@geostien.bsky.social
Monitoring the environment with satellites, drones, and other remote sensors at the gov.
Interested in biodiversity & climate policy and conservation action. Based in the highly urbanized region of Flanders, Belgium
#remotesensing #earthobservation
Interested in biodiversity & climate policy and conservation action. Based in the highly urbanized region of Flanders, Belgium
#remotesensing #earthobservation
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I study the use of satellite and drone data for monitoring land cover and semi-natural ecosystems. I work for a government institute so I am mainly working at the science-policy interface. I like to read and post about ecology, environmental policy and earth observation.
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From 2026, the EU will end the tax break on small online orders (under €150) from outside Europe.
When you buy (relatively) cheap items online from abroad, customs duties will be added to the price, making your cost higher.
Goal is to stop unfair competition & product fraud. #EUDuty #OnlineShopping
When you buy (relatively) cheap items online from abroad, customs duties will be added to the price, making your cost higher.
Goal is to stop unfair competition & product fraud. #EUDuty #OnlineShopping
E-commerce: 150 EUR customs duty exemption threshold to be removed as of 2026
The Commission welcomes the political agreement reached by EU Member States today within the Council to remove the 150 EUR customs duty relief threshold, transforming the way e-commerce goods are hand...
taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu
November 13, 2025 at 4:24 PM
From 2026, the EU will end the tax break on small online orders (under €150) from outside Europe.
When you buy (relatively) cheap items online from abroad, customs duties will be added to the price, making your cost higher.
Goal is to stop unfair competition & product fraud. #EUDuty #OnlineShopping
When you buy (relatively) cheap items online from abroad, customs duties will be added to the price, making your cost higher.
Goal is to stop unfair competition & product fraud. #EUDuty #OnlineShopping
@radio1vrt.bsky.social WTF, hoezo kan je niet radicaal zijn als je in het centrum van de macht zit? Hitler was zeker niet radicaal dan, hij was nl. de verkozen leider van zijn land... Waarom gaan de interviewers niet meer tegen dit soort onzin in? Kirk was ook zeer zeker radicaal!
September 12, 2025 at 5:21 AM
@radio1vrt.bsky.social WTF, hoezo kan je niet radicaal zijn als je in het centrum van de macht zit? Hitler was zeker niet radicaal dan, hij was nl. de verkozen leider van zijn land... Waarom gaan de interviewers niet meer tegen dit soort onzin in? Kirk was ook zeer zeker radicaal!
Toch wel knap eigenlijk, die maansverduistering. Het wachten waard #bloedmaan
September 7, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Toch wel knap eigenlijk, die maansverduistering. Het wachten waard #bloedmaan
'Why are people not putting/keeping (more) trees or other green in their gardens?' It is also a matter of policy!
www.standaard.be/opinies/huis...
www.standaard.be/opinies/huis...
Huisje, tuintje, maar liever geen boompje?
Veel lokale overheden proberen privétuinen in te zetten voor klimaatadaptieve doeleinden, maar worden daarin beknot door Vlaamse regelgeving, schrijven Stéphanie De Somer en Matthias Vangenechten.
www.standaard.be
July 3, 2025 at 12:01 PM
'Why are people not putting/keeping (more) trees or other green in their gardens?' It is also a matter of policy!
www.standaard.be/opinies/huis...
www.standaard.be/opinies/huis...
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"Iran doesn't have nukes. Israel does.
Iran is a signatory to the NPT. Israel isn't.
Israel has allowed IAEA inspectors into its country. Israel doesn't."
But Israel is the victim? My video for Zeteo on how the media's coverage of this crisis is abysmal & ridiculously biased.
zeteo.com/subscribe
Iran is a signatory to the NPT. Israel isn't.
Israel has allowed IAEA inspectors into its country. Israel doesn't."
But Israel is the victim? My video for Zeteo on how the media's coverage of this crisis is abysmal & ridiculously biased.
zeteo.com/subscribe
June 15, 2025 at 7:29 PM
"Iran doesn't have nukes. Israel does.
Iran is a signatory to the NPT. Israel isn't.
