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Professor Susanna Nocentini, professor emerita of silviculture and forest management at the University of Florence, Italy, has been elected President of the Italian Academy of Forest Sciences (AISF), succeeding Prof. Orazio Ciancio. Her appointment marks a significant milestone, as she is the first woman to hold this position since AISF was founded in 1951 and to lead a forest science society in Italy.
Susanna Nocentini started her career as a researcher at the Experimental Institute for Silviculture (Arezzo, Italy). From 2000 to 2023 she was a full professor of Silviculture and Forest management at the University of Florence. Her scientific interests have focused on new approaches and developments in forest management and planning in relation to the complex adaptive systems theory, and on the relationship between silviculture, forest management and biodiversity conservation.
The new Steering Committee includes also the IUFRO Vice-President for Task Forces Elena Paoletti, who has been a member of AISF since 2015.