Staff
Head of Department
Natalia Puzrina
Тел.: (+38 044) 527-82-82
Електронна пошта: [email protected] [email protected]
PhD (Sylviculture), Associated Professor, the Head of Forestry Department of Educational and Scientific Institute of Forestry and Landscape Management of the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Corresponding Member of the Forestry Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
She has been working at the department since 2001.
Provides teaching of educational disciplines: "Forest entomology", "Pests and pathogens of woody ornamental plants", "Monitoring harmful organisms of forest ecosystems", "Diagnosis of forest diseases", "Forest phytopathology".
Scientific activity in the field of forestry is related to the development and deepening of knowledge about the features of the ecology of forest insect pests and the conditions for their outbreaks, improvement of forest pathological monitoring of pests in forest ecosystems, methods of entomological surveys, assessment and forecasting their development.
Is an Author and co-author of more than 85 scientific, methodical and educational works, 4 textbooks, 4 monographs, 1 patent, 1 copyright registration certificate.
Provides graduate training. There are head final bachelor and master’s diploma.
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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1645-7489
Researcher ID R-9547-2017 https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/R-9547-2017
Professor
Sergiy Zibtsev
Тел.: (+38 044) 527-82-82
Електронна пошта: [email protected]
Doctor of Agricultural Sciences, Professor.
Professor Zibtsev has been working at the department since 2000.
Provides teaching of the following academic disciplines: “Forest Fire Management”, “Landscape Fires: Science and Management”, “Regulation of Productivity of Forests”, cycle of disciplines of the master's program “Theoretical Foundations of Monitoring and Reducing the Risk of Forest Fires”.
Scientific interests are related to the next topics: assessment of risks of forest fires; landscape fire hazards; defending rural assets and settlements from forest fires; National Strategy for Integrated Landscape Fire Management; fire monitoring; fire extinguishing in areas of radiation contamination and military conflicts zones; Close-to-nature silviculture and the formation of a fire-resistant landscape and fire-resistant communities.
Scientific advisor of postgraduate and PhD students.
Head of the Regional Eastern European Fire Monitoring Center (REEFMC): https://nubip.edu.ua/en/node/9083 .
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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0684-9024
CV: Sergiy Zibtsev
Professor
Volodymyr Grib
Тел.: (+38 044) 527-82-82
Електронна пошта: [email protected]
Professor, Doctor of Agricultural Sciences (2013).
Author and co-author of more than 80 scientific works, including 2 monographs, 6 patents for inventions.
Awarded the thanks of the Kyiv City Mayor (2015).
Responsible for teaching the discipline "Fundamentals of forest exploitation".
Associate Proffesor
Serhiy Sendonin
Тел.: (+38 044) 527-82-82
Електронна пошта: [email protected]
Candidate of Agricultural Sciences.
Sendonin S. works for the department since 2006. He provides teaching of the following subjects: “Forest ecology”, “Applied Silviculture”, “Forest pyrology” and “Recreational forestry”.
Scientific interests concerns the study of the influence of abiotic factors on natural regeneration of oak stands in the forest steppes zone of Ukraine.
Associate Professor
Andriy Vyhovskyi
Тел.: (+38 044) 527-82-82
Електронна пошта: [email protected]
Candidate of Technical Sciences (2006), associate professor.
He has been working at the department since 2004.
Author and co-author of more than 75 scientific and educational-methodological works, including 6 monographs, 5 training manuals, 1 textbook and 2 patents for a useful model.
Provides teaching of educational disciplines: "Mechanization of forestry works", "Mechanization of horticulture and park management", "Forestry machines and tools". Manages the preparation of final qualification papers of students of "Bachelor's" and "Master's" programs.
Scientific interests are related to the substantiation of the optimal composition and effective use of a complex of machines in forestry.
Associate Professor
Maxim Bilous
Тел.: (+38 044) 527-82-82
Електронна пошта: [email protected]
Candidate of Agricultural Sciences (2009), Associate Professor.
