Dalia D'Amato, Adjunct Professor

Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry.

Research areas: Sustainability solution-oriented narratives, such as the green, circular and bioeconomy and related societal and organizational transformations; Ecosystem services and the governance of socio-ecological systems; Business sustainability in the forest sector and other land use-intensive sectors.

Teaching activities: one yearly MSc course aimed at providing a comprehensive overview of the theory and applications of ecosystem services, held at the University of Helsinki since 2016; three one-off intensive PhD courses (held respectively in 2016, 2017, 2020) about ecosystem services, and about the concepts of green-circular-bioeconomy, funded by NOVA network and targeting Nordic and international students; supervision of four MSc students and one PhD student.

Other academic and societal roles: vice-member of Faculty council (Agriculture and Forestry) at the Universiry of Helsinki (2018-2021); part of the editorial board of the journal Circular Economy and Sustainability (Springer) and of Canadian Journal of Forest Research; member of a scientific advisory group on the bioeconomy for the Italian Ministry of the Environment (2020); occasional consulting for companies Dasos and Vincit.

Studies and professional experience: Before completing my PhD studies in Forest Economics and Marketing at the University of Helsinki (2013-2016), I worked as a researcher at the Finnish Environmental Institute (SYKE) in Finland and as an intern at the Institute of European Environmental Policy (IEEP) in Belgium. I have two MSc degrees related to ecology and biodiversity management from the University of Sussex (UK) and the University of Roma Tre (Italy).

Funding: Total ca. €1.5 million (2016-2021).