Public Thesis Defense of Diana Borniotto"The role of governance in shaping EU agri-environmental policies" Summary This dissertation focusses on the role of governance in shaping agri-environmental policies, with a particular focus on Agri-Environmental and Climate Measures (AECMs) within the European Union Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The PhD pursues three overarching objectiv

Public Thesis Defense of Colin Scherpereel "Tracking the pulse of the Ocean: application of multiscale hydrodynamic models to simulate transport and fate of biophysical tracers" SummaryCoastal ecosystems concentrate most of marine biodiversity and ecosystem services, yet their health has been increasingly compromised by a wide range of natural and anthropogenic pressures over the past de

On October 1, the Earth and Life Institute is pleased to welcome Dr.

Public Thesis Defense of Shilong Duan "Orchestrating the plant-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi-bacteria continuum: cooperation strategies, community assembly, and functional synergy" SummaryThe plant–arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi–bacteria continuum represents an integrated framework of cross-kingdom cooperation important for nutrient cycling and sustainable agriculture.However, the mech

Javier Torres will give this seminar, organized by the ELI-V department. 

Sophie Henrotte will give this seminar, organized by the ELI-A department.  AbstractFamily farms have been, and still are, the main institutional unit of agricultural production around the world. This study documents a hidden, yet increasing phenomenon : the shift away from family farms, towards management models relying on contractors and management companies. As European farm

Public Thesis Defense of Margaux Thiry"Establishment, characterisation, optimisation and scaling-up of a Cannabis sativa cell suspension culture" SummaryCannabis sativa L. is a multipurpose plant valued for its diverse bioactive compounds and applications in the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, nutraceutical and biomaterial sectors.This thesis focuses on developing a C.

As part of the PHENET annual meeting, the Earth and Life Institute will be hosting an External Stakeholder Session, on September 10 (14:00-17:00), at UCLouvain (Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium). The session will feature live demonstrations of tools and technologies developed across our use cases, one-on-one exchange slots with developers, and networking opportunities for a mixed audience of researc

Public thesis defense of Lola Leveau"Effects of cultivation practices on ecosystem services in the Walloon arable farming region and their assessment by simple empirical methods" SummaryEcologically intensive cropping systems (EICS) aim to substitute depletable exogenous inputs with ecosystem services (ES), yet their adoption remains limited, partly because general knowledge proves insufficie

Public thesis defense of Douchan Hanuise"Informing tropical seagrass recovery in the Great Barrier Reef using a biophysical modelling approach" SummarySeagrasses provide essential services for human well-being, including fisheries habitat, water filtration, coastal protection and carbon sequestration. Globally, these coastal ecosystems have been declining due to the cumulative and intera