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Council Members

The Danish Biodiversity Council is an independent and scientific expert panel. The council covers a wide field of research within Danish nature and biodiversity.

The council consists of a chairperson and eight council members that represents biodiversity on land, in fresh water and the sea. Furthermore, the council members expertise covers legal, socio-economic and behavioral aspects that are important for the conservation of biodiversity.

  • Signe Normand

    Signe Normand

    • Chair
    • Professor, Aarhus University
    • Biodiversity on land
  • Carsten Rahbek

    Carsten Rahbek

    • Council member
    • Professor, Copenhagen University
    • Biodiversity on land
  • Jens-Christian Svenning

    Jens-Christian Svenning

    • Council member
    • Professor, Aarhus University
    • Biodiversity on land
  • Karen Timmermann

    Karen Timmermann

    • Council member
    • Professor, Technical University of Denmark
    • Biodiversity in the coastal zone and the sea
  • Niels Madsen

    Niels Madsen

    • Council member
    • Professor, Aalborg University
    • Biodiversity in the coastal zone and the sea
  • Birgitte Egelund

    Birgitte Egelund

    • Council member
    • Professor, Aarhus University
    • Legal aspects of biodiversity
  • Niels Strange

    Niels Strange

    • Council member
    • Professor, Copenhagen University
    • Socio-economic aspects of biodiversity
  • Berit Kaae

    Berit Kaae

    • Council member
    • Senior researcher, Copenhagen University
    • Behavioral aspects of biodiversity, including outdoor life
  • Theis Kragh

    Theis Kragh

    • Council member
    • Lector, University of Southern Denmark
    • Biodiversity in freshwater