Biodiversità urbana

Professor of Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation at the University of Milan, where he is faculty member since 2007, and PhD in Experimental Ecology at the University of Pavia. His research activity focuses on the ecology, behaviour, and evolution of bird species, and he has conducted many studies on the impacts of environmental and climate change at different spatial and temporal scales. He has co-authored over 250 articles in international, peer-reviewed, scientific journals, and regularly gives scientific and public lectures on the impacts of climate change on birds and biodiversity.

Naturalist and Natural Sciences teacher at the Brera Art High School in Milan, she is active in bird monitoring, research, and conservation projects, whose results have been published in specialized journals. President of GuardaMI ETS, she coordinates citizen science initiatives in the Milan metropolitan area, including the The Atlas of Breeding Birds in the City of Milan, of which she has been the main promoter. She conducts environmental education activities with museums, universities, local authorities and NGOs and regularly holds conferences on citizen science, urban ecosystems, and biodiversity.

Graduated in Natural Sciences at the University of Pavia, PhD in Chemistry and Biology at the University of Eastern Piedmont in 2023. Since 2014 he has been conducting monitoring and research on wildlife, particularly birds, in both technical-professional and academic contexts. He is interested in diverse yet interconnected topics, such as ecology in agroecosystems and urban environments, biogeography, and parasitology.

Professor of Ecology at the University of Milan since 2021, has always worked on birds. His research mainly focuses on ecology, conservation and evolution of animal communities and species (especially birds) and on ecosystem functioning, with particular attention to the effects of climate and environmental changes on alpine species, the relationship between agriculture and biological communities, and the link between human activities, environmental characteristics and ecosystem services. Author of 160 papers on international scientific journals.