Advisory Board

Michelle Cleary

Expertise

One of the world's leading forest pathologists and broadly understands the problem of biological invasions in forests.

Position and occupation

Associate professor, Vice Director of the Centre of Excellence Trees For Me at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Alnarp, Sweden.

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Kevin Chase

Expertise

Engaged in projects developing plant healthcare practices that reduce impacts of invasive tree pests, utilisation of biocontrol agents in conjunction with pesticides and basic insect biology.

Position and occupation

Entomologist and Innovator at Bartlett Tree Research Laboratory, Bartlett Tree Care Company, in York, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Robert Mavsar

Expertise

Expertise in development of forest research in Europe, bioeconomy, economic valuation of ecosystem services and innovative business models for the marketing of non-wood products.

Position and occupation

Director of the European Forest Institute in Joensuu, Finland.

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Shiroma Sathyapala

Expertise

Leader of programs at Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) that focus on harmonisation and capacity building of national biosecurity programs that aim to manage biological invasions in forests.

Position and occupation

Forestry Officer on Forest Health and Protection at FAO in Rome, Italy.

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Marten Winter

Expertise

Extensive experience directing an ecological synthesis centre and is an active researcher in the field of invasion science.

Position and occupation

Head of sDiv Synthesis Centre at German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) in Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Germany.

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