Israel has allowed IAEA inspectors into its country. Israel doesn't."
But Israel is the victim? My video for Zeteo on how the media's coverage of this crisis is abysmal & ridiculously biased.
zeteo.com/subscribe
Iran is a signatory to the NPT. Israel isn't.
Israel has allowed IAEA inspectors into its country. Israel doesn't."
But Israel is the victim? My video for Zeteo on how the media's coverage of this crisis is abysmal & ridiculously biased.
zeteo.com/subscribe
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This type of #insectapocalypse narrative may engage some people with the critical issue of biodiversity decline. But it conflates anecdotal observations with scientific evidence and can also damage public understanding of, and trust in, science www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects
A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides
www.theguardian.com
June 5, 2025 at 11:56 AM
This type of #insectapocalypse narrative may engage some people with the critical issue of biodiversity decline. But it conflates anecdotal observations with scientific evidence and can also damage public understanding of, and trust in, science www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Researchers found a strong positive response of sinus management on pollinator diversity, underscoring its potential as a sustainable, nature-based management solution to enhance habitat quality of extensively used grasslands.
Read more: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Read more: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
May 27, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Researchers found a strong positive response of sinus management on pollinator diversity, underscoring its potential as a sustainable, nature-based management solution to enhance habitat quality of extensively used grasslands.
Read more: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Read more: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
'Though the Agriculture Ministers are hiding their plans behind a fairy tale of a European Garden of Eden, let us be clear: these proposals aim to dismantle one of the EU’s most important environmental laws...' says WWF Senior Forest Policy Officer.
After me, the fires: EU Agriculture Ministers try to dismantle deforestation law
WWF strongly condemns proposals by Austria and Luxembourg to “simplify” the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), which were presented to Agriculture and Fisheries ministers today - mere months after Me
www.wwf.eu
May 27, 2025 at 2:26 PM
'Though the Agriculture Ministers are hiding their plans behind a fairy tale of a European Garden of Eden, let us be clear: these proposals aim to dismantle one of the EU’s most important environmental laws...' says WWF Senior Forest Policy Officer.
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Amber alert voor ontvoerde kinderen (11 en 6) in Dalfsen, inval in woning Enschede
Amber alert voor ontvoerde kinderen (11 en 6) in Dalfsen, inval in woning Enschede
De politie heeft een Amber Alert uitgegeven voor twee vermiste kinderen in Dalfsen. Het gaat om Leya’nyssa (11) en haar broertje M’qaydian (6). Ze zijn ontvoerd, meldt de politie. Een Amber Alert is uitzonderlijk en wordt alleen uitgegeven in levensbedreigende situaties.
dlvr.it
March 31, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Amber alert voor ontvoerde kinderen (11 en 6) in Dalfsen, inval in woning Enschede
De bloemen van de Magnolia in diverse stadia
#elkedageenbloem
#elkedageenbloem
March 27, 2025 at 6:35 AM
De bloemen van de Magnolia in diverse stadia
#elkedageenbloem
#elkedageenbloem
Ik maakte een collage met de bloeistadia van Hazelaar.
Hazelaar bloeit in katjes, deze foto's tonen de mannelijke katjes met de gele meeldraden.
#elkedageenbloem
Hazelaar bloeit in katjes, deze foto's tonen de mannelijke katjes met de gele meeldraden.
#elkedageenbloem
March 27, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Ik maakte een collage met de bloeistadia van Hazelaar.
Hazelaar bloeit in katjes, deze foto's tonen de mannelijke katjes met de gele meeldraden.
#elkedageenbloem
Hazelaar bloeit in katjes, deze foto's tonen de mannelijke katjes met de gele meeldraden.
#elkedageenbloem
We don't grant minorities their right to occupy space here on Earth, why would we give them any space in space...
Nasa drops plan to land first woman and first person of color on the moon
Promise was central plank to space agency’s Artemis program, which is scheduled to return humans to the lunar surface in 2027
www.theguardian.com
March 23, 2025 at 7:04 PM
We don't grant minorities their right to occupy space here on Earth, why would we give them any space in space...
