Biography

I work ad an Assistant Professor at TESAF Department (i.e. Department of Land, Environment, Agriculture and Forestry), University of Padova (Italy) since 2017.
I have a university background in forestry and environmental sciences, as well as additional education (including a PhD) and about 20 years-long academic and professional experience in forestry and environmental economics, management of natural resources and corporate social responsibility applied to the forest and nature-based sectors.
My main field of research is forest policy and economics, with special reference to market and policy analysis for forest-based products and services. This includes wood market analysis and ecosystem services assessment in both biophysical and economic terms.
I am also Adjunct Professor in Rural economics and appraisal at the Free University of Bolzano since 2014.
Founder and BoD member of Etifor, a spinoff launched in 2011, where, as a Scientific Director, I have a liason role with the academia and the research world.
Chairman of FSC Italy, the Italian office of the international NGO Forest Stewardship Council, since 2020.