Projects per year
Personal profile
Research expertise
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Biology/Ecology MSc University of Ghent, Belgium
PERSONAL SKILLS
Landscape ecology, ecological restoration, consultancy for nature conservation and spatial planning policy, wetland management, Natura2000
ORGANISATIONAL / MANAGERIAL SKILLS
Former head of ‘Nature Policy and Ecological Restoration’ Unit at INBO (up to 18 scientists)
Founder and member of Board of Directors of International NGO ‘Society for Ecological Restoration’
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- Guest lecturer at the University of Antwerp (since 2011) in the master courses ‘Ecological Restoration’ and ‘Habitat conservation’
- Board Member and Founder of the European Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration (since 2006)
- European Representative in the Board of Directors of the Society for Ecological Restoration International (since 2011)
- Delegate in the Nature Directives Expert Group (European Commission)
- Member of IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas and World Commission on Ecosystem Management
- Author of book on Natura2000 in Flanders and review of ecological restoration in Flanders
- involved in several national educational programs as lecturer on ecological restoration matters
- Author and co-author of more than 50 peer-reviewed scientific publications
- Author and co-author of numerous reports, consultancy papers and publications in local journals
- Leader of numerous research and consultancy projects at the Research Institute for Nature and Forest
- Numerous contributions at national and international conferences or workshops
- Participation in numerous working groups and workshops to support EU and Flemish Biodiversity policy planning
Thematic List
- Nature management
- Naure and forest reserves
- Insects
- Nature recovery
- Natura 2000 and conservation objectives
- Marshes
- Floodplains
- Grasslands
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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LIFE B4B -
Decleer, K., Demolder, H., De Saeger, S., Dumortier, M., Jacobs, S., Pollet, M., Spanhove, T. & Van Wichelen, J.
1/01/23 → 31/12/31
Project: Evinbo
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LIFE B4B -
Decleer, K., Demolder, H., Dumortier, M., Jacobs, S., Pollet, M., Spanhove, T. & Van Wichelen, J.
1/01/23 → 31/12/31
Project: Evinbo
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LIFE B4B 'Belgium for Biodiversity'
Adriaenssens, V., Decleer, K., Demolder, H., Dumortier, M., Jacobs, S., Pollet, M., Speybroeck, J., Van Wichelen, J. & Spanhove, T.
1/01/23 → 31/12/31
Project: Evinbo
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ALFAwetlands
Adriaenssens, V., Decleer, K., Lettens, S., Raman, M., De Dobbelaer, T. & Simoens, N.
1/03/22 → 1/03/27
Project: Evinbo
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Scientific basis for the delineation process of protected and strictly protected nature - Pledge 2022
De Becker, P., Decleer, K., De Saeger, S., Maes, D., Schneiders, A., Spanhove, T., Vandekerkhove, K., Vanden Borre, J., Van Landuyt, W., Vught, I., Wils, C., Wouters, J. & Pollet, M.
1/02/22 → 31/12/23
Project: coöperation agreement
Research output
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Draft European Roadmap for Research and Innovation on Nature-based Solutions: WP5 Tast 5.1
Harrak, M. E., Lemaître, F., Wilk, B., Reil, A., Berry, P., Naumann, S., MacIntyre, T., Bulkeley, H., Decleer, K., Declerck, F., Donato, S., Eggermont, H., Freitas, T., McQuaid, S., Verheyen, K., de Vreese, R. & Wild, T., 2023, 53 p.Research output: Book/Report › Report not published by INBO
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European Roadmap to 2030 for NetworkNatureResearch and Innovation on Nature-based Solutions
El Harrak, M., Lemaitre, F., Decleer, K., McDonald, R., McQuaid, S., Palomo, I., Raymond, C. M. & Wendling, L., 2023, 55 p.Research output: Book/Report › Report not published by INBO
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Evaluatie van de instandhoudingsdoelstellingen met aanbevelingen voor het beleid
Raman, M., Vanden Borre, J., De Knijf, G., Adriaens, D., Decleer, K., Devos, K., De Saeger, S., Maes, D., Mergeay, J., Paelinckx, D., Vermeersch, G., Van Landuyt, W. & Hoffmann, M., 2023, Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek. 88 p. (Rapporten van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek; no. 25)Research output: Book/Report › Reports of Research Institute for Nature and Forest
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Monitoring schemes for species of conservation concern in Flanders (northern Belgium). An overview of existing schemes and the design of a new scheme
Maes, D., Piesschaert, F., Ledegen, H., Van De Poel, S., Adriaens, T., Anselin, A., Belpaire, C., Breine, J., Brosens, D., Brys, R., De Bruyn, L., Decleer, K., De Knijf, G., Devos, K., Driessens, G., Feys, S., Gouwy, J., Gyselings, R., Herremans, M., Jacobs, I. & 23 others, , 2023, Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek. 111 p. (Rapporten van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek; no. 15)Research output: Book/Report › Reports of Research Institute for Nature and Forest
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Nature restoration: proposed EU law under threat
Decleer, K. & Cliquet, A., 11-Jul-2023, In: Nature: International Weekly Journal of Science. 619, p. 252-252Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review