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Jens De Groot
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“Hope” is the thing with feathers
(Emily Dickinson)

Hasselt | Leuven | KU Leuven - Leercentrum Agora
👉 My posts are in my own name.
Following nature 🌳 (#commonswift 💙), art 🎨 & illustration 🖍️, (children's) literature 📚, education 👩‍🎓 & science.
Boekentip: 'In de ban van de jaarring': 3 redenen waarom ik van stokoude bomen heb leren houden
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'In de ban van de jaarring': 3 redenen waarom ik van stokoude bomen heb leren houden | VRT NWS: nieuws
In haar nieuwe boek 'In de ban van de jaarring' voert de Belgische wetenschapster Valerie Trouet 10 iconische bomen op. Die bomen vertellen ons oeroude verhalen over het leven op onze planeet én dat v...
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November 11, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Industrialisering van de landbouw, fijn stof en stank, landschapsverminking, massa’s subsidies, import kippenvoer… allemaal de schuld van de groene jongens en meisjes.
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Van koning Varken naar koning Kip: West-Vlaanderen worstelt met de ‘kippenrush’
In West-Vlaanderen schieten de aanvragen voor kippenstallen in sneltempo omhoog. Ze zijn lucratief, stevig gesubsidieerd en kip is het “vlees van de toekomst”. Maar er is ook een keerzijde. “Sommige stallen zijn een aanslag op het landschap en de buurt.”
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October 31, 2025 at 5:49 AM
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October 15, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Antarctica may have crossed a tipping point that leads to rising seas. Growing evidence of permanent shift Without adequate sea ice formation, their melting rates will accelerate, with the potential to cause extreme global sea level rise.
#climate
www.newscientist.com/article/2498...
Antarctica may have crossed a tipping point that leads to rising seas
Scientists are beginning to understand the sudden loss of sea ice in Antarctica – and there is growing evidence that it represents a permanent shift with potentially catastrophic consequences
www.newscientist.com
October 12, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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October 5, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Elk jaar had ze een boodschap voor World Swift Day. 🥰
RIP Jane Goodall
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October 1, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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EU officials warn climate breakdown and wildlife loss ‘are ruining ecosystems that underpin the economy’ - and all the Commission seem interested in doing is throwing more fuel on the fire.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Environmental damage is putting European way of life at risk, says report
EU officials warn climate breakdown and wildlife loss ‘are ruining ecosystems that underpin the economy’
www.theguardian.com
September 29, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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Proficiat @tijd.be om ook andere niet hype stemmen over #AI naar voor te brengen. Voorpagina vandaag: Patti Maes: AI is nog altijd niet slim of betrouwbaar
September 27, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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Give Peas a Chance: The Closest To World Peas We're Likely To See Anytime Soon
September 11, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Ricky Gervais creates Alley Cats for Netflix
Ricky Gervais creates Alley Cats for Netflix
Details of his new animated comedy revealed
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September 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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I find the concept of bird migration still totally wild. It certainly makes for great maps. Every year the Cuckoo embarks on a 16,000km round trip from its breeding grounds in the UK to the rich wetlands of Central Africa. The Cuckoo does this purely by instinct! Source: buff.ly/wJsCA1r
September 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Thank you @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social for the reminder that golf courses should be forcibly seized by the government and converted to solar farms

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August 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Beavers were welcomed back to the Netherlands. Until they started digging 17m-long tunnels | Renate van der Zee
Beavers were welcomed back to the Netherlands. Until they started digging 17m-long tunnels | Renate van der Zee
Reintroduced to help boost biodiversity and retain water, beavers are now in danger of causing serious flooding. Should there be more culls? asks Dutch writer and journalist Renate van der Zee
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August 28, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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How to create a #nature-literate society.
My latest article @theconversation.com

Revaluing naturalists' skills is essential for a future where we work with, not against, nature.
Notice
Name
Nurture
#GreenJobs

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Here’s how to create a more nature-literate society
Nature literacy has inspired creativity and innovation for thousands of years.
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April 5, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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We didn’t know East Antarctica was melting like this.

Excellent new video from Dr Gilbz @drgilbz.bsky.social
We didn’t know East Antarctica was melting like this
YouTube video by Dr Gilbz
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July 9, 2025 at 9:19 PM