Barcelona, Spain Sept. 20-22 , 2023
2023-09-20 10:00:00
Programme
Alain-Peeters-EGEA-2023

PEETERS Alain

Natural Ressources, Human Environment and Agronomy (RHEA), Belgium
Agroecology Europe (ww.agroecology-europe.org)
Terres Vivantes, Belgium

  • Alain Peeters is an agronomist and agroecologist. He has a broad theoretical and field knowledge in agronomy and ecology: agriculture; ecology; agroecology; conservation and restoration of biodiversity in grasslands; grassland management; soil-plant-animal relationships; influence of farming systems and practices on biodiversity; assessment and development of sustainable and agroecological farming systems.
  • From 1990-2007, he was Professor at the University of Louvain (Belgium) where he directed the Laboratory of Grassland Ecology and coordinated several European research projects. He was also the Western European Representative in the World Association of Grassland Researchers (IGC) (1997-2005) and Representative of Belgium and Western Europe in the European Grassland Federation.
  • He is the director of the RHEA Research Centre, whose activities focus on the development and the promotion of agroecological systems.
  • He is member of the Board of three non-profit associations: Vice-president of Agroecology Europe, President of WWF – Belgium – French Community, member of the Board of Terres Vivantes.
  • He has been coordinator of the FAO/CIHEAM Research and Development Network on Grasslands and Forage Crops in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.
  • He played a crucial role in the transposition of European agri-environmental legislations into Walloon (Belgium) legislations: the agri-environmental programme (Regulations 2078/92 and EEC 1257/99) and the Nitrate Directive (Directive 91/676/EEC). He created a start-up, the private company ECOSEM, which is involved in the concrete restoration of biodiversity.

Recent publications:

  1. Peeters A., Skorjanc K., Wezel A. and Migliorini P., 2021. OASIS, the Original Agroecological Survey Indicator System. A simple and comprehensive system for agroecological transition assessment. Agroecology Europe, Brussels: 81 pages. ISBN: 978-2-9602977-0-6. 
  2. Skorjanc K., Peeters A., Migliorini P. and Wezel A., 2021. OASIS, the Original Agroecological Survey Indicator System. Methodology and guidelines for the assessor. Agroecology Europe, Brussels: 117 pages. ISBN: 978-2-9602977-1-3. 
  3. Peeters A, et al. A Green Deal for implementing agroecological systems: Reforming the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union. J Sustainable Organic Agric Syst. 2020;70(2):83–93.  
  4. Migliorini P, et al. Controversial topics in agroecology: A European perspective. International Journal of Agriculture and Natural Resources 2020;47(3):159-173. 
  5. Ploeg J, et al. The economic potential of agroecology: Empirical evidence from Europe. Journal of Rural Studies 2019; 71:46-61.