As a junior project manager, I am involved in projects in the field of policy and knowledge products. I prefer to focus on social changes for nature conservation. Specifically, this means mapping biodiversity-harmful subsidies and I specialize in how to regreen cities at the system level. For example, I work at Commit 2 Green (C2G), Basic Quality of Nature (BQN) and Ecosystem Harmful Subsidies (EHS).
Keywords
Nature-inclusive, nature-based solutions, ecosystem services, system level, policy and biodiversity
Myprojects
An overview of current and completed projects:
Commit2Green
Commit2Green: Participatory urban greening and renaturing towards climate neutrality and resilience in European cities. Commit2Green (C2G) is a 5-year Horizon Europe Innovation Action project (2025-2030) led by ICLEI that supports eight European cities in…
Identifying subsidies that are harmful to biodiversity
At an international level, the Netherlands has agreed to phase out subsidies that are harmful to nature. The first step is to identify these subsidies: which ones are they exactly? Naturalis is currently contributing to this research. This will ensure that…
Knowledge Naturally! Green knowledge made useful
In Knowledge Naturally! young researchers answer knowledge questions about nature-inclusive or climate-proof living and working for clients from society. This varies from water boards, provinces, housing to commercial companies. As long as the demand…
Basic Quality of Nature knowledge programme
The Basic Quality of Nature (Basiskwaliteit Natuur - BKN) refers to the fundamental conditions required for the survival of common species. These conditions are of great importance not only to nature, but also to human health and well-being — consider…
A nature-inclusive garden design
Bringing people and nature together in the heart of the city. What factors need to be considered, and what steps are required to create a truly nature-inclusive urban garden? Naturalis commissioned Delft University of Technology to develop a framework to…