
LifeWatch Belgium,
supporting your biodiversity
& ecosystem research

LifeWatch Belgium,
supporting your biodiversity
& ecosystem research

LifeWatch Belgium,
supporting your biodiversity
& ecosystem research

LifeWatch Belgium,
supporting your biodiversity
& ecosystem research
User stories
Innovative approaches
Data & services

Biogeographic services
Biogeographic services

Biodiversity Observatory automation services
Biodiversity Observatory automation services
LifeWatch ERIC
LifeWatch ERIC is the European Research Infrastructure Consortium providing e-Science research facilities to scientists investigating biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services in order to support society in addressing key planetary challenges.
LifeWatch Belgium, also called the National Distributed Centre for LifeWatch Belgium combines the regional and federal LifeWatch contributions from Belgium.
Latest news
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NELOS divers use WoRMS in digital dive log: a step toward citizen science NELOS divers use WoRMS in digital dive log: a step toward citizen science
The Flemish diving federation NELOS vzw (Dutch-speaking League for Underwater Research and Sports) has recently integrated the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) into its internal platform DIVES — a Digital Verification System used to log tens of thousands of dives each year. -
Sevenfold increase in stinging weever fish observed by SeaWatch-B Sevenfold increase in stinging weever fish observed by SeaWatch-B
Between April and late June this year, weever fish counts were seven times higher than during the same period in 2024, according to SeaWatch-B, the citizen science project of the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) under the LifeWatch Belgium Programme. -
Awardees for the 2025 WoRMS Achievement & Early Career Researcher Award known Awardees for the 2025 WoRMS Achievement & Early Career Researcher Award known
This year, Sammy De Grave has been honored with the WoRMS Achievement Award, and the WoRMS Early Career Researcher Award goes to Sávio Gabriel Gomes Pereira. -
Noise pollution in the North Sea Noise pollution in the North Sea
The North Sea is one of the busiest seas in the world. All this human activity creates a lot of noise underwater. This can have harmful consequences for marine mammals and other organisms in our sea. Fortunately, measures exist to limit noise pollution. The Marine Environment Service (FOD Public Health) and DG Shipping (FOD Mobility), with the support of LifeWatch VLIZ, collaborated on a campaign to raise awareness about underwater noise pollution among the wider public.
Events
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World Conference on Marine Biodiversity 2026 17 Nov 2026World Conference on Marine Biodiversity 2026
The seventh edition of the World Conference will fly the UN Ocean Decade flag, as it has been end
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The LifeWatch ERIC Biodiversity & Ecosystem eScience Conference 30 Jun 2025The LifeWatch ERIC Biodiversity & Ecosystem eScience Conference
Addressing the Triple Planetary Crisis
The Biodiversity and Ecosystem eScience Co
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Citizen Science Fair