Joris De Vente

A senior researcher at the Spanish National Research Council (CEBAS-CSIC), this expert leads interdisciplinary research on environmental change and Sustainable Land Management (SLM), focusing on climate change adaptation, mitigation, and land degradation issues through collaborative stakeholder engagement. Their research integrates participatory field monitoring, numerical modeling, and socio-ecological systems analysis to enhance water security and ecosystem resilience, while identifying implementation factors for SLM practices. They maintain active involvement in major land restoration initiatives, including regenerative agriculture, reforestation, and coastal lagoon restoration projects. Their distinguished career includes service on the Science-Policy Interface of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) from 2014 to 2017, where they served as coordinating lead author for a significant SPI-UNCCD report on SLM for climate change adaptation and mitigation, alongside their extensive portfolio of high-impact scientific publications, technical reports, and policy briefs.