Gaetano Ladisa

GAETANO LADISA, Ph.D., is a researcher and scientific consultant of the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari (Italy) since 2000. Professionally specialized in soil degradation and its mitigation with forestation actions; desertification risk assessment using indicators. He also collaborated with the University of Bari in the field of research project concerning soil degradation in the Mediterranean Regions. As a consultant of the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute he followed for four years the National Forest Plan in Malta. He was a scientific consultant in some cooperation projects on sustainable management of natural resources and water scarcity, using innovative collaborative approaches. He was a member of the scientific staff of the LIFE+ Nature & Biodiversity "Cent.Oli.Med." on the sustainable management of biodiversity in ancient olive groves. Currently he is working on MedSpring project (EU 7 Framework Programme) as scientific consultant. He is author of several publications in the field of desertification risk evaluation, catchment’s basins and natural resources management. He has developed expertises in the field of adult training and environmental education for children and young people. University education:

• Honours Degree (summa cum laude) in Forestry Sciences at University of Bari - Faculty of Agriculture (Italy) (1995);
• D.S.P.U. – Post-graduate specialization in irrigation, Diploma “A” at International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies – Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari (CIHEAM-IAMB) (1998);
• Ph.D. in Hydrology at University of Padova (Italy), PhD thesis: “Characterization of Areas Sensitive to Desertification in Mediterranean areas” 2002