Marko Lovric

Marko Lovric is an Assistant Professor at Wageningen University & Research's Department of Forest and Nature Conservation Policy. He holds a PhD in forest policy from the University of Freiburg, Germany. His expertise spans forest policy, environmental governance, data analysis, and AI applications in forestry. He has 17 years of research experience, focusing on European ecosystem services, bioeconomy transitions, forest certification, and international forest policy formulation.

Education: PhD in Forest Policy (University of Freiburg), prior roles include senior researcher at the European Forest Institute and assistant at the University of Zagreb's Faculty of Forestry.

Research Interests: Marko’s work addresses forest policy implementation, ecosystem service valuation, bioeconomy modeling, and international trade dynamics. He employs quantitative methods, big data, and network analysis to explore governance innovations and sustainable forest management strategies.

Projects: He coordinated the H2020 SINCERE project on forest ecosystem services and the Horizon Europe project on forest research ecosystems. Current projects include INTERCEDE, focusing on future forest incomes and ecosystem services.

Teaching: Involves MSc courses in forest policy, including internships and thesis supervision in forest conservation policy.

Labs/Teams: Active in Wageningen’s Forest and Nature Conservation Policy group, contributing to interdisciplinary projects on governance and bioeconomy transitions.