Department of Life Sciences · University of Trieste
Conservation ecologist working on ecological connectivity, wildlife and biodiversity impact assessment, with current research spanning freshwater systems, infrastructure impacts and transboundary conservation.
Federica Fonda works at the interface between conservation ecology, landscape connectivity and environmental impact assessment. Her research uses spatial modelling, GIS, field monitoring and biodiversity data to identify ecological corridors, quantify fragmentation and support mitigation and restoration decisions.
Her PhD at the University of Trieste and University of Udine focused on ecological networks and corridors for biodiversity conservation. This work developed into applied studies on hydropower infrastructure, road ecology and large-scale connectivity in Europe, Nepal, South Sudan and Uganda.
She combines academic research with extensive applied experience in Environmental and Social Impact Assessment, Critical Habitat Assessment and Biodiversity Action Plans for major energy and infrastructure projects. Her current University of Trieste research is supported by the PALLIPES Interreg Italy–Slovenia project. She works on freshwater biodiversity and white-clawed crayfish conservation, including habitat suitability, riparian vegetation, GIS, environmental data integration and cross-border spatial modelling under the supervision of Giovanni Bacaro.
University of Trieste · wildlife monitoring and camera trapping.
University of Pavia · habitat suitability of pine and stone martens in the Alps, 110/110 cum laude.
Karen Mogensen Nature Reserve · mammal monitoring, activity patterns and biodiversity fieldwork.
University of Trieste and Udine · ecological networks, corridors and biodiversity connectivity.
International biodiversity assessment, ESIAs, Critical Habitat Assessments and Biodiversity Action Plans across Africa and Asia.
University of Trieste · PALLIPES and freshwater/transboundary conservation.
Conference contributions and Biodiversity Lab updates directly connected to this researcher’s current work.
Horizon Europe · Climate adaptation
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Biodiversity and Conservation 35, 104
Environmental Management 76, 52
Biological Conservation 313, 111619
ZooKeys 1260, 37–74
Mammal Research 67, 9–20
Award for the MSc thesis on habitat suitability of pine and stone martens in the Alpine arc.