Sara Filipek

Sara Filipek is a Researcher at Wageningen Environmental Research, focusing on Sustainable Forest Ecosystems within Wageningen University & Research. Her work centers on quantifying carbon budgets, greenhouse gas emissions, and forest management impacts across Europe.

• Key Collaborations: European Forest Restoration Initiative, EU27/UK CO2 Emissions Synthesis
• Activities: Keynote speaker at EGU General Assembly 2023 on forest restoration strategies

Research Interests: Filipek's work spans the Carbon Cycle, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, and Climate Change Mitigation in forest ecosystems. She specializes in Europe-wide emissions modeling, Forest Restoration practices, and Policy Analysis for climate-smart forestry.

Scientific Trends: Recent publications emphasize interannual variability in carbon budgets, management-driven soil carbon sequestration, and scalable forest restoration strategies, leveraging datasets and models to inform EU climate policy.

• Notable Projects: Co-author of the European Forest Restoration Deliverable 7.1, EU27/UK CO2 Synthesis Dataset