Fabrice DeClerck

Science Director, EAT; Montpellier, France

Fabrice DeClerck, PhD is the science director for EAT, and senior scientist for Biodiversity International.  He is also a member of the core team for Blue Food Assessment. Fabrice is a Belgian national based in Montpellier and leads innovative and synthetic food systems research using systems-based approaches to set clear science targets for healthy and sustainable foods systems. Using global targets, he works closely with multiple networks to drive uncommon collaborations between disciplines (agriculture, environment, health) and domains (science, business, policy) for food systems transformation. His research emphasizes the critical role that agricultural ecosystems play in supporting sustainable development goals, and the role of agricultural diversity both in as underpinning healthy diets, as well as sustainability. This same research has demonstrated that while agriculture is the current driver of increasingly poor dietary health, and environmental degradation globally, a systems-based approach working across domains and disciplines can transform agriculture to the primary driver of health and sustainability. Fabrice has extensive experience in multiple regions and enjoys strong collaborations ranging from direct engagement with farmers and farming communities to interactions with food and agricultural companies and policy makers. Fabrice has regularly contributed articles to peer reviewed journals spanning environment, agriculture and health. He is a contributing author to the EAT Lancet Commission on Healthy Diets from Sustainable Food Systems, The Economics of Ecosytems and Biodiversity for Agriculture and Food reports, and both the Africa and Global IPBES assessments. (Montpellier, France)