Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic mental health problems among seafarers became more visible to the world. Seafarers seem to have some unhappy moments while working on board for several months. Especially during this pandemic life on board has been tougher than usual, shore leave is nearly impossible, …

Presentation of Research program of the research group Art & Sustainability to IRAP master students of Minerva

Presentatie van openings-keynote op deze vijfde ClimateExistence conferentie in Zweden

The catchment area of the Bovenmark has a total area of almost 40,000 hectares. The catchment area consists of a number of subsystems (Bavelse Leij, Chaamse beek, Galderse beek, Strijbeekse beek and 't Merkske) that together form the catchment area of the Bovenmark. In the 1990s, many development projects …

This research examines the water quality of Lake Volkerak-Zoom, focusing on annual returning blue-green algae (Microcystis) blooms. In addition, this research is focused on the possibility to sustainably remove 50% blue-green algae (Microcystis) from Lake Volkerak-Zoom using nutrient related measures, …

Girona is a city located in the river Ter Basin, in the Principality of Catalonia. The city’s convenient access to water played a role during the 19thcentury to quickly industrialise and modernise the city. Yet, not at the cost of polluting the rivers and turning natural habitats, places of enjoyment …

“Biggest cocaine seizure ever in the Port of Antwerp”. (Bervoet, 2020) On the 5th of November 2020, the Belgian newspaper ‘De Tijd’ wrote about a record seizure of cocaine in the port of Antwerp. The illicit drug trafficking is a problem since many years which seems not to get solved. The main question …

How art can help us in finding connections to the more-than-human world?