Author and co-author of more than 65 scientific and educational-methodical works, including 4 monographs, 5 training manuals, 1 textbook.
Provides teaching of the disciplines: "Forest transport", "Forest roads and forest transport", "Forest production" and "Forest harvesting and transport", as well as laboratory-practical classes and educational practices in the discipline "Mechanization of forestry works.
Scientific research is related to modern methods and technologies of reproduction of forest plantations in the conditions of anthropogenically changed agro-landscapes
Associate Professor, Ph.D. (Forestry, Fire Ecology)
Vasyl Gumeniuk
Тел.: (+38 044) 527-82-82
Електронна пошта: [email protected]
Candidate of Agricultural Sciences (Ph.D., 2016), Associate Professor (2021).
Laureate of the "Mike da Luz Memorial Scholarship Award" presented by the Association for Fire Ecology, USA, 2014.
Author and co-author of more than 90 scientific papers.
Gumeniuk V.V. works for the department since 2014. He provides teaching of the following subjects: "Forest Fire Management", “Forest Ecology”, “Applied Silviculture”, “Regulation of Forest Productivity” and Master program subjects for students of research specialization “Wildfires theoretical basis – monitoring and risk reducing”.
Scientific interests concerns the study of fire ecology, and in particular, post-fire succession of Scots pine stands of the Central Polissya of Ukraine, including biodiversity, tree state and regeneration, development and implementation of educational programs for the training of professional forest firefighters in Ukraine, effectiveness of fire resources during forest fires of various sizes and intensity, close to nature forestry, fire-resistant landscapes.
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ORCID ID: 0000-0003-4143-0739;
Curriculum Vitae: Vasyl_Gumeniuk_Ukraine.
Assoc. Prof., PhD. (Forestry)
Oleksandr Soshenskyi
Тел.: (+38 044) 527-82-82
Електронна пошта: [email protected]
About
About:
Graduate of the Kremenets Forestry College (2009) and the Faculty of Forestry at the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine (2012). From 2013 to 2016, he was a full-time postgraduate student at NUBiP of Ukraine. Between 2015 and 2018, he worked as an Assistant at the Department of Forest Mensuration and Forest Management. From 2018 to 2020, he served as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Silviculture, and since March 2020, he has held the position of Associate Professor at the same department. Since 2013, he has also been working as a researcher at the Regional Eastern Europe Fire Monitoring Center (REEFMC), which was established at NUBiP of Ukraine in 2013. Since 2024, he has been the Head of the International Projects Office at the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine.
Areas of interest
Areas of interest:
The primary areas of scientific interest include climate-adapted silviculture and close-to-nature silviculture, aimed at enhancing forest resilience to climate change, wildfires, and other stressors. His research also focuses on forest fire management and fire monitoring, including the development of methods for wildfire risk assessment and fire severity mapping, particularly in war-affected territories. Another key direction that unites and complements his main scientific interests is the application of digital tools in forestry for both educational and research purposes. This integrative approach includes the use of augmented reality (AR), GIS, remote sensing, and immersive 360-degree visualization technologies to support decision-making in forest ecosystems, enhance digital forest inventory methods, and modernize forestry education and training.He is also actively engaged in interdisciplinary cooperation and international collaboration to promote knowledge exchange and build capacity in sustainable forest management. His work bridges applied research, policy implementation, and academic development in response to contemporary ecological and societal challenges.
