De mensheid stond nooit voor een grotere uitdaging. vrtnws.be/p.0Yda31A7E

As above so below, the movie 🤩 Dr. Karen Vancampenhout 🦋

The new #IPPC report contains an awesome graph to communicate the effects of climate change on a persons life. But how about #trees and #forests? I took the liberty to slightly adapt it to show what a tree might experience after germination. We really need #resilient forests!

Top options to reduce your personal carbon footprint: vote for politicians who will implement effective climate policies, fly less, use the bike and public transport, eat less meat+dairy and switch to renewables!

#Soilscience is not just about soil, it’s also about people. Treza is presenting an update on the samples they already took in several demo areas, with support from our #forest experts from the #field. So curious to learn about the results from the lab!

Promoting tree functional diversity not only increases aboveground functioning but also mitigates global climate change and reduces soil degradation. Tree-planting efforts for C sequestration should also consider species diversity to enhance soil C. nature.com/articles/d4158…

🚨JOB ALERT🚨 I am hiring a #PhD researcher (4yr) + #postdoc (2yr) to join the #sglobelab KU Leuven and work on the FutureNature project “shaping functional ecosystems of the future” funded by European Research Council (ERC) PhD: bitly.ws/Ec5D postdoc: bitly.ws/Ec5J Pls RT

Do you want to help unravel the link between soil biota and soil carbon dynamics at a European scale? Here’s your chance!! We’re looking for a motivated PhD student to join us KU Leuven and SOB4ES / we are #hiring / thank you for sharing - kuleuven.be/personeel/jobs…

Best birthday present ever: Ellen Desie and me are showcasing some spectacular soils of the Flemish Campine in a special episode of the nature documentary series #OnzeNatuur ❤️ (in Dutch, but the profiles speak for themselves 😄) . KU Leuven SSSB onzenatuur.be/artikel/onze-n…

Joeri Cortens over regenwormen en over de regenwormenwerkgroep ANEKO op Radio 1 radio1.be/luister/select…

In de minidocumentairereeks ‘Onze Natuur Doorgrond’ geven onze onderzoekers je een inkijk in de wondere werking van de Belgische natuur. 🌳 In de laatste aflevering zoomen de experts in op invasieve exoten die ons ecosysteem stevig verstoren: youtube.com/watch?v=eQqZ8h…

Rita made my PhD experience the best through her unwavering support and (still much appreciated) scientific advice, so I can only recommend!

🚨 NEW PAPER ALERT 🚨 Ellen Desie and co. delve into the dynamics between black cherry and pedunculate oak in mixed forests. They evaluated the influence of black cherry on soil health and how this links to pedunculate oak vitality. Read more below! doi.org/10.1016/j.fecs…

Ah mais autant pour moi, J’avais pas compris que le Climat c’était un sujet trop important pour y associer l’autre moitié de l’humanité, j’ai nommé : les femmes 🤨

2023 has been nothing short of extraordinary! From groundbreaking research to sharing laughs with our amazing colleagues. Take a stroll down memory lane in the thread below to relive some of the highlights of our collective efforts. Looking forward to 2024! [1/3]

New in Geoderma Regional: “Soil organic carbon stocks and fertility in smallholder indigenous agroforestry systems of the north-eastern mountains, Tanzania” by O D Kimaro, E Desie, B Verbist, D N Kimaro, K Vancampenhout, K-H Feger sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Moeten we onze boomsoortenkeuze en bosbeheer aanpassen aan klimaatverandering? Ellen Desie en Sanne Verdonck van Division Forest, Nature & Landscape van de KU Leuven stellen de klimaatbomentool en dunnen als beheermaatregel voor tijdens de Brakona-studiedag