Using LiDAR to pinpoint lost cities in the Amazon... Amazing!
Uncovering the Amazon’s lost cities
YouTube video by CGTN America
youtu.be
March 10, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Using LiDAR to pinpoint lost cities in the Amazon... Amazing!
Terrible news for anyone concerned about ecosystem or human health...
Trump hints at deep cuts at the EPA, alarming workers and environmental groups
President Trump said the head of the EPA is prepared to implement deep staffing and spending cuts as part of the administration's efforts to downsize the executive branch.
www.cbsnews.com
February 27, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Terrible news for anyone concerned about ecosystem or human health...
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Obama knew
February 23, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Obama knew
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February 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Want to go visit the national parks this year?
Sorry.
The reservation system is shut down, EMT personnel are gone, so don't get hurt or lost. No one can clean the bathrooms or cabins, so they'll be closed. Rangers are fired.
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Sorry.
The reservation system is shut down, EMT personnel are gone, so don't get hurt or lost. No one can clean the bathrooms or cabins, so they'll be closed. Rangers are fired.
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Yosemite halts camping reservations, with no timetable for their return
Yosemite halts camping reservations, with no timetable for their return at a time when federal employees are being laid off
www.sfchronicle.com
February 18, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Want to go visit the national parks this year?
Sorry.
The reservation system is shut down, EMT personnel are gone, so don't get hurt or lost. No one can clean the bathrooms or cabins, so they'll be closed. Rangers are fired.
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Sorry.
The reservation system is shut down, EMT personnel are gone, so don't get hurt or lost. No one can clean the bathrooms or cabins, so they'll be closed. Rangers are fired.
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
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Nearly half of the world’s habitable land is used for agriculture.
Of this global agricultural land, 80% is used for livestock, despite meat and dairy making up a much smaller share of the world's protein and calories.
Of this global agricultural land, 80% is used for livestock, despite meat and dairy making up a much smaller share of the world's protein and calories.
February 12, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Nearly half of the world’s habitable land is used for agriculture.
Of this global agricultural land, 80% is used for livestock, despite meat and dairy making up a much smaller share of the world's protein and calories.
Of this global agricultural land, 80% is used for livestock, despite meat and dairy making up a much smaller share of the world's protein and calories.
Proud to have presented the @biodiversaplus.bsky.social Habitats Pilot engagement to use and assess the products from @eugrasslands.bsky.social in the Grasslands and Savannahs Workshop at #BIOSPACE25. A special shout-out to the session organizers for bringing together such a diverse group of experts
February 12, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Proud to have presented the @biodiversaplus.bsky.social Habitats Pilot engagement to use and assess the products from @eugrasslands.bsky.social in the Grasslands and Savannahs Workshop at #BIOSPACE25. A special shout-out to the session organizers for bringing together such a diverse group of experts
Yes, we can empower conservation practitioners with remote sensing products! But for this to be successful, we need real and long-term cooperations between conservation experts and remote sensing experts. In Dutch we call this kruisbestuiving, cross-pollination, for fruitful cooperation #BIOSPACE25
February 12, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Yes, we can empower conservation practitioners with remote sensing products! But for this to be successful, we need real and long-term cooperations between conservation experts and remote sensing experts. In Dutch we call this kruisbestuiving, cross-pollination, for fruitful cooperation #BIOSPACE25
A lot of amazing women in #remotesensing #earthobservation present(ing) at ESA ESRIN this week during the #BIOSPACE25 conference!
Happy #WomenInScienceDay!
SatCen celebrates the incredible contributions of women in the geospatial and space sectors. 🌍
But there’s still work to be done! Promoting diversity & inclusion is key to driving innovation and excellence.
✨ Take our quiz and share your score in the comments!👇
SatCen celebrates the incredible contributions of women in the geospatial and space sectors. 🌍
But there’s still work to be done! Promoting diversity & inclusion is key to driving innovation and excellence.
✨ Take our quiz and share your score in the comments!👇
February 12, 2025 at 7:44 AM
A lot of amazing women in #remotesensing #earthobservation present(ing) at ESA ESRIN this week during the #BIOSPACE25 conference!