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1) the survivorship is similar to the one following transplanting by experts 🏆; 2) funding is provided by divers personal contributions; 3) citizen scientists acquire knowledge on coral reef ecosystem services and get sensitized to their importance🪸

Want to know more about on how citizen science can help tackle coral restoration issues, then dive into this thread.. We have been facing the fourth global coral bleaching event since February 2023 (NOAA, ICRI) 📷 In 2018, coral reef cover had already declined by 50%..

One solution is the development of citizen science programs in which divers can participate in the outplanting and propagation of nurseries-raised coral fragments.Those programs offer three advantages, as illustrated by the Rescue a Reef (RAR) program developed by the Uni Miami..

But we can still avoid the worst damage if we take action by 2030 (ICRS) ✌️ This is why many restoration programs have been initiated. However, they sometimes do not reach their long-term objectives because they often rely on short-term grants 💸...

3. And here is the NY times article about it nytimes.com/2024/03/11/sci…

"Know for their many percussive sounds in spring, which can irritate many people, cicadas have made a surprising discovery about the way they urinate. In fact, these sap suckers have a much greater stream power than the bat or the Wistar rat. youtube.com/watch?v=6KBL7H…

2.Elio Challita and Saad Bhamla, two chemical and biomolecular engineers from the Georgia Institute of Technology, have developed how cicadas produce a stronger stream than some mammals." Here is the link for the paper doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2…

Are you conducting a scientific project (Master, PhD, PostDoc)? Your project focuses on biodiversity conservation, and you need funding for a field campaign ?! The Pairi Daiza Foundation grant (2500€) is open! More information on: rbzs.be/grantpairidaiz…

Did you know that RBZS has partnerships with various institutions? 🤝 Free entry to the Antwerp zoo and Planckendael park, as well as to the zoology museums of ULiege, ULB and KULeuven! 50% discount for the Hexapoda entomology museum in Waremme! 🦋🦒🦓🦕🐚🪸

You want to pursue a Master in Biology in Belgium but don't know yet what to choose? RBZS is happy to announce Master Day Biology 2022 held at the Museum of Natural Sciences on Saturday 26/11/22! Registration here: shorturl.at/dxBDR 🤩 #MasterDayBiology #Msc #biology

[ ZOOLOGY CONGRESS 2022 ] After 2 cancellations due to covid, we are finally back with the in-person ZOOLOGY conference! 🤩 We can't wait to welcome you at Zoology 2022, held at KU Leuven on 23rd-24th September! All practical info can be found at rbzs.be/benelux-congre…

[ CONFERENCE - BIODIVERSITY IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD ] UCLouvain is pleased to invite you to a two-day conference April 28 and 29, 2022 about trends, problems and solutions for biodiversity-issues in our human-dominated world. Info & registration here: uclouvain.be/en/research-in…

[ COLLOQUE ECOBIM 2022 ] Du 11 au 13 mai se tiendra pour la première fois à Namur le 17e colloque annuel EcoBIM. La thématique est "Les effets à long terme des polluants aquatiques". Informations & inscriptions ici: ecobim2022.unamur.be

Thank you so much @RBSZ3 @R_Graph_Gallery and @CedScherer Poster has arrived 🏆🎋 #datatoviz #explore" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">data-to-viz.com/#explore

DataViz Challenge - Congratulations to our honorable mention 🎖️Lea Katz & to all of you who participated in the challenge! 🤩🎉👏 #DataViz #DataVizChallenge #TidyTuesday

DataViz Challenge - Congratulations to our third prize winner 🥉@sPuntinGi 🎉🤩 Find her code on GitHub: github.com/sPuntinG/TidyT… #DataViz #DataVizChallenge #TidyTuesday

DataViz Challenge - Congratulations to our second prize winner 🥈 @ShumAdrienne ! 🤩🎉 #DataViz #DataVizChallenge #TidyTuesday

Remember our DataViz Workshop Series and the ensuing DataViz Challenge? 📊📈 Our host, @CedScherer, reviewed your submissions and picked our winners! 🏆🎉🤩 Congratulations to our first prize winner🥇 @rhlvenugopal ! #DataViz #DataVizChallenge #TidyTuesday

The Master Day is fast approaching! 🎓🖋️🔬🦓🐝🐠 Save the date: Saturday 27th Nov. at the Antwerp Zoo. Registration is mandatory here: raklet.com/RBZS/Events/Ho…

We concluded our Data-Viz Series today with Cedric's second workshop on advanced coding using #ggplot2 👌📈📊 Thanks again to Yann @R_Graph_Gallery & Cedric @CedScherer for these 3 amazing workshops! 🥰 Go check their websites: data-to-viz.com & cedricscherer.com