LifeWatch Belgium,
supporting your biodiversity
& ecosystem research
LifeWatch Belgium,
supporting your biodiversity
& ecosystem research
LifeWatch Belgium,
supporting your biodiversity
& ecosystem research
LifeWatch Belgium,
supporting your biodiversity
& ecosystem research
User stories
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Patterns in nature: WoRMS images in a unique design book 
Patterns in nature: WoRMS images in a unique design book
The book Coding, Shaping, Making combines inspiration from architecture, mathematics, biology, chemistry, and other fields to look towards the future of architecture, design and art. It presents ongoing experiments in the search for fundamental principles of form and form-making. This enables us to...
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Visualising EU fisheries agreements with Maritime Boundaries for the European Parliament 
Visualising EU fisheries agreements with Maritime Boundaries for the European Parliament
Members of the European Parliament are being brought up to speed on upcoming votes with background materials prepared by the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS). In recent EPRS publications concerning EU fisheries agreements, MarineRegion’s Maritime Boundaries are being used to visualise...
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Understanding mass mortality in saiga antelope population 
Understanding mass mortality in saiga antelope population
The Saiga antelope is an endangered species that lives in Central Asian steppes and semi-arid regions. Scientists around the world are working tirelessly to prevent it from becoming completely extinct. Every year, they migrate approximately 500 km from north to south, and back. In 2015, roughly 60%...
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There’s no plaice like an offshore wind farm 
There’s no plaice like an offshore wind farm
Offshore wind farms are built at a high rate in European waters to make the transition towards more green energy sources. Their development takes up marine space that is often not available anymore to other users such as the fisheries sector. This while knowledge on the ecological effects of wind...
Innovative approaches
Data & services
Biogeographic services
Biodiversity Observatory automation services
LifeWatch ERIC
LifeWatch ERIC is the European Research Infrastructure Consortium providing e-Science research facilities to scientists investigating biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services in order to support society in addressing key planetary challenges.
LifeWatch Belgium, also called the National Distributed Centre for LifeWatch Belgium combines the regional and federal LifeWatch contributions from Belgium.
Latest news
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Look, LifeWatch.be has a new look! 
LifeWatchLook, LifeWatch.be has a new look!
Yes, at this very moment, you are reading the first news item on the brand-new LifeWatch website!
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New collaboration between WoRMS and Edaphobase 
LifeWatchNew collaboration between WoRMS and Edaphobase
Edaphobase and WoRMS started a collaboration on the exchange of taxonomic information on soil biodiversity. -
WoRMS and Marine Regions contribute to the OBIS-GBIF Action Plan for Marine Biodiversity Data 
LifeWatchWoRMS and Marine Regions contribute to the OBIS-GBIF Action Plan for Marine Biodiversity Data
Two global data networks have agreed to a joint strategy and action plan that will deepen their collaboration, improve the flows and services of high-quality data about marine and coastal biodiversity, and support research and decision-making on the world's oceans. -
Cnidaria editors participated in the very first WoRMS Cnidaria Workshop 
LifeWatchCnidaria editors participated in the very first WoRMS Cnidaria Workshop
From February 27-29 2024, editors and experts on Cnidaria convened in Ostend to enhance the data and capabilities of their portals and pages in WoRMS.
Events
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ZEEKERWETEN - science festival at the coast 
15 Jun 2024ZEEKERWETEN - science festival at the coast
Come and join thé science festival at the Belgian coast! Experience sea level rise via Virtual Real -
Empowering Biodiversity Research Conference III 
25 Mar 2024Empowering Biodiversity Research Conference III
Join the Empowering Biodiversity Research III conference! Learn more about the world of biodiversit -
VLIZ Marine Science Day 2024 
06 Mar 2024VLIZ Marine Science Day 2024
The VLIZ Marine Science Day 2024 will be held on Wednesday 6 March in De Grote Post (Ostend) This y