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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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“We need to be willing to make choices and also make their consequences explicit.”
For our newsletter, we speak with stakeholders within OR ELSE about their involvement in the project, sustainable sand extraction, and […]
Can sand extraction actively contribute to nature enhancement?
North Sea nature is under pressure as a result of intensive human use, including fisheries, sand extraction, shipping and the […]
Understanding Seabed Recovery After Sand Extraction in the North Sea
In medium-deep sand extraction, all existing seabed life within the extraction area is removed. What remains is a sand extraction […]
‘Serious games allow participants to explore “what-if” scenarios’
For our newsletter, we talk to a member of the OR ELSE team about their involvement in the project. This time: Maria Pafi, postdoctoral researcher at Wageningen University […]
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 […]
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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.