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@geostien

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

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En bezorgt de krant meer niet dan wel regio Bekkevoort. Het is echt schandalig! Dat mag ook eens in het nieuws komen

11.03.2026 05:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Amerika zet ons op weg naar een samenleving met minder slachtoffers en meer helden Mark Elchardus is emeritus professor sociologie aan de VUB en de auteur van Reset, Vrijheid/Veiligheid en Over grenzen. Zijn column verschijnt tweewekelijks. Hij meent dat Europa uit de touwen moet.

Mark Elchardus vandaag in @demorgen tart alle verbeelding. Hij pleit er niet alleen voor dat Europa voor meer geweld kiest en de (Amerikaanse) wapenindustrie sponsort, maar ook dat het zijn medeleven met de zwakkeren ('slachtoffers') in de samenleving, en dus de welvaartstaat, vaarwel zegt.

24.01.2026 09:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ik denk dat we Congo gerust terug kunnen inlijven. Dat is helemaal niet zo vreemd, als je naar het verleden kijkt...

18.01.2026 07:35 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Continuous Pulse: Sentinel-6B and the Unbroken 30-Year Record of Sea Level Rise For those of us tracking the vital signs of our planet, few data are as critical, or as concerning, as Global Mean Sea Level (GMSL). It isa…

πŸ›°οΈ Sentinel-6B has sent its first data!

My latest blog dives into the Poseidon-4 radar altimeter & why data continuity matters for climate and resilience

Read more: medium.com/@stien.herem...

#RemoteSensing #ClimateChange #Sentinel6 #EO

17.12.2025 08:47 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It is simply time to stop the positive discrimination of Israel. They are not located in Europe, but were granted an exception because they had been mistreated. Now that they are in turn mistreating others, we can safely say they no longer deserve this exceptional support!

04.12.2025 22:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸŒπŸŽ‰ Today we celebrate a major milestone: the regional launch of Europe’s environment 2025 – marking more than 20 years of partnership between the EEA & its cooperating countries in the Western Balkans.
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Read more about the launch event:
www.eea.europa.eu/en/newsroom/...

25.11.2025 11:06 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Successful Launch of Copernicus Sentinel-6B Satellite to Monitor Rising Seas Copernicus Sentinel-6B was successfully launched earlier this morning at 06:21 CET from Vandenberg Base in California. The satellite sent its first signal down to Earth at 07:54, confirming that it is...

Sentinel-6B has been launched this morning #copernicus #Sentinel #sealevel

17.11.2025 18:57 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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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...

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

13.11.2025 16:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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New Copernicus satellite launched to keep constant watch on our planet Copernicus Sentinel-1D was successfully launched on 4 November 2025 at 22:02 CET (21:02 UTC) French Guiana. The satellite was released into orbit 34 minutes after launch, and the first signal was rece...

Welcome Sentinel-1D! #copernicus #satellite #launch

05.11.2025 18:29 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Inderdaad, dit zijn allemaal kinderen die in het Franstalig onderwijs thuishoren...

17.09.2025 11:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Alleen jammer dat de kern van het probleem niet benoemd wordt. Al de kinderen spreken overal behalve in de klas Frans. Ze horen thuis in het Franstalig onderwijs. Als op de speelplaats en op het oudercontact uitsluitend Frans gesproken wordt, kan je daar toch niet omheen...

12.09.2025 17:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ah het interview was met iemand van Doorbraak... polarisatie is hun verdienmodel!

12.09.2025 05:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@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!

12.09.2025 05:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Toch wel knap eigenlijk, die maansverduistering. Het wachten waard #bloedmaan

07.09.2025 19:49 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Wauw wat een #bloedmaan

07.09.2025 18:50 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Personally I strongly believe it belongs in any list of 'what matters most'.

03.07.2025 14:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Huisje, tuintje, maar liever geen boompje? Veel lokale overheden proberen privΓ©tuinen in te zetten voor klimaatadaptieve doeleinden, maar worden daarin beknot door Vlaamse regelgeving, schrijven StΓ©phanie De Somer en Matthias Vangenechten.

'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...

03.07.2025 12:01 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Met AI of zonder AI?

26.06.2025 14:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

What about nature?

26.06.2025 10:11 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

'In Space Science, the sky is never the limit' thank you #lps25 for this wonderful quote :-)

24.06.2025 08:34 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Impressive turn-out live in Vienna! Excited to be here

23.06.2025 08:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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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.
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15.06.2025 19:28 πŸ‘ 3523 πŸ” 1033 πŸ’¬ 206 πŸ“Œ 77
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β€˜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

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/...

05.06.2025 11:56 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Illustration of sinus mowing on mown area through time

Illustration of sinus mowing on mown area through time

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...

27.05.2025 14:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
After me, the fires: EU Agriculture Ministers try to dismantle deforestation law WWF strongly condemns proposals by Austria and Luxembourg to β€œsimplify” the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), which were presented to Agriculture and Fisheries ministers today - mere months after Me

'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.

27.05.2025 14:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ja op de perrons was alles normaal

06.05.2025 15:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Het rare was dat de treinen wel gewoon stopten en wij konden instappen...

05.05.2025 15:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Sounds more like a job for Sentinel-1

03.04.2025 05:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Je moet daar geen tarieven voor invoeren. Gewoon niet meer Amerikaans kopen...

03.04.2025 05:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Heeft iets te maken met de handelsbalans. En is volkomen onzinnig.

03.04.2025 05:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0