Walloon researchers on ecosystem services... What's up?

WAL-ES

Integrated ecosystem services (ES) valuation framework and database to assess ecosystem services in Wallonia and provide decision support tools. www.wal-es.be

Laura Maebe

[email protected]

(2015-2016)

AFR

Application aiming to define a methodology for impact assessment of land-consolidation plans based on ES

 _{Functional diversity and mowing regime of flower strips}

as tools to support pollinators and to suppress weeds

Assessment of the factors responsible for the decline of wild bees at the Belgian scale to identify field action combinations needed to restore pollination service in agroecosystems. www.belbees.be

Floriane Jacquemin [email protected] (2015-2019) _{Morgane Campion} [email protected] (2014-2017) Emilie Pecheur [email protected] (2014-2018) Roel Uyttenbroeck (2013-2017) Fanny Boereave [email protected] (2014-2018) Marc Dufrêne [email protected] (2014-2016) Nicolas Dendoncker [email protected] (2014-2016) Nathalie Pipart [email protected] (2014-2016)

 How does forest cover impact water regulation services?

• _{Water supply and flood protection}

(Brogna et al., 2017, Ecol. Indic.)

• _{Water quality} (focus on forest and riparian forest)

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BIOECOSYS

 Enhancement of biodiversity and ES in Walloon active quarries.

www.lifeinquarries.eu

PHOTO CREDITS: M. FOLSCHWEILLER, LESOIR.BE,

Clotilde de Montpellier

[email protected]

(2013-2020)

UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR, BELGIUM 12 DECEMBER 2017

 _{Testing the contribution of ecological infrastructures to}

biodiversity, pollination and pest control services

 _{Assessing the contribution of agroecological farming systems to}

the delivery of ecosystem services

 _{Developing methods to assess ecosystem services using drones}

Delphine Brogna

[email protected]

(2011-2017)

PHOTO CREDITS: M. FOLSCHWEILLER, LESOIR.BE, BIODIVERSITE.WALLONIE.BE,

M. SÉLECK, R. UYTTENBROECK, S. LHOEST, K. MOUNTAIN, PARTICIP.FR

Agroecosystems

_BELBEES

 Resilience of managed forests based on the ES approach

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N.B. Standholders’ names are underlined in the poster

 Integrated assessment of biodiversity & ES in Central African tropical forests

 Forest cover impact on water related ES (Wallonia, Belgium)

Simon Lhoest

[email protected]

(2015-2019)

 An ecotourism strategy to boost an ecological economy based on forest ES (Agreta)

Johanna Breyne [email protected] (2017-2019) Alexis Gerardy [email protected] (2016-2022) Manon Authelet [email protected] (2015-2019)

 Peri-urban / rural dynamics: How ES are impacted?

Qualitative and quantitative assessment of ES provided by grasslands according to their management and their territorial context

SAPOLL

Setting up of a cross-border action plan in favor of wild pollinators and the services they provide with the actors of Wallonia, Flanders and the North of France. sapoll.eu

 Exploring the relationship between forms of ES governance & historical, cultural, socioeconomic, psychosocial causes of deforestation behaviours in Bolivia