My research interests include a variety of forests and human related issues exclusively linked with conservation and utilization of wild biodiversity. I have been working on ethnobotany, non-timber forest products, forest based livelihoods and enterprises, agroforestry, protected areas and collaborative natural resources management.
Currently, I am trying to concentrate more on pure and applied ecological research connencted to forestry and/or other human land-use practices. In particular, I would like to investigates the potential role of forests as an ecological niche, their contribution in ecosystem functioning, and influence of various human activities in their structure and functio...