With an agricultural engineer background, Sophie Leenhardt is Project Manager in the Collective Scientific Assesments, Advanced Studies and Foresight Department at INRAE. She has developed multi-disciplinary skills (agricultural and agri-food economics, history of science, techniques and knowledge), alongside a career in various institutions (Ministries of Agriculture and Environment). At DEPE, she coordinates collective scientific assessments and studies related to environmental issues, such as the impact of pesticides on biodiversity and soil quality indicators.