Vera Van Lancker

[Vera Van Lancker @vvanlancker]

Apply until 4/9 for a 4yrs PhD @nat_sciences_be @GeologyUGent on long-term effects of large-scale sand extraction from sandbanks Aim is to develop indicators of seabed change combining geological data and 30+ years of depth time series
https://t.co/XslU3wiuv7
#BANX @NWONieuws

[Vera Van Lancker @vvanlancker]

Apply until 4/9 for a 4yrs PhD @nat_sciences_be @GeologyUGent on long-term effects of large-scale sand extraction from sandbanks Aim is to develop indicators of seabed change combining geological data and 30+ years of depth time series
https://t.co/XslU3wiuv7
#BANX @NWONieuws

[Vera Van Lancker @vvanlancker]

Proud to be member of the team and to valorise our skills and approaches in such a challenging nature restoration project @nat_sciences_be #biodiversity #oysterreefs #innovation #LIFE #BELREEFS #seabedmatters

[Jan De Nul Group @jandenulgroup]

#JDNproject • Introducing BELREEFS: the first large-scale offshore project for restoration of oyster reefs in the Belgian North Sea! More info here 👉 https://t.co/PRsqEFStTE

#innovation #LIFE #BELREEFS #biodiverstiy @nat_sciences_be

[Vera Van Lancker @vvanlancker]

Great to partner in studying pro-actively the consequences of increasing sand scarcity:
@nat_sciences_be / @GeologyUGent
@UTwente
@NWONieuws
#seabedmatters
https://t.co/5cn44TWFp0

[Vera Van Lancker @vvanlancker]

10/10

[GENeva Environment Network @GENetwork]

@GRIDgva @WRFSwitzerland @bafuCH @BelgianNatural @unige_ise @unige_en @BMUV @vvanlancker @GlobalFishWatch @stephaniecoal @Empa_CH @UNEP @ElisaTonda @ungreeneconomy @P12ip @foenCH "Stakeholder inputs are essential to improving the platform and making it a long-term ally of sustainable #sand mgt."

Thank you for joining the #WRF23 Lab that launched @GRIDgva's #MarineSandWatch! Summary, video & documents to be posted on @GENetwork▶️ https://t.co/6Yn0PxsThQ

[Vera Van Lancker @vvanlancker]

8/10

[GENeva Environment Network @GENetwork]

@GRIDgva @WRFSwitzerland @bafuCH @BelgianNatural @unige_ise @unige_en @BMUV @vvanlancker @GlobalFishWatch @stephaniecoal @Empa_CH @UNEP @ElisaTonda @ungreeneconomy @P12ip @foenCH Closing the session, speakers agree that the #MarineSandWatch is not only an initial step towards sustainable management of #sand, but a leverage for further action, including setting up a Global Sand Observatory, as we move towards #UNEA6 in 2024.

[Vera Van Lancker @vvanlancker]

7/10

[GENeva Environment Network @GENetwork]

@GRIDgva @WRFSwitzerland @bafuCH @BelgianNatural @unige_ise @unige_en @BMUV @vvanlancker @GlobalFishWatch @stephaniecoal @Empa_CH @UNEP @ElisaTonda @ungreeneconomy @P12ip @foenCH "When we ask for best practices, we always hear the same number of countries -- those who have put policy frameworks to adhere to certain standards."

Arnaud Vander Velpen highlights the vast room to improve policy frameworks based on the experiences of countries. #WRF23

[Vera Van Lancker @vvanlancker]

6/10

[GENeva Environment Network @GENetwork]

@GRIDgva @WRFSwitzerland @bafuCH @BelgianNatural @unige_ise @unige_en @BMUV @vvanlancker @GlobalFishWatch @stephaniecoal @Empa_CH @UNEP @ElisaTonda @ungreeneconomy @P12ip @foenCH With the global intergovernmental meeting on #minerals and #metals coming up, Pascal Peduzzi highlights that the project mandated by #UNEA resolution 5/12 will be up to Member States to see how the #MarineSandWatch will be used.

[Vera Van Lancker @vvanlancker]

5/10

[GENeva Environment Network @GENetwork]

@GRIDgva @WRFSwitzerland @bafuCH @BelgianNatural @unige_ise @unige_en @BMUV @vvanlancker @GlobalFishWatch @stephaniecoal @Empa_CH @UNEP @ElisaTonda @ungreeneconomy @P12ip @foenCH Arnaud Vander Velpen of @GRIDgva describes drivers of #MarineSandWatch:

- To have a capacity-building tool to support countries monitoring #sand extraction
- Create dialogue, identify best practices & cross-boundary issues
- Working towards environmental standards

#WRF23

[Vera Van Lancker @vvanlancker]

4/10

[GENeva Environment Network @GENetwork]

@GRIDgva @WRFSwitzerland @bafuCH @BelgianNatural @unige_ise @unige_en @BMUV @vvanlancker @GlobalFishWatch @stephaniecoal @Empa_CH @UNEP @ElisaTonda @ungreeneconomy @P12ip @foenCH "We need to extract less and better... Mapping can allow for improving the choice of the most suitable places, in respect of environment & populations."

Vera Van Lancker, marine geologist at @BelgianNatural, reflects on how to scale up the monitoring & planning of #sand. #WRF23

[Vera Van Lancker @vvanlancker]

4/10

[GENeva Environment Network @GENetwork]

@GRIDgva @WRFSwitzerland @bafuCH @BelgianNatural @unige_ise @unige_en @BMUV @vvanlancker @GlobalFishWatch @stephaniecoal @Empa_CH @UNEP @ElisaTonda @ungreeneconomy @P12ip @foenCH Check out the #MarineSandWatch platform on the @GRIDgva website!