Teaching
Teaching:
Forestry
Forest Pyrology
Fire Management
Non-timber Forest Resources
Recreational Forestry
Silviculture
Research projects
Research projects:
Erasmus+ “ForestPost” (2024–2027). Modernizing master programs to support forest sector transformation towards Ukraine’s post‑war green rebuilding through digital innovation and AR in education. Official project page: NUBiP & ForestPost
COST Action CA23135 “Bringing Digital Data and Reality Together” (2023–2027). Advancing AR technologies and standards for digital forest visualization, supporting international interdisciplinary collaboration. Info: ARIF
FirEUrisk – Horizon 2020 (2021–2025). Developing a science-based, risk-oriented strategy for wildfire management across Europe, including Ukrainian implementation for wildfire risk assessment, fire severity mapping, and strategic planning for landscape fire prevention and response. Info: fireurisk
WWF‑Ukraine Project: Forest Management on Territories Contaminated with Unexploded Ordnance (2022). Developing sustainable forest management strategies for war‑contaminated areas, focusing on safety, ecological monitoring, and restoration practices. Info: WWF
RESILPINE (2020–2022). Transforming pine forests in Ukraine through close‑to‑nature silviculture to enhance resilience to climate change, pests, and wildfires. (Funded by German Federal Ministry)
GEF/UNEP Project (2017–2020) . Conservation and sustainable management of carbon stocks and biodiversity in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, including wildfire plan and decision-support system. (Referenced in internal documents; no standalone site found)
USAID “Economic Support to Eastern Ukraine” (2020–2021). Post-wildfire assessments and reforestation planning in Luhansk region after large-scale fires. (Information appears in NUBiP news and USAID project listings; no single public page directly)
Zoï Environment Network / OSCE Projects (2022–2024). Environmental monitoring of war-related ecological damage, focusing on carbon emissions from landscape fires and ecosystem degradation.
Ukrainian National Research Projects (funded by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine):
– Project No. 110/10-пр-2021: Information system for long-term and operational monitoring and suppression of landscape fires based on web technologies.
– Project No. 110/9-пр-2018: Development of a geoportal for assessing and preventing wildfires in the Polissia region.
– Project No. 110/62-ф (2014–2018): Sustainable use of forest resources under global climate change.
Selected publications
Selected publications:
Soshenskyi O., Myroniuk V., Zibtsev S., Gumeniuk V., de Miguel Díez F., Vasylyshyn R. (2024). Mapping Wildland-Urban Interfaces to Support Wildfire Management Over Fire-Prone Forest Outskirts of the Zhytomyr Region. Ukrainian Journal of Forest and Wood Science, 15(2), 23–40. https://doi.org/10.31548/forest/2.2024.23
Bogomolov V., Zibtsev S., Myroniuk V., Holiaka D., Soshenskyi O., et al. (2025). Performance of the Daily Fire Hazard Index Within Territories Contaminated by the Chornobyl Nuclear Disaster. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 116, 105159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2024.105159
Myroniuk V., Zibtsev S., Bogomolov V., Goldammer J.G., Soshenskyi O., et al. (2023). Combining Landsat Time Series and GEDI Data for Improved Characterization of Fuel Types and Canopy Metrics in Wildfire Simulation. Journal of Environmental Management, 345, 118736. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118736
Zibtsev S., Pasternak V., Vasylyshyn R., Myroniuk V., Sydorenko S., Soshenskyi O. (2024). Assessment of Carbon Emissions Due to Landscape Fires in Ukraine During War in 2022. Ukrainian Journal of Forest and Wood Science, 15(1), 126–139. https://doi.org/10.31548/forest/1.2024.126
Waeber P.O., Melnykovych M., Riegel E., Chongong L.V., Zaheen M., Soshenskyi O., et al. (2023). Fostering Innovation and Transition in Forest Education Using Strategy Games. Forests, 14(1646). https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202305.1718.v1
Zibtsev S., Goldammer J.G., Myroniuk V., Soshenskyi O., et al. (2024). Report on the Large Wildfires of 2022 in Europe. Joint Research Centre, Publications Office of the European Union. https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2760/19760
Soshenskyi O., Zibtsev S., Gumeniuk V., Goldammer J.G., Vasylyshyn R., Blyshchyk V. (2021). Current Landscape Fire Management in Ukraine and Strategy for Improvement. Environmental & Socio-economic Studies, 9(2), 39–51. https://doi.org/10.2478/environ-2021-0009
Zibtsev S., Myroniuk V., Soshenskyi O., et al. (2023). Forest Management on Territories Contaminated with Unexploded Ordnance. WWF-Ukraine Report. https://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.22495.12966
Soshenskyi O., Melnykovych M., Lobchenko G., Zibtsev S., Kalchuk Ye. (2023). Silvicultural Approaches to Increase Forest Resilience in the Ukrainian Carpathians. Forum Carpaticum 2023.
