Experts – Nature Hans Verbeeck Universiteit Gent Keywords: tropical forests carbon cycledeforestation, wildfiresvegetation modelling Jean-Francois Bastin Universiteit Gent Keywords: forests carbon stocks and storage conservation and restoration Franky Bossuyt Vrije Universiteit Brussel Keywords: biodiversity agro-ecology food forests Xavier Desmit RBINS / KBIN / IRSNB Keywords: land-Ocean continuum marine system climate interact. science communication Bert Gielen Universiteit Antwerpen Keywords: terrestrial carbon cycle CO2 monitoring sustainable development Ivan Janssens Universiteit Antwerpen Keywords: terrestrial carbon cycle ecosystem-climate interactions global change Stef Lhermitte Delft University of Technology Keywords: polar ice sheetssnow and ice satellite remote sensing Bart Muys KU Leuven Keywords: forests mitigation and adaptation sustainable development Marilyn Roland Universiteit Antwerpen Keywords: measuring greenhouse gassesCO2 monitoring ICOS Wim Thiery Vrije Universiteit Brussel Keywords: global climate modelling climate extremes land-atmosphere interactions Koenraad Van Meerbeek KU Leuven Keywords: global change ecologynature conservation Filip Volckaert KU Leuven Keywords: marine biodiversityocean warmingbiological modelling Lieven Bervoets Universiteit Antwerpen Keywords:aquatic diversity freshwater ecosystems wildlife ecotoxicology Pieter De Frenne Universiteit Gent Keywords: climate change ecology forest mountain grassland agrobiodiversity Xavier Fettweis Université de Liège Keywords:polar ice sheetsatmospheric dynamicsclimate modelling Hanne Hendrickx Universiteit Gent Keywords:permafrostgeomorphologyAlpine climate – extremes Marijke Huysmans VUB, KULeuven Keywords:groundwaterwaterdrinking water Wouter Lefebvre VITO Keywords: link between air quality and climate . Jan Mertens Universiteit Gent Keywords:nature restorationbiodiversitysoil quality Jan Nyssen Universiteit Gent Keywords:feedback effectsland degradationcarbon sequestration Wenke Smets Universiteit Antwerpen Keywords: beneficial bacteria on plants air quality microbial ecology Jorn Van de Velde Universiteit Gent Keywords:precipitaionfloodsclimate extremes Gunther V.Ryckegem INBO Keywords: estuaries sea level rise climate change adaptation Muriel Vervaeke Agentschap Natuur en Bos Keywords: wildlife disease managementzoonoseswildlife ecology David Docquier Swedish Meteo - Hydro Institute Keywords: global climate modellingocean – sea ice interactionsice sheet modelling Louis Beyens Universiteit Antwerpen Keywords: polar ecology arctic ecosystems and climate tundra and sea ice ecology Matthias Demuzere UGent, KU Leuven, KODE VOF Keywords: urban climate crowdsource – clim. informatics climate change adaptation Séverine Fourdrilis RBINS / KBIN / IRSNB Keywords: coral reefs ocean warming genetic adaptation of coral reefs Samuel Helsen KU Leuven Keywords:climate modellingclimate communicationpolar climate – climate extremes Jonas Lembrechts Universiteit Antwerpen Keywords: biodiversityurban heat islandsmicroclimate Diego Miralles Universiteit Gent Keywords: hydrology drought heatwave Frank Pattyn Université libre de Bruxelles Keywords:polar ice sheets and climatesea level riseglaciers and climate Stijn Temmerman Universiteit Antwerpen Keywords: coastal areassea level riseflood risks Gert Van Hecken Universiteit Antwerpen Keywords: climate – environmental justice climate – environmental policies environment and development Kevin Van Sundert Universiteit Antwerpen Keywords: terrestrial carbon cycle ecosystem-climate interactions climate extremes Sara Vicca Universiteit Antwerpen Keywords: terrestrial carbon cycle ecosystem-climate interactions negative emission technologies