COPBH Expert Filip Volckaert

Filip Volckaert


First Name

  • Filip

Last Name

  • Volckaert

Affiliation

  • KU Leuven

Email

  • filip.volckaert@kuleuven.be

Language?

  • Dutch

What is your geographical area of expertise?

  • Europe
  • Belgium
  • Africa
  • Worldwide

What is your educational background?

  • Conservation
  • Environmental health
  • Marine science

What is your main professional background (your current work)?

  • Senior scientist
  • Lecturer / educator

Which of the following fields are you actively working on?

  • Science

What is the topical focus of your work, related to Ecosystem services?

  • Genetic resources

What is the topical focus of your work, related to Nature based solutions?

  • Green infrastucture, renaturing
  • Environmental/Nature education

What is the topical focus of your work, related to Food and agriculture?

  • Sustainable fish farming

What is the topical focus of your work, related to Health risks?

  • Infectious diseases

How do you approach Policy/Decision support?

  • Science Policy Interface (SPI)
  • Expert elicitation

Do you work on any of the following Integrated approaches?

  • EcoHealth
  • Ecosystem approach

Do you mainly focus on ecosystem health benefits or health risks in relation to nature in this field?

  • Both

Are there ongoing projects or ventures of relevance that would fit in our Projects Map (https://www.biodiversity.be/4146/)? (Please add full name of the project and url)

  • PhD of Tim Maes entitled "Monitoring and predicting snail-borne diseases: a multidisciplinary approach"