Zibtsev S., Myroniuk V., Lakyda P., Soshenskyi O., et al. (2020). Wildfires and Fire Management in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone (1986–2020). Monograph, CP “COMPRINT”, 218 p.
Zibtsev S., Soshenskyi O., Melnykovych M., Blaser J., Waeber P., et al. (2023). Ukrainian Forests Amid Climate Crisis, War, and Fire Disasters. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen, 174(2), 115–117. https://doi.org/10.3188/szf.2023.0115
Soshenskyi O., Myroniuk V., Zibtsev S., Gumeniuk V., Lashchenko A. (2022). Evaluation of Field-Based Burn Indices for Assessing Fire Severity in Luhansk Region. Ukrainian Journal of Forest and Wood Science, 13(1), 21–34. https://doi.org/10.31548/forest.13(1).2022.48-57
Zibtsev S., Georg Goldammer J., Soshenskyi O., Gumeniuk V. (2022). Close-to-Nature Forest Management in Ukraine: Nature-Based Silviculture and Fire Risk Reduction. EGU General Assembly, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu22-13361
De Klerk L., Shlapak M., Zibtsev S., Soshenskyi O., et al. (2024). Climate Damage Caused by Russia’s War in Ukraine (24-Month Assessment). Initiative on GHG Accounting of War. Link
Zibtsev S., Soshenskyi O., Gumeniuk V., Bohomolov V. (2023). Integrated Landscape Fire Management Plan in the Luhansk Oblast. NULES Monograph, 257 p. https://nubip.edu.ua/sites/default/files/u184/zibtsev_et_al._monograf_2023.pdf
Research platforms profiles
Research profiles:
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Google Scholar: Google Scholar
ORCID: ORCID Profile
CV: CV Profile
Associate Professor
Valentin Bilous
Тел.: (+38 044) 527-82-82
Електронна пошта: [email protected]
Candidate of Agricultural Sciences (2015), Associate Professor.
Has 30 scientific papers, including 1 monograph.
Scientific interests are related to the restoration of natural populations of hunting bird species.
Provides teaching of disciplines: "Biology of forest animals and birds with the basics of hunting", "Management of wild animal populations", "Hunting economy of Ukraine and the world", "History and culture of hunting", "Zoogeographical and hunting economic zoning".
He is the supervisor of final bachelor's and master's theses.
Associate Professor
Ivanna Kulbanska
Тел.: (+38 044) 527-82-82
Електронна пошта: [email protected]
Candidate of biological sciences (2016), associate professor.
Provides teaching of disciplines: "Forest Phytopathology", "Integrated Forest Protection", "Protection of Ornamental Plants from Pests and Pathogens", "Fungi of Ukrainian Forests". He is the supervisor of final bachelor's and master's theses.
Author and co-author of more than 100 scientific works, including two patents of Ukraine for a utility model.
Scientific interests are related to the theoretical and applied aspects of the study of bacterial pathology of forest woody plants.
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Associate Professor
Hanna Mazurchuk
Тел.: (+38 044) 527-82-82
Електронна пошта: [email protected]
PhD in Agricultural Sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor at the Department of Forestry, Educational and Scientific Institute of Forestry and Park Gardening, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine (NUBiP of Ukraine).
