Roseline is a conservation biologist with a deep passion for wildlife and nature. She has led and contributed to major international conservation efforts, including the Sahelo-Saharan Megafauna Concerted Action and its 15 Range States Action Plan, aimed at restoring the unique wildlife of the Sahara. She also played a key role in developing the Convention on Migratory Species’ Gorilla Agreement and the Central Asia arid land mammals program.
Roseline supervises a wide range of conservation biology PhD projects, with current research focusing on species such as the western lowland gorilla (Cameroon), bonobo (DRC), long-tailed macaque (Indonesia), lemur (Madagascar), European lynx (Norway), and proboscis monkey (Borneo).
A strong advocate for civil society, she actively serves on the boards of several NGOs, including WWF-Belgium, Sahara Conservation Fund (SCF), SCF-Europe, and Noé Conservation. She is also a member of the IUCN Species Survival Commission and closely follows the IUCN Commission on Protected Areas.
Roseline holds a bachelor’s degree from Lovanium-UNAZA and Louvain University, and both a master’s and PhD in biological sciences from Louvain. She speaks five languages, including one African and one Asian, and is married with a daughter who works in conservation science.
