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ITC Faculty | Natural Resources Department 🌱 @nrs-itc.bsky.social · Sep 8

📣 We are delighted to announce that GEM has been selected for 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗺𝘂𝘀+ 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 starting September 2026!

📆 Information about the new programme will all be announced in early October 2025

🔗 Stay tuned via www.gem-msc.eu

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ITC Faculty | Natural Resources Department 🌱 @nrs-itc.bsky.social · May 23

#MadeInNRS| Sahar Naeimi Darestani is a GEM MSc student who turned her academic knowledge into real-world impact through her internship at Botildenborg in Sweden

🔗 Read her full story via www.itc.nl/about-itc/sc...

ITC Faculty | Natural Resources Department 🌱 @nrs-itc.bsky.social · May 20

#TodaysWorld | Using AI to transform field photos into agricultural insights 📊

👉 Today we kicked off the ESA-funded project Agrovision

🌾 By integrating geo-tagged photos with satellite imagery, we're creating real-time crop monitoring tools for farmers

🔗 Read more via www.itc.nl/about-itc/sc...

ITC Faculty | Natural Resources Department 🌱 @nrs-itc.bsky.social · May 14

#InsiderViews | Claudia Paris from NRS participated in a workshop in Cambodia on AI for agriculture

📊 She presented how to use Sentinel-2 data for crop mapping. The FAO collaborated in training on "Rice Boundary Recognition Model"

📰 The event was covered by the Phnom Penh Post & Kiripost

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ITC Faculty | Natural Resources Department 🌱 @nrs-itc.bsky.social · May 1

#InsiderViews | 🌴 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

This week, we were honored to host Dr Tuan Vo from Can Tho University, #Vietnam, for an insightful presentation on his groundbreaking research on using geospatial technologies to support mangrove ecosystem services

ITC Faculty | Natural Resources Department 🌱 @nrs-itc.bsky.social · Feb 21

#TodaysWorld | 🥑 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗔𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗼: 𝗔 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻

Researchers from ITC Faculty developed a project that transforms our vision of supply chains👇

🛜 They equipped avocado replicas with GPS, tracking their journey from Africa to the Netherlands

🔗 Read more via bit.ly/4iapZjG

ITC Faculty | Natural Resources Department 🌱 @nrs-itc.bsky.social · Dec 13

🏅📑 𝗜𝗧𝗖'𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 goes to Peiyu Lai

🌾 Her paper is the first paper in Peiyu's PhD journey and shows a novel approach to isolating crop heat stress periods with GPP flux data.

🔗 Read the paper via bit.ly/3DpeJkj

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ITC Faculty | Natural Resources Department 🌱 @nrs-itc.bsky.social · Nov 8

#NRStory | 🚜 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝗨𝗔𝗩𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲? 🌾

🛫 UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) are revolutionizing precision agriculture by providing detailed field data to farmers

🔗 Read this month's NRStory via bit.ly/3AlcePa

How do UAVs help precision agriculture?

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ITC Faculty | Natural Resources Department 🌱 @nrs-itc.bsky.social · Nov 6

#TodaysWorld | Can insurance protect African pastoralists from climate change?

📘 A new UNU-WIDER publication explores the potential of Index-Based Livestock Insurance (IBLI) to protect pastoralists in Africa from drought.

🔗 Read more about UNU-WIDER via www.wider.unu.edu/publication/...

UNU-WIDER : Blog : Can insurance help African pastoralists escape poverty traps in the face of climate change?

Drought is a leading cause of persistent poverty and humanitarian crises among pastoralists in East Africa. In a new book in the UNU-WIDER and Cambridge University Press Elements in Development Econom...

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ITC Faculty | Natural Resources Department 🌱 @nrs-itc.bsky.social · Oct 4

#InsiderViews | This week, students of ITC's 𝗠𝗦𝗰 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗲𝗼-𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗢𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 went outside for fieldwork 👇

🔗 Learn more about studying at NRS via bit.ly/4eSdt6H

ITC Faculty | Natural Resources Department 🌱 @nrs-itc.bsky.social · Sep 17

#TodaysWorld
🚜 🌾NRS Researchers created a dedicated insurance solution for smallholder farmers whose businesses are at risk due to the effects of climate change.

The solution is the Vegetation Index Crop Insurance (VICI), based on remote sensing tech.

🔗 Read more via bit.ly/4e8utG0

Drought peril insurance for smallholder farmers

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ITC Faculty | Natural Resources Department 🌱 @nrs-itc.bsky.social · Sep 4

#TodaysWorld

🌴 NRS Assistant Prof Michael Schlund supported a paper to produce spatially complete predictions of biomass in a tropical landscape using GEDI and hierarchical models.

🔗 Read the full paper via bit.ly/3ZbfA0P

Mapping aboveground biomass in Indonesian lowland forests using GEDI and hierarchical models

Spaceborne lidar (light detection and ranging) instruments such as the Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) provide a unique opportunity for…

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ITC Faculty | Natural Resources Department 🌱 @nrs-itc.bsky.social · Sep 4

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗸𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻, 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 (𝗡𝗥𝗦)

Professor Andy Nelson handed over the Head of Department position for the next three years to Professor Wieteke Willemen, after a smooth six-month transition.

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Wieteke Willemen appointed the new Head of the Department of Natural Resources (NRS)

Professor Andy Nelson handed over the Head of Department position for the next three years to Professor Wieteke Willemen, after a smooth six-month transition. This handover is also parallel to a trans...

