{"id":123,"date":"2024-11-14T20:14:30","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T20:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iforplan.eu\/?page_id=123"},"modified":"2025-06-10T19:44:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T19:44:04","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iforplan.eu\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

University of Ljubljana, Slovenia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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andrej.boncina@bf.uni-lj.si<\/a>

My main fields of scientific interest are: forest planning, uneven-aged forestry, multi-objective forest management, ecological forestry, modelling, ecosystem analysis.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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petra.groselj@bf.uni-lj.si<\/a>

I am working as an assistant professor at the University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty Slovenia. My research interests include multi-criteria decision making, group decision making, and fuzzy logic.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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andrej.ficko@bf.uni-lj.si<\/a>

I am an Associate Professor of Forest Management and Planning at the Biotechnical Faculty, the Department of Forestry and Renewable Forest Resources at the University of Ljubljana. My research lines focus on forest management and natural resource planning, including simulation and optimization, operations research methods and uncertainty, management of private forests, modelling social-ecological systems and transdisciplinary sustainability challenges.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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vasilije.trifkovic@bf.uni-lj.si<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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eminzekibaskent@gmail.com<\/a>

Managed to lead national and international projects related to forest management planning, Decision Support System, Non-wood forest products, Geographic Information System, operations research and ecosystems services including biodiversity conservation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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hana.straus@bf.uni-lj.si<\/a>

I work as a researcher at University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical faculty. My studies primarily involve modeling forest development. In the IFORPLAN project, I will mainly assist with project coordination.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Poznan University of Life Sciences, Poland<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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anna.wierzbicka@puls.edu.pl<\/a>

One of my research interests is human dimension and forest and wildlife. I am also science communicator. In the project I am responsible for evaluation project outcomes with stakeholders and for communication.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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grzegorz.raczka@up.poznan.pl<\/a>

I am specialist in forest monitoring, forest inventory and forest management planning. In Iforplan project I am responsible for developing definitions and concepts, and for preparing spatially explicit data.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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janusz.szmyt@up.poznan.pl<\/a>

I am specialist in silviculture. My main research interests are related to forest adaptation to a changing world (climate and socio-economic conditions), the dynamics of natural and managed forests, forest tending and the effects of natural disturbances on forest ecosystems.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Estonian University of Life Sciences, Estonia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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henn.korjus@emu.ee<\/a>

I am professor of forest management and forest policy at the Estonian University of Life Sciences. My research is focused on forest management planning; private forest owners motivations, cooperation and behaviour; and forest assessment.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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ahto.kangur@emu.ee<\/a>

My research interests are focused on analysis of long-term forest ecosystem dynamics and to the role of natural and anthropogenic disturbances to forest succession. Incorporation of natural disturbance patterns into forest management and nature conservation and renewable resource management planning.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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eneli.poldveer@emu.ee<\/a>

I am a researcher with a background in forest management planning. My main field of study focuses on modelling the structure and dynamics of different forest ecosystems, both natural and those influenced by human activity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Natural Resources Institute Finland, Finland<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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adriano.mazziotta@luke.fi<\/a>

I am an expert in forest ecology and modelling at Natural Resources Institute Finland (LUKE). I have expertise in forest simulations and scenario analysis to develop multi-objective forest planning. I am experienced in evaluating synergies and trade-offs between biodiversity, timber production and other ecosystem services. In IFORPLAN he will conduct an evaluation of the effect of forest zoning and climate-smart management on the levels of ES indicators.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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anna.repo@luke.fi<\/a>

I am specializing in forest management and protection strategies that address climate change mitigation, ecosystem service provision, and biodiversity conservation. With expertise in forest carbon cycle modeling, climate impact assessment, and the modeling of ecosystem services and biodiversity. I advised climate policymakers at both the national and EU levels, offering  decision support to shape effective and sustainable climate policies.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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kyle.eyvindson@luke.fi<\/a>

I am an expert in forest planning, forest systems and optimization. My role in this project will be to operationalize the structure and function of the optimization framework and process. This will enable the assessment of the impacts and effects of forest zoning and climate-smart management to ecosystem services and indicators.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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sari.pynnonen@luke.fi<\/a>

I work as a researcher at Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke).My research topics include decision-support and knowledge practices in multi-objective forest management and planning as well as questions related to private forest owners. I have worked with variety of stakeholders with different participatory settings and engaged in science communication. In IFORPLAN project I will work mainly with stakeholder participation.
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Innovative spatial forest planning for supporting resilient multifunctional forest management<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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University of Ljubljana,
Biotechnical faculty,
Department of forestry and renewable forest resources<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ve\u010dna pot 83, SI-1000 Ljubljana<\/p>\n\n\n\n