I'm working on adressing climate change from the fundamental understanding of global forest ecology. I study the impact of climate change on the global state of forests (carbon (...)
Jean-Francois Bastin / Postdoc
Testimonies
Marie-Clotilde Roose / Chargée de cours philosophiques
Like in Denmark, let the nation invest in its future (not only elites) : lower taxes for financial investments in green energy (wind, solar), permaculture and new living models.
Iris Vermeir / Associate professor
The main concern is that a lot of consumption decisions are made without a lot of thought and even if we think about it, there is an overload on contradictory information on how (...)
Geneviève Lacroix / Head of ecosystem Modelling team
As an oceanographer, my main concern is the adverse impact of overfishing, microplastics, habitat degradation, sea water temperature rise, acidification, eutrophication, chemicals (...)
Guido Gryseels / Director general
I have worked for more than 40 years on the challenges to food security in Africa. The main challenge to agriculture and natural resources management in Africa today is to find (...)
Bert Van Schaeybroeck / Scientiest
As a researcher I was involved in the coordination of a national climate project studying the effect of climate change on multiple aspects of our society. It was concluded that (...)
Rozemien De Troch / Postdoctoral researcher
For my research I analyse future timeseries of modelled variables such as temperature and precipitation. These climatological variables are obtained from a regional climate model (...)
Roland Libois / Chargé de cours
Protecting biodiversity requires a rethinking of our economy and policy
Hanne Hendrickx / Teaching and Research assistant
Year after year, alpine glaciers are receding due to climate change. Far less visible, but equally important, is the thawing of the frozen underground, called permafrost.
Gauthier Chapelle / In-Terre-dependent researcher & author
Trying to mobilize all actors to get out of fossil fuels and prepare a post-oil possibly post-collapse more inclusive and "feminine" civilization inspired by "Life Principles"