Date and place of birth: 25th April 1953, Sofia, Bulgaria Education: 1979 - MSc, Sofia State University "St.Kliment Ohridski" 1985 - PhD, Institute of Parasitology, BAS Employment: 1982 - 1995 - Assis. Prof.,Institute of Parasitology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, ecology of parasites 1995 - Assis. Prof., Institute of Ecology, BAS, animal ecology, biodiversity 1996 - 1998 - Assis. Prof., Central Laboratory of General Ecology, BAS, general ecology, biodiversity 1998 - 2000 - Assoc. Prof., Central Laboratory of General Ecology, BAS, general ecology, ecosystem ecology, biodiversity 2000 - 2008 - Director,Central Laboratory of General Ecology, BAS 07.2010 - Assos. Prof., Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystems Research, BAS, ecology and conservation of communities and ecosystems, EIA theory and practice, Ecosystem Approach since 06.2014 - Professor, Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystems Research, BAS, ecology and conservation of communities and ecosystems, Conservation and EIA theory and practice, Ecosystem Approach Organisational skills and competences 2011 - Member of the Polar Board, Sofia University 2009-2011 - Member of the Consultative Council on Global Change and Biodiversity to the Minister of Environment and Waters 2007-2011 - National Representative in the Committee for Environmental Protection of the Antarctic Treaty 2007 - Member of the Managing Board of Bulgarian Antarctic Institute 2005-2007 - Scientific Secretary for Biological Sciences of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences 2003-2007 - Member of the Consultative Council on Biodiversity to the Minister of Environment and Waters 2002-2007 - Head of the Scientific Coordination Council on Biodiversity to the Board of Managers of the BAS 2000-2005 - President of the Bulgarian Ecological Society

Ecology, Multivariate System Analyses, Theory of Biological Diversity,Ecosystem functioning, Ecosystem services and ecosystem approach, Population Ecology, Polar Ecology, Environmental Impact Assessment, Strategic Environmental Assessment