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New Research: Ecological effects sand extraction
Sand extraction in the North Sea threatens marine life and the marine food chain, careful depth selection needed for ecological conservation
The Coastal Zone
Take a look and see what all lives on the bottom of the North Sea.
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Third plenary stakeholder Meeting OR ELSE: Collaborating towards an ecosystem-based strategy for sand extraction
On October 6, researchers, policymakers, businesses, and nature organizations gathered for the third stakeholder meeting of OR ELSE. The goal […]
‘We still too often forget that sand is vital’ – interview with Maarten de Jong
For our newsletter, we talk to stakeholders within OR ELSE about their involvement in the project, sustainable sand extraction, and […]
We are in this together – interview with Mohammad Daliri
‘I like talking to people who have different backgrounds about OR ELSE. Nobody knows about sand extraction and how sand […]
𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝗥 𝗘𝗟𝗦𝗘: 𝗨𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
On the 14th of May we marked an important milestone in the OR ELSE research project with our mid-term event […]
In the eye of the beholder: exploring the hidden meanings of sand
Elaine Mumford, a PhD candidate at Wageningen University, spent her summer researching how people perceive and interact with sandy landscapes on the Dutch Wadden Islands. Her work explores diverse worldviews and onto-epistemologies related to sand and sea, aiming to uncover how these perspectives are integrated into the governance of the North Sea and Wadden Sea.
The wealth of the North Sea: A fishermen’s view of sand extraction
The Dutch Fishermen’s Union is actively contributing to the OR ELSE project on sand extraction in the North Sea. Amerik Schuitemaker stresses the importance of fishermen’s knowledge in research and decision-making. He advocates cooperation between fishermen and scientists and encourages Dutch people to eat more local fish.
Latest news
Because of sea level rise, we need more and more sand from the North Sea to protect our coast, and housing construction also requires a lot of sand. OR ELSE aims to ecologically optimize sand extraction in the North Sea so that the marine ecosystem remains healthy and continues to provide us with food. Want to read more about our research? Click here.