO @TROPIMUNDO]

In some of our English, French and Spanish-speaking tracks we still have a few more available spots for applicants interested in studying #tropical #biodiversity and #ecosystems➡️our 2nd TROPIMUNDO CALL for applications for self-funded students is NOW OPEN (no more scholarships).

[SERM @sermlab]

We are delving again into the #historical #ecology of #mangroves: @TROPIMUNDO Alumnus Chen et al. revealed consequences of #regimeshifts in 120 years of #forest #management in Matang 🇲🇾.
📄
https://t.co/630ODKyzhU
@satyam2149 @MyMangrove @giovannaw95
https://t.co/P2gynkxgYH

[TROPIMUNDO @TROPIMUNDO]

Start of semester at Universiti Malaysia Terengganu where 19 #TROPIMUNDO and #BEVT Students will spend a great semester filled with knowledge and practice on #tropical #biodiversity and #ecosystems incl. a Field School in the #mangrove forest.
📽 courtesy of INOS @UMT_Official