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ITC Faculty | Natural Resources Department 🌱 @nrs-itc.bsky.social · Sep 4

#MadeInNRS | Enzo Campomanes

🎙️ "My interest in #GIS, remote sensing and the GEO field grew over time. I knew that I wanted to be in this realm and use my computer science background with #AI and #MachineLearning"

🔗 Discover Enzo's journey at ITC at our new Made in NRS interview via bit.ly/47ggTxx

Made in NRS: Enzo Campomanes

Enzo Campomanes is a PhD candidate at ITC, who first encountered the Faculty during a 2016 conference while working in the Philippines. Inspired by his positive experience, he returned to pursue a Mas...

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ITC Faculty | Natural Resources Department 🌱 @nrs-itc.bsky.social · Aug 8

#MadeinNRS | Kwasi Ofori-Karikari
🎓 Kwasi has recently graduated from ITC’s MSc in GIS & EO

🏢 We interviewed him to learn about his MSc and how his excellent Thesis work led him to present at the NCG 2024 Symposium.

🔗 Read more via bit.ly/4deOgmy

Made in NRS: Kwasi Ofori-Karikari

Kwasi Ofori-Karikari has recently graduated from ITC’s MSc in Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation. Today we interviewed him to learn more about his Master’s journey, and how his excellent Th...

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ITC Faculty | Natural Resources Department 🌱 @nrs-itc.bsky.social · Jul 23

#MadeInNRS | 𝗥𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗱
Raymond Nagbija Kwame is a student of ITC's MSc in GIS & EO

🎙️ "My future plan is to own a geospatial consulting company to advise stakeholders in the field of NRM"

🔗 Read the whole interview with Raymond via bit.ly/3LCf2ZY

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ITC Faculty | Natural Resources Department 🌱 @nrs-itc.bsky.social · Jul 18

#InsiderViews | 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 📆

We wish our students success in their careers while representing the #ITCFamily all around the world 🌍 ❤️

🔗 Discover inspiring students about NRS alumni via: bit.ly/3Qf6WsW

ITC Faculty | Natural Resources Department 🌱 @nrs-itc.bsky.social · Jul 12

🎉🌟 We are proud to announce that our
#NaturalResources
community has grown to 1,500 followers on LinkedIn!
Thank you for your support throughout our journey in developing education, research and projects to protect the Earth's biosphere.
🔗 Stay tuned for more on our LinkedIn via bit.ly/48XJxmL

LinkedIn Login, Sign in | LinkedIn

Login to LinkedIn to keep in touch with people you know, share ideas, and build your career.

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ITC Faculty | Natural Resources Department 🌱 @nrs-itc.bsky.social · Jul 10

#InsiderViews | 🌳Yesterday we ended our course NRM4 with a wishing tree
✨ Teachers Margarita Huesca, Iris van Duren, and the current group of NRM students filled the tree with nice wishes for the next school year.

We would like to wish everyone a wonderful #summer holiday on behalf of NRS 🏖️

ITC Faculty | Natural Resources Department 🌱 @nrs-itc.bsky.social · Jul 3

🌍 #TodaysWorld
🚁 𝗦𝗶𝘅 𝗪𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿 🌾

Facing #ClimateChange and rising food demand, innovation in agriculture is more crucial than ever.

In a new Geoversity article, NRS Ass. Prof. Florian Ellsäßer explores six ways that drones can make farming smarter

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ITC Faculty | Natural Resources Department 🌱 @nrs-itc.bsky.social · Jun 11

🌡️ 📷 Researchers show how thermal camera drones to protect baby hares 🐇

By flying drones prior to mowing, farmers can identify the locations of baby hares and other small wildlife, ensuring they can take measures for nature-friendly farming 🌾

Watch it below ⬇️
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Nature friendly farming

Drone experts help a community farm in Enschede to spot and rescue wildlife before mowing.

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ITC Faculty | Natural Resources Department 🌱 @nrs-itc.bsky.social · Apr 23

👉 GEM alumnus Maaz Sheikh is the co-founder of Ageospatial, the company behind GeoForge, an innovative #AI tool created to make geospatial data accessible for #emergency response

🔗 Read more at bit.ly/4aZ4YoH

GeoForge: A platform created by GEM alumnus Maaz Sheikh to make GIS data accessible for emergency response.

Analysing geospatial data is unfortunately quite a complex task for non-specialists, especially during emergencies such as a flood. To support accessibility for everyone, Ageospatial uses natural lang...

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ITC Faculty | Natural Resources Department 🌱 @nrs-itc.bsky.social · Apr 22

🌎 Happy #EarthDay! 🌎
Today, we reaffirm our dedication to protecting Earth's natural resources through our work, and we encourage everyone to do the same... making small changes in our lives goes a long way!💡

🌱 Do you want to discover the impact of our work? Read our NRStories via bit.ly/3Qf6WsW

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Wieteke (Louise) Willemen @wietekewillemen.bsky.social · Apr 19

Church forests in Ethiopia provide a range of benefits to people in the vicinity. Tegegne Molla Sitotaw and us show field-based evidence of how (far) these benefits flow over the landscape 🌳〰️👥️️

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Church forests and their cooling effect to surrounding fields.

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ITC Faculty | Natural Resources Department 🌱 @nrs-itc.bsky.social · Apr 16

🖥️ 🌐 Have you already explored our new website? 😁👇
We've just launched an upgraded version designed to enhance your browsing experience and get you to your desired pages in no time ✅

🔗 Discover the global impact we're making through our education, research, and projects via bit.ly/3VW5IXr

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