Research

Early-Stage Researchers

Meet the young researchers contributing to ConnectED through field-based studies, literature analysis, and educational materials on close-to-nature forestry, ecological restoration, and landscape recovery.
Researchers
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Profiles from UNFU and SNAU.

Universities
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UNFU and SNAU researchers.

Publications
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Scientific outputs referenced in profiles.

Young researcher mobility

The profiles summarize research objectives, field activities, and project outputs developed through ConnectED academic cooperation.

Researcher profiles

Each profile includes a short overview for scanning and a detailed research summary with tasks, activities, results, publications, and interview links.
Portrait of Vasyl Debryniuk
Ukrainian National Forestry University, Ukraine

Vasyl Debryniuk

Research topic

Features of natural regeneration in spruce primeval forests of the Ukrainian Carpathians

Vasyl examines how close-to-nature forestry and natural regeneration in spruce primeval forests can inform resilient, biodiversity-oriented forest management in Ukraine.

Portrait of Mykola Sherstiuk
Sumy National Agrarian University, Ukraine

Mykola Sherstiuk

Research topic

Close-to-Nature Silviculture and Post-Industrial Landscapes: System-Ecological Assessment of Forest Succession and Biodiversity Restoration

Mykola studies forest succession, passive rewilding, and restoration in climate-stressed and post-industrial landscapes to identify practices transferable to Ukraine.

Portrait of Nataliia Yaroshenko
Sumy National Agrarian University, Ukraine

Nataliia Yaroshenko

Research topic

Post-war Recovery of Landscapes in Germany as a Model for Ukrainian Recovery

Nataliia examines German restoration of post-military and crisis-affected landscapes as a practical model for Ukraine's post-war ecological recovery.

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