Enjoy a roundtable discussion with high-level experts to conclude the lessons learned from the day and focus on how we can take them forward in support of the NRR.
Session IV: Research and innovation needs for effectively implementing the Nature Restoration Regulation
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Meet the speakers
Kris Decleer, Biodiversa+
Kris is a senior researcher at the Belgian Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), where he works in the Landscape Ecology and Nature Management team. He has served as an executive board member and is the science-policy lead for the European Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration (SERE) since its founding in 2013. Kris Decleer was recently appointed co-chair of the Biodiversa+ Knowledge Hub, where he oversees the activities to synthesise and disseminate restoration-related knowledge from Biodiversa+ research projects.
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Jette Bredahl Jacobsen, University of Copenhagen
Jette is a professor in environmental and resource economics at the University of Copenhagen (Denmark). Her research focuses on the interaction between human and nature – analysed through economics. She has in particular done research on the valuation and regulation of biodiversity, forestry and climate change. She was a member of the Danish Council on Climate Change from 2015 to 2023, and is currently vice-chair of the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change.
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Hans Bruyninckx, Regional Director Europe, World Resources Institute
Hans is an environmental leader and brings decades of experience at the centre of European and global environmental governance. He was Executive Director of the European Environment Agency from 2013 to 2023, and has served as a Commissioner on World Health Organization’s Pan-European Commission on Climate and Health. He taught at Leuven, Wageningen, and Antwerp University, and has worked across the NGO world and as an advisor to institutions shaping climate policy across the continent. His PhD in International Environmental Politics, paired with a background in development economics and environmental science, gives him the rare combination of deep academic grounding and real-world policy experience. Hans Bruyninckx is now working as Regional Director Europe at the World Resources Institute following his appointment in September 2026.
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