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CAFRINAT
Centre of Excellence for the African Great Lakes’ Natural Capital

Partners

Partners at Ghent University

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www.ugent.be

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Prof. P. Boeckx

Coordinator
Department of Green Chemistry and Technology

 

Prof. K. Verheyen

Department of Environment

 

Prof. G. Baert

Department of Environment

 

Prof. H. Verbeeck

Department of Environment

 

Prof. S. Speelman

Department of Agricultural Economics

 

Prof. K. Vlassenroot

Department of Conflict and Development Studies

 

Prof. L. Duchateau

Department of Nutrition, Genetics and Ethology

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Prof. C. Dupont

Department of Public Governance and Management

 

Prof. P. De Maeyer

Department of Geography

 

Prof. S. Dewaele

Department of Geology

 

dr. Marijn Bauters

Department of Environment

 

dr. Esther Marijnen

Department of Conflict and Development Studies

 

dr. Violette Pouillard

Department of History

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Thomas Sibret

Department of Green Chemistry and Technology

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Veerle Devriendt

Operational manager

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International Advisory Board

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

Dr. B. Vanlauwe
Nairobi, Kenya
www.iita.org

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Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology

Prof. P. Ndakidemi
Arusha, Tanzania
www.nm-aist.ac.tz

 

Schumacher college

Prof. M. Nasseri
Devon, United Kingdom
www.schumachercollege.org.uk

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Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Dr. S. Davies
Washington DC, United States of America
https://stri.si.edu/

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Université Catholique de Bukavu

Prof. L. Cizungu
Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
www.ucbukavu.ac.cd

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University of Burundi

Prof. S. Niragira
Budjumbura, Burundi
www.ub.edu.bi

Associated partners

Augsburg University

Prof. Dr. Dötterl Sebastian
Augsburg, Germany
www.uni-augsburg.de

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Bureau d’Etudes Stratégiques et de Développement (BESD)

Serge Ngendakumana
Budjumbura, Burundi

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Ecole Régionale Postuniversitaire d’Aménagement et de Gestion Intégrés des Forêts et Territoires Tropicaux (ERAIFT)

Dr. Baudouin Michel
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
www.eraift-rdc.org

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ETH Zürich

Prof. Dr. Six Johan
Zürich, Switzerland
www.ethz.ch

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Florida State University

Prof. Dr. Spencer Rob
Tallahasee, United States of America
www.fsu.edu

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Governance in Conflict Network Ghent University

Ghent, Belgium
Prof. K. Vlassenroot
www.gicnetwork.be

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INERA - Yangambi

Prof. Boniface Posho Ndoola
Yangambi, Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Kahuzi-Bièga National Park

Prof. Patrick Ndakidemi
Bukavu, DR Congo
www.kahuzibieganationalpark.com

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Meise Botanic Garden

Dr. Dessein Steven
Meise, Belgium
www.br.fgov.be

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Mountains of the Moon University

Prof. John Masse Kasenene
Fort-Portal, Uganda
http://mmu.ac.ug

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Natural Capital Platform Ghent University

Dr. F. Nevens
Ghent, Belgium
www.ugent.be/bw/en/research/platforms/natural-capital

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Plymouth University

Prof. William Blake
Plymouth, United Kingdom
www.plymouth.ac.uk

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Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences (KBIN)

Capacities for Biodiversity and Sustainable development (CEBioS)
Brussels, Belgium
www.naturalsciences.be

 

SEDWISE Ghent University

Ghent, Belgium
Prof. T. Block
www.cdo.ugent.be

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Université Catholique de Louvain-la-Neuve

Prof. Van Oost Kristof
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
www.uclouvain.be

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Université de Lubumbashi

Prof. Bazirake Basile
Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo

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University of Burundi

Prof. Sanctus Niragira
Budjumbura, Burundi
www.ub.edu.bi

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University of Gothenburg

Prof. Rütting Tobias
Göteborg, Sweden
www.gu.se

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University of Rwanda

Dr. Jean Nduwamungu
Kigali, Rwanda
https://ur.ac.rw

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Wildlife Conservation Society – WCS

Deo Kuijrakiwanja
Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo
www.wcs.org

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