CAFRINAT
Centre of Excellence for the African Great Lakes’ Natural Capital
Partners
Partners at Ghent University
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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
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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