Research expertise

Katrijn Alaerts is a senior scientist at the Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). She is a member of the team responsible for preparing the Nature Report Flanders. The Nature Report analyzes the state, trends and future expectations of biodiversity in Flanders, evaluates biodiversity policy and translates the findings into recommendations for policy makers.

Within the Nature Reporting team, Katrijn focuses on various topics and methods, with a particular preference for spatial analyses, future studies, ecosystem services analyses, climate indicators and research on the impact of our production and consumption patterns on biodiversity outside Flanders. Katrijn holds a degree in bio-science engineering in the field of land and forest management. Before joining the Nature Reporting team, she's been involved in research on agroforestry and desertification in West Africa (University of Antwerp), on sustainable materials management, on circular economy and on Best Available Techniques for Flemish and European environmental policy (VITO). She's also worked as a training and education assistant for the Belgian Development Cooperation in Rwanda.