Alumni Week: What if restoring original nature were impossible – and instead marked the beginning of a new story of nature?

Friday 10 October | 15:30-16:30 | CREA Theaterzaal

In a world where ecosystems are increasingly under pressure, scientists are searching for new answers. In this lecture, Harm van der Geest takes you to the IJsselmeer region – once a rich, dynamic delta, now a heavily regulated landscape with declining biodiversity.

Date: 10 October 2025
Time: 15:30 -16:30
Location: Roeterseilandcampus - building I (CREA)
Room: Theaterzaal

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Please note: this session is in Dutch.

With examples such as the Marker Wadden and the research vessel RV Dreissena – co-funded by the Amsterdam University Fund – Van der Geest shows how novel ecosystems are being used to create new nature where restoration is no longer possible. Discover how science, students and innovative approaches come together to give biodiversity a new chance in a permanently altered landscape.

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Harm van der Geest

Aquatic ecologist Harm van der Geest (UvA-IBED), together with Arie Vonk, leads a multidisciplinary research programme on the ecology of Lake Markermeer. With their research vessel RV Dreissena, they and their students map the ecological dynamics and investigate how new nature can emerge in this human-made aquatic system.

Roeterseilandcampus - building I (CREA)

Room Theaterzaal
Nieuwe Achtergracht 168-178
1018 WV Amsterdam

Alumni Week: What if restoring original nature were impossible – and instead marked the beginning of a new story of nature?

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