Luigi Boitani#
| Membership Number: | 6557 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION |
| Elected: | 2023 |
| Main Country of Residence: | ITALY |
| ORCID: | 0000-0003-1382-7800 |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2016 - present, CEO of Fondation Segré, Geneve, Switzerland
- 2016 - present Honorary (Emeritus) Professor, Department of Biology and Biotechnologies, University of Roma "La Sapienza"
- 2001 - 2016 Full Professor of Zoology, Department of Biology and Biotechnologies, University of Roma "La Sapienza"
- 1987 - 2000 Associate Professor, Department of Animal and Human Biology, University of Roma "La Sapienza"
- 1981 - 1987 Full Researcher Faculty of Sciences, University of Roma "La Sapienza"
- 1975 - 1981 Research contract at Institute of Zoology, University of Roma "La Sapienza", Italy
- 1972 - 1975 Assistant Professor at Institute of Zoology, University of L'Aquila, Italy
Fields of Scholarship
- Animal ecology
- Conservation biology
- Species distribution modelling
- Biodiversity assessment and conservation
- Wildlife biology
- Carnivore ecology and conservation
- Protected areas planning and evaluation
Honours and Awards
- 2022 Distinguished Service Award, Society for Conservation Biology Europe
- 2014 - 2023 Honorary Conservation Fellow of the Zoological Society of London
- 2012 Peter Scott Award for Conservation Merit, highest award of the IUCN/SSC (International Union for Conservation of Nature)
- 2008 Species Survival Commission Chair’s Citation of Excellence
- 2004 Award for the Oustanding Book of the Year, Wildlife Society
- 1989 Award Premio Gambrinus for environmental literature
- 1982 "World Wildlife Fund International Award" for nature conservation achievements
