Karen Vancampenhout

Karen is Professor of Soil Science at the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at KU Leuven. She received an MSc in Forestry in 2003 and a PhD in Soil Science in 2008. She is an experienced field scientist, who worked in projects in Ethiopia, Uganda, Mozambique, Kenia and Peru.

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As above, so below: An introduction to soils, ecosystems and livelihoods in the Tropics (edX)

The tropics are as beautiful and diverse below-ground as they are above-ground. Learn how to use knowledge about the natural variability in soil properties for the sustainable management of ecosystems and farms. Soils form the foundation of sustainable development. They grow our food, fiber and fuel, are a habitat [...]