Biodiversity is crucial for our survival and well-being. She nourishes and heals us. She offers us oxygen and drinkable water. Biodiversity takes care of us, but is under threat. It is urgent to change our lifestyle and act to preserve life, including and our lifes, on the planet.

On 20 March 2020, the new Belgian marine spatial plan (2020-2026) came into force. The plan provides a spatial arrangement, integrating the various utility functions of the Belgian part of the North Sea.