🟡 https://t.co/rOdPurPbBk
🗺️ https://t.co/Ec2rI6F8TZ

[Vera Van Lancker @vvanlancker]

3/10

[GENeva Environment Network @GENetwork]

@GRIDgva @WRFSwitzerland @bafuCH @BelgianNatural @unige_ise @unige_en @BMUV @vvanlancker @GlobalFishWatch @stephaniecoal @Empa_CH @UNEP @ElisaTonda @ungreeneconomy @P12ip Laura Platchkov of @foenCH shares the motivation behind #Switzerland's engagement in sustainable #ResourcesManagement, especially #sand.

- High sand consumption at 14% of total resource use
- Expected demand increase for #GreenTransition
- Commitment to protect natural resources

[Vera Van Lancker @vvanlancker]

2/10

[GENeva Environment Network @GENetwork]

@GRIDgva @WRFSwitzerland @bafuCH @BelgianNatural @unige_ise @unige_en @BMUV @vvanlancker @GlobalFishWatch @stephaniecoal @Empa_CH @UNEP @ElisaTonda @ungreeneconomy @P12ip The #MarineSandWatch aims to make the invisible, visible.

Each year, rivers bring 10 to 16 billion tons of sediments to the oceans. Humans move around half of this, at 6 billion tons per year, similar to 2kg per day for each of the 8 billion people in the world. @GRIDgva #WRF23

[Vera Van Lancker @vvanlancker]

Nice synthesis (1/10) of UNEP's Launch of the Marine Sand Watch at the World Resources Forum, Geneva2023. Making progress together! #seabedmatters @RBINSmuseum

[GENeva Environment Network @GENetwork]

@GRIDgva @WRFSwitzerland @bafuCH @BelgianNatural @unige_ise @unige_en @BMUV @vvanlancker @GlobalFishWatch @stephaniecoal @Empa_CH Elisa Tonda of @UNEP welcomes participants to the #WRF23 Lab by highlighting the central role #minerals play in enabling the transition to a green economy and the achievement of #SDGs.

However, #sand & gravel have not gained much momentum in comparison, despite their importance.

[Vera Van Lancker @vvanlancker]

Track UNEP's #MarineSandWatch bringing awareness on global dredging activities, stimulating the dialogue on sustainable management of #Sand. Happy to have promoted mapping and monitoring in the panel discussion. #seabedmatters @GRIDgva @RBINSmuseum

[GENeva Environment Network @GENetwork]

@GRIDgva @WRFSwitzerland @bafuCH @BelgianNatural @unige_ise @unige_en @BMUV @vvanlancker @GlobalFishWatch @stephaniecoal @Empa_CH @UNEP @ElisaTonda @ungreeneconomy @P12ip @foenCH Closing the session, speakers agree that the #MarineSandWatch is not only an initial step towards sustainable management of #sand, but a leverage for further action, including setting up a Global Sand Observatory, as we move towards #UNEA6 in 2024.

[Vera Van Lancker @vvanlancker]

Excited to discuss all new and updated seabed-related maps that will be released in the coming months. Also from Belgium a new seabed substrate map will be integrated 😀 #Emodnetgeology
#seabedmatters @RBINSmuseum

[Aarno Kotilainen @Ale4Mud]

@EMODnet Geology meeting in Torshavn, Faroe Islands, started today with 60 participants from 30 countries.
@GTK_FI #merigeologia #ympäristöratkaisut @FINMARI1 #itämerifi #EMODnet

[Vera Van Lancker @vvanlancker]

Happy to have presented a keynote on field measurements at #MARID VII using a preview of our new 50k scale sediment map, and discuss features naturally and human-induced. Thanks @FlemishHydrography for bathymetry data. #broadscalehabitat #MSFD @RBINSmuseum #seabedmatters

[Vera Van Lancker @vvanlancker]

Off we go! For @RBINSmuseum challenges ahead investigating alternative sand sources (ao #beneficial_use_of_dredged_material) and cumulative modelling of #sedimentplumes #seabedmatters

[GlobalChangeEcology @GCE_UAntwerp]

SUSANA gaat van start! In dit @BlauweCluster cSBO project zullen @ECOSPHERE_UA, @MarineAtUGent, @KU_Leuven, @ILVOvlaanderen en @RBINSmuseum onderzoek doen naar duurzame zandwinning voor #duinvoordijk toepassingen.
https://t.co/R7EMjyK5eC

[Vera Van Lancker @vvanlancker]

Investigating the geology of the upper seabed using vibrocoring and acoustic surveying #RVSimonStevin for #ProjectTesterep (@VLIZnews) and #ProjectSusana (@RBINSmuseum @MarineAtUGent), funded by @FWOVlaanderen and @VLAIO_be, respectively
#seabedmatters

[Vera Van Lancker @vvanlancker]

Great day, great event 🍾🍾🍾 #seabedmatters

[Belgian Royal Palace @MonarchieBe]

⚓ Prinses Elisabeth doopt de Belgica, het nieuwe Belgische oceanografisch onderzoeksschip.
👉Ze ontmoet de bemanning en krijgt een rondleiding in de wetenschappelijke labo’s van het schip.