Independent experts nominated by country party
Maria Grozeva Sokolovska
Title
Prof. Dr.
First name
Maria Grozeva
Last name
Sokolovska
Gender
F
Nominating Country
Date of Nomination
Other Disciplines
Soil Science
Ecology/Ecosystems
Natural Resource Management
Education
Ecology/Ecosystems
Natural Resource Management
Education
UN languages spoken
English
French
Russian
Geographical Focus
Algeria
Bulgaria
France
Job function
Head
Division
Department of Soil Science
Email
mariagrozeva@abv.bg
Telephone number
359 2 962 04 42
Work experience
- Participation in preparation of the National Report relevant to UNCCD - MOEW (2002; 2006);_x000D_
- Participation in two National Seminar relevant to UNCCD – “Land and soil degradation and combating desertification” (1998; 2002);_x000D_
- Head of working group in project “Bulgarian National Capacity Self-Assessment for global environmental management” - UNDP/GEF, 2003-2004_x000D_
- Project manager of project “ Distribution et cycle de 137 Cs dans les ecosystems forestiers” – Ref.: Rila 2/12, financed by EC/MinEdu, 2004-2007_x000D_
- Expert in Medium-sized project proposal ”Integrating Global Environmental Issues into Bulgaria’s Regional Development Process” – UNDP /GEF, 2005_x000D_
- Project manager of project “ Radiocesium distribution in Greek and Bulgarian forest ecosystems” - Ref.: BG-8/2005, financed by EC/MinEdu, 2005-2008_x000D_
- Expert in project “Development of Methods for Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry in Bulgaria” - financed by MAF, 2005-2007_x000D_
- Chief Technical Adviser in project “Capacity building for sustainable land management in Bulgaria” - UNDP/GEF, 2005-2007_x000D_
- Project manager of project “Forest Products Quality and Sustainability of Ecosystems in Balkan Region (FORPROECO)” – Ref.: Pre-7FP-21, financed by ??/MinEdu, 2007/2008. _x000D_
- Head of team working in the project “"Further Development and Implementation of an EU-level Forest Monitoring System" (FutMon) financed by Life+, 2011._x000D_
- Expert in project “FUTUREforests” financed by INTERREG IVC, 2010-2011
- Participation in two National Seminar relevant to UNCCD – “Land and soil degradation and combating desertification” (1998; 2002);_x000D_
- Head of working group in project “Bulgarian National Capacity Self-Assessment for global environmental management” - UNDP/GEF, 2003-2004_x000D_
- Project manager of project “ Distribution et cycle de 137 Cs dans les ecosystems forestiers” – Ref.: Rila 2/12, financed by EC/MinEdu, 2004-2007_x000D_
- Expert in Medium-sized project proposal ”Integrating Global Environmental Issues into Bulgaria’s Regional Development Process” – UNDP /GEF, 2005_x000D_
- Project manager of project “ Radiocesium distribution in Greek and Bulgarian forest ecosystems” - Ref.: BG-8/2005, financed by EC/MinEdu, 2005-2008_x000D_
- Expert in project “Development of Methods for Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry in Bulgaria” - financed by MAF, 2005-2007_x000D_
- Chief Technical Adviser in project “Capacity building for sustainable land management in Bulgaria” - UNDP/GEF, 2005-2007_x000D_
- Project manager of project “Forest Products Quality and Sustainability of Ecosystems in Balkan Region (FORPROECO)” – Ref.: Pre-7FP-21, financed by ??/MinEdu, 2007/2008. _x000D_
- Head of team working in the project “"Further Development and Implementation of an EU-level Forest Monitoring System" (FutMon) financed by Life+, 2011._x000D_
- Expert in project “FUTUREforests” financed by INTERREG IVC, 2010-2011
Highest Academic achievement and qualification
Engineer forester; forestry, forest pedology and erosion protection, ecology; University of Forestry, Sofia; 1972
Number of Publications
210
Publication titles
1. Sokolovska, M. 2002. Forest ecological systems and the combat against desertification.- In: "Land and soil degradation and combating desertification", National seminar, Sofia, 13-14.06.2002, 29-35._x000D_
2. Sokolovska, M., N.Stoyanova, M.Zhiyanski. 2004. Investigation on the plantation and soil conditions at the biosphere reserve “Parangalitsa”. – Silva Balcanica, Issue 4 (1), 67-77_x000D_
3. Bech, J., L. Petrova, M. Sokolovska, J.Garrigo. 2005. Organic Matter of Selected Luvisols from Catalonia, Spain. – CATENA Verlag, 35 447 Reiskirchen, 281-290._x000D_
4. Doichinova, V., M.Sokolovska, E.Velizarova. 2006. Heavy metals contamination of soils under oak ecosystems in the Sofia region. - Environmental Chemistry Letters, vol.4, ?2, 101-105._x000D_
5. Zhiyanski, M., M. Sokolovska, J. Bech, A. Clouvas, I. Penev, V. Badulin. 2010. Cesium-137 contamination of oak (Quercus petrae Liebl.) from sub-mediterranean zone in South Bulgaria. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 101 (2010) 864-868
2. Sokolovska, M., N.Stoyanova, M.Zhiyanski. 2004. Investigation on the plantation and soil conditions at the biosphere reserve “Parangalitsa”. – Silva Balcanica, Issue 4 (1), 67-77_x000D_
3. Bech, J., L. Petrova, M. Sokolovska, J.Garrigo. 2005. Organic Matter of Selected Luvisols from Catalonia, Spain. – CATENA Verlag, 35 447 Reiskirchen, 281-290._x000D_
4. Doichinova, V., M.Sokolovska, E.Velizarova. 2006. Heavy metals contamination of soils under oak ecosystems in the Sofia region. - Environmental Chemistry Letters, vol.4, ?2, 101-105._x000D_
5. Zhiyanski, M., M. Sokolovska, J. Bech, A. Clouvas, I. Penev, V. Badulin. 2010. Cesium-137 contamination of oak (Quercus petrae Liebl.) from sub-mediterranean zone in South Bulgaria. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 101 (2010) 864-868
Other activities
Member of the International Union of Soil Science (IUSS)_x000D_
Member of the International Humic Substances Society (IHSS)_x000D_
Member of the European Humus Research Group_x000D_
Member of the National Steering Committee of Small Grants Programme – GEF_x000D_
Member of the Union of Bulgarian Foresters.
Member of the International Humic Substances Society (IHSS)_x000D_
Member of the European Humus Research Group_x000D_
Member of the National Steering Committee of Small Grants Programme – GEF_x000D_
Member of the Union of Bulgarian Foresters.
Awards
1. GEF-UNDP- The GEF Small Grants Programme; Certificate of Appreciation, December 5, 2009.
Organisation name
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Organisation street address
132 St.Kliment Ohridski blvd., 1756
Organisation city
Sofia
Organisation country
Bulgaria