Our team

Director Belgium-Luxembourg of Biotope and specialised in biodiversity and ecosystem conservation. He has participated in several studies on the implementation of environmental policies in Belgium and abroad. Julien has a very good knowledge of the Walloon regulatory context related to the protection of species and habitats. Julien has also participated in several studies aimed at highlighting the services provided by ecosystems in Europe and Africa.

Human Resources Manager at Biotope-Environnement, Maxence loves the Gaume region that surrounds him. As a keen hiker and trekker, he enjoys immersive experiences in close contact with nature. After 9 years working for a sports brand, in particular on HR topics, he is joining us with a strong desire to put his talents to work for our team. He is passionate about people and all living things.

His definition of “Team”: Together Everyone Achieves More!

Administrative and finance Manager, Mélanie graduated from UCLouvain in Management Sciences. Her interest in the environment also pushed her to train in the field of sustainable finance. After 20 years spent in financial services in Luxemburg, she brings to Biotope Environnement her help for administrative and finance management.

Executive assistant, France joins Biotope Environnement after an international professional career. Passionate about nature and resolutely optimistic, she intends to share her enthusiasm with the team.
She supports the management of Biotope Environnement in the day-to-day running of the company.

Thomas has a degree in Bio-Engineering from Gembloux Agro Bio-Tech (ULiège). After two years’ experience in the study and remediation of polluted sites and soils and two years in the brewing industry as a salesman, he joined Biotope Environnement in August 2024. After working together for a year, he took over the reins of the Vance branch as Agency Manager. He is responsible for sales management and team monitoring for Wallonia. His generalist profile also enables him to provide support on a variety of assignments. All in a sector that is close to his heart: the preservation of the environment and biodiversity.

Head of the Brussels-Flanders office for Biotope Environnement, Arthur coordinates teams working on projects in the center and north of the country. He is passionate about tropical forests and their concerted and sustainable management. As graduate of Gembloux Agro Bio Tech (University of Liège), his years of experience abroad have enabled him to study the forests of Madagascar and the Congo Basin and to analyze in depth the management and protection systems applied to them.

Graduated with a master’s degree in industrial engineering in agronomy with a focus on International Development, Antoine is a project manager in agroecology. He has worked for several years as a research engineer on banana systems in different regions of the world. Antoine has been entrusted with missions on pesticide-free variety selection programs, studying fungal diseases, and improving the management of these diseases through agroecological means for small farmers on the island of La Réunion and industrial plantations in West Africa.

Bioengineer specialized in forest and natural area management, Alexandre is a biodiversity project manager at Biotope Environnement. Graduated from Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Alexandre worked there for three years as a research engineer, specializing in silviculture, forest ecology, vegetation analysis methods, and project management.

Amber is a biologist specialized in wildlife conservation and natural area management, and works as Project Manager (Ecology) at Biotope Environnement. She holds a degree from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, where she worked for two years as a research engineer, developing experience in molecular ecology, wildlife management, and applied ecological research.

She also has extensive experience working in tropical ecosystems, particularly through her work as an independent ecological consultant in French Polynesia and Papua New Guinea.

A graduate of an inter-university master’s degree in Agroecology from Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech (University of Liège) and AgroParisTech, Nicolas is now a junior ecology project manager for Biotope Environnement. After contributing to a research project studying the effect of agricultural practices on bee diversity and on the ecosystem service of pollination in Tanzania, he is now using his naturalist and generalist knowledge to contribute to all types of studies linked to biodiversity conservation.

With a degree in bioengineering from UCLouvain, Marie is in charge of forestry projects at Biotope Environnement Luxembourg. After studying the effect of species mixture on the architectural properties of oak, she continues her passion for forestry by taking part in the production of forest management plans in Luxembourg.

Sebastiaan graduated from the Catholic University of Leuven (KUL) with a master’s degree in biology and is a project manager in ecology at Biotope Environnement. As a certified MER biodiversity expert, he is responsible for biodiversity studies and environmental impact assessments. Sebastiaan also specialises in the recognition of flora and natural habitats in Belgium, France and Luxembourg.