PhD in Biological Sciences, Associate Professor.
Inna Zubtsova has over 10 years of teaching and research experience. Her research interests encompass plant population ecology, biodiversity conservation, landscape ecology and sustainable natural resource use.
She combines academic activities with practical conservation work. Her experience includes biodiversity inventories, research on rare plant species, and the development of projects for establishing and managing protected areas. She also works part-time as a researcher at the Seimskyi Regional Landscape Park. She has authored more than 75 publications, including over 15 articles in journals indexed in Scopus and Web of Science.
She has experience in international academic cooperation, participation in the Erasmus+ INTERADIS project, research mobility and professional training in Poland, the Czech Republic and Türkiye.
Within the EUFOR team, Inna Zubtsova serves as an expert, researcher and course instructor. Her work combines educational activities with research on biodiversity conservation, sustainable forest management and post-war ecosystem restoration.
Her main responsibilities include:
– delivering educational content for the courses “Implementation of the EU Forest Strategy in Ukraine’s Forest Policy” and “Renaturalisation of Disturbed Areas in Ukraine Using EU Forestry Approaches”;
– integrating biodiversity conservation, sustainable forest management and post-war ecosystem restoration into teaching content;
– delivering training for professionals and community representatives on the renaturalisation of disturbed areas, forest and land restoration, and climate resilience;
– exploring opportunities to apply EU forest policy in Ukraine, alongside approaches to sustainable forest management and ecosystem restoration aligned with the objectives of the European Green Deal;
– preparing scientific publications and recommendations for policy improvement;
– disseminating project results through scientific and public events and cooperation with European institutions.
Inna Zubtsova’s research experience provides a foundation for connecting European policies with practical solutions for restoring Ukraine’s forests, land and natural ecosystems.
