Francisca Demmendal-Wit

At the Sustainable Land Use team at Partners for Innovation, Francisca Demmendal-Wit fulfils the role of advisor on nature-inclusive agriculture and agricultural nature management. After studying earth sciences and paleo-climate and geo-ecosystems, she applied the knowledge in her PhD research on CO2 emissions from rivers and coastal areas in tropical peatlands in Indonesia. She also gained knowledge and experience as a consultant in water management, team leader in (greenhouse) horticulture and as a policy researcher for biodiversity and its link to society. This gives Francisca a solid theoretical and pragmatic background that can be effectively deployed in a variety of projects, such as research, transition coaching, (European) policy and advice.

During this journey through various disciplines and sectors, it became clear to her that all parts of our living environment are interrelated: If the basic landscape is in order, a healthy society and strong economy can flourish. And a nature-inclusive, integrated approach to various tasks, directed from natural capital, is essential for this.