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LIFE Harwin -Habitat Restoration in the Wingevalley: ecological restoration and endangered species recovery in a fragmented landscape Meise Botanic Garden

Stefan Versweyveld
Natuurpunt Beheer, Agentschap Natuur en Bos (ANB), Natuurpunt Studie, Meise Botanic Garden
The main objective is the restoration of the exceptional natural values of the Wingevalley, in particular the variety of rare European habitats with a high species diversity, using new approaches to tackle habitat fragmentation and species extinction. Therefore, the project area will become a reference example for the target habitats and species within the Natura 2000 network.

DEEP REST : Conservation & restoration of deep-sea ecosystems in the context of deep-sea mining Ghent University

Ann Vanreusel
Department of European, Public and International Law, Department of Biology

DEEP REST will investigate two remarkable deep-sea ecosystems namely polymetallic nodule fields and hydrothermal vents, including their extended peripheries. Four major areas will be investigated: the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) and the DISCOL Experimental Area (DEA) in the Pacific Ocean for nodule fields and the northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge (nMAR), and the Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge (AMOR) for active and inactive hydrothermal vents. These ...

Sparse representations for restoration and coding of 3D signals Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Adrian Munteanu
Ghent University, Electronics and Informatics
The goal of this project is the development of advanced coding and restoration techniques for three-dimensional (3D) signals based on adaptive sparse representations. We treat three types of 3D signals: static volumes, mesh models, and 3D video.3D video technologies that make use of depth information obtained by means of infrared Time-Of-Flight (TOF) sensors will play an important role in future television and video distribution systems.
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Supportive study for a new sector: How native oyster aquaculture and restoration can enhance each other Ghent University

Peter Bossier
Department of Animal Sciences and Aquatic Ecology

Aquaculture of the native European oyster in the Belgian North Sea, will not only support a new economic activity but will also help planned restoration efforts through systematical provision of the restoration zones with oyster seed. The European oyster is almost extinct and for these restoration efforts to be successful, recruitment should be safeguarded year after year. This can be achieved through aquaculture practices. On the long run, ...

Identifying hotspots of soil erosion and propose targeted catchment restoration using an evidence-based approach (Lake Tana Basin, Ethiopia) Ghent University

Amaury Frankl
Department of Geography, Department of Biology, Bahir Dar University

Soil erosion is a serious problem for economy and environment in the Lake Tana Basin U+2013 a global hotspot for soil erosion. Through the innovative method of sediment fingerprinting and hydrological modelling, Tirusew will identify erosion hotspots, enabling an improved and evidence-based catchment restoration. In doing so, she will be a pioneer at her university, and in Africa.

PhRACTALS – Post-Hazard power system Restoration And Control Through Advanced Learning Systems KU Leuven

Dirk Van Hertem
Electrical Energy Systems and Applications (ELECTA), Budapesti Mûszaki és Gasdasagtudomanyi, Univerza v Ljubljani
The operation and control of the electric power system will need a complete transformation due to the significant increase of renewable energy sources and battery-storage facilities. Centralized electricity generation with large power plants is replaced by a decentralized alternative, involving enormous quantities of smaller generating facilities. In addition, underground or submarine cables are preferred over over-head transmission lines, ...

Intraneuronal resource allocation: a key for functional circuit restoration in the central nervous system KU Leuven

Lieve Moons
Animal Physiology and Neurobiology
Brain trauma and neurodegenerative disorders represent a critical socioeconomic challenge in our aging society, as functional regeneration of the damaged central nervous system (CNS) remains almost impossible. To tackle this challenge, our teams combine complementary animal models: zebrafish, that display robust regeneration of the CNS after injury, and mice, which like humans do not. We recently revealed an antagonistic axon-dendrite interplay ...

Interactive effects of local and landscape scale restoration of semi-natural grasslands and agricultural fields on species interactions and ecosystem functions in different social-ecological systems KU Leuven

Hans Jacquemyn
Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity Conservation

This project will investigate species interactions across different trophic levels including (1) plant-soil, (2) plant-pollinator and (3) bird-food resource interactions, in restored and degraded calcareous grasslands that are embedded in different socio-ecological and landscape contexts in three countries (Germany, Spain and Estonia). Additionally, it will measure ecosystem functions including soil functions, pollination and predation. ...