Inne Withouck, PhD

The people of Gaza need food and water now. Time to #SuspendTheDeal or be complicit in starvation @KajaKallas @vonderleyen, the world is watching. #NoAssociationWithGenocide

20 years ago @PACBI called for the boycott of Israeli universities. Responding to this call, I wrote a book investigating Israeli universities' complicity in settler colonialism. Towers of Ivory and Steel: How Israeli Universities Deny Palestinian Freedom is out today @VersoBooks

For today's #MeetourECOPs post, we would like you to meet @InneWithouck from @FWOVlaanderen. Inne is investigating the coherence between marine spatial planning and conservation planning and the gaps and opportunities at play in various test sites across European waters.

Our project partners while visiting the pilot site of the #BayofCadiz, observed traditional fishing activities, engaged with local fishermen and NGOs to discuss their challenges, and explored #restoration activities and solutions. More ℹ️ on #MSP4BIO here:msp4bio.eu

Geographer and mapping expert @BrittLonneville talks about ‘The Deepest Map’ during our internal Breakfast@Bib. The book by Laura Trethewey @ltrethew describes the race to chart the earth’s final frontier: the mysterious depths of the ocean floor. 🗺️ #vlizbib #oceanbooks

For those who won't be able to go to Barcelona, register for the online V.ECOP Days, to connect the global community with in-person events on April 9-11. Location: online (livestream and YouTube). Registration: arcg.is/0efPXH.

We've been having many conversations about the carbon footprint of travelling to conferences here at SMRU so a group of us decided to cycle to the @eimr2024 conference in Orkney to raise awareness of climate change and raise money for a good cause justgiving.com/crowdfunding/S…