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Tomas Sterckx

Tomas is an Innovation, Project and Business Development manager at DEME. He graduated at the Universities of Brussels and Antwerp before working at the Antwerp Port Authority and for Development Aid in Afrika. After working in several international units at DEME, he now specialises in nature-based solutions, ocean pollution problems, multi-use of space and renewable energy. As Coastbusters coordinator, he embraces the positive feeling towards nature-based solutions it transmitted, as a great achievement.

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Articles By Tomas Sterckx

Bankbusters: Ecosystem-based riverbank management
Authors: Tomas Sterckx | Marc Huygens | Pieter Degroote | Dr. Niels Van Putte

Estuarine tidal wetlands offer vital ecosystem services, including flood protection, erosion control and water purification. However, these estuarine ecosystems actually face significant pressures caused by both human activities and natural forces, leading to habitat and ecosystem degradation and loss. The Bankbusters project adressess these issues by reusing soft dredged sediments to restore tidal marshes and mudflats as natural riverbank systems. As such, this initiative promotes biodiversity, enhances flood resilience and supports sustainable economic growth through innovative, eco-friendly and resilient solutions in the Scheldt estuary.

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Coastbusters: A nature-based solutions coastal management alternative
Authors: Thibaud Mascart | Tomas Sterckx | Sophie Delerue-Ricard | Jan Fordeyn | Marc Huygens

Taking a fresh look at traditional, unsustainable coastal defence methods. A pioneering project discovers some inspiring concepts, including using biogenic reefs for ecosystem-based flood defence.

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