Awarded: in 2020, she received a Certificate of Honor from the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine. In 2021, she was honored with a Letter of Appreciation from the State Forest Resources Agency of Ukraine. In 2022, she received a Letter of Appreciation for diligent performance of duties from the Educational and Scientific Institute of Forestry and Landscape-Park Management. In 2023, she was awarded a Letter of Appreciation from the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine. In 2024, she was recognized with a Letter of Appreciation for her personal contribution to the development of forestry science and the training of specialists for the forestry sector from SE «Forests of Ukraine».
She teaches the following courses: «Forest Entomology», «Pests and Pathogens of Woody Ornamental Plants» and «Forest Disease Diagnosis».
She is a researcher involved in scientific projects: «Phytopathological Monitoring and Mycological Foundations for Optimizing the Genetic Potential of Scots Pine Seeds» (2019), «Applied Solutions for Assessing the Impact of Forest Ecosystem Disturbances on Sustainable Forestry» (2024), and «Geospatial Intelligence for Assessing the Impact of War on Ecosystem Services and Fire Risks in Ukraine’s Forests» (2025).
Research Interests: her scientific work focuses on studying and deepening knowledge of the biological characteristics of forest pests and disease pathogens, improving forest pathology monitoring of harmful organisms in forest ecosystems, and developing methodologies for entomological and phytopathological surveys. She also works on methods for assessing pest populations, diagnosing, and forecasting their development. Additionally, she explores close-to-nature forestry practices.
She is a researcher involved in the following scientific projects: «Phytopathological Monitoring and Mycological Foundations for Optimizing the Genetic Potential of Scots Pine Seeds» (2019), «Applied Solutions for Assessing the Impact of Forest Ecosystem Disturbances on Sustainable Forestry» (2024), and «Geospatial Intelligence for Assessing the Impact of War on Ecosystem Services and Fire Risks in Ukraine’s Forests» (2025).
Research Interests: her scientific work focuses on studying and expanding knowledge of the biological characteristics of forest pests and disease pathogens, improving forest pathology monitoring of harmful organisms in forest ecosystems, and developing methodologies for entomological and phytopathological surveys. She also works on methods for pest population assessment, diagnosis, and forecasting of their development. Additionally, her research interests include close-to-nature forestry.
Areas of Cooperation: biology of fungal microorganisms, forest pest insects, and disease pathogens; forest pathology monitoring of harmful organisms in forest ecosystems; methodologies for entomological and phytopathological surveys and research; methods for pest population assessment, forecasting, and diagnostics. Forest protection and conservation.
Publications and Scientific Contributions: author and co-author of 63 publications, including 56 scientific papers and 7 educational and methodological works. Among them, 8 publications have been featured in periodicals indexed in the Scopus scientometric database. Her academic portfolio includes 30 conference abstracts presented at international and national scientific and scientific-practical conferences, 3 textbooks, 1 coursebook, 4 monographs, 3 utility model patents, and 1 certificate of copyright registration.
Academic and Administrative Roles: since 2021, she has served as the Scientific Secretary of the Academic Council of the Educational and Scientific Institute of Forestry and Landscape-Park Management. In 2024, she was appointed Secretary of the Scientific Council of the Research Institute of Forestry and Ornamental Horticulture. She has been a member of the Academic Council of the Educational and Scientific Institute of Forestry and Landscape-Park Management since 2020 and a member of the Research Institute of Forestry and Ornamental Horticulture since 2024.
She is actively involved in PhD training and supervises bachelor’s and master’s theses.
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Файл CV: Hanna Mazurchuk
Associate Professor
Maryna Lakyda
Тел.: (+38 044) 527-82-82
Електронна пошта: [email protected]
He has been working at the department since 2017
Associate Professor of the Department of Forestry, Candidate of Agricultural Sciences (2017).
He teaches the disciplines "Forestry", "Recreational forestry", "Non-timber forest resources", "Forest ecology and typology".
Author and co-author of more than 50 works, including 3 monographs.
Scientific interests are related to quantitative assessment of ecological functions and ecosystem services of forest plantations of Ukraine.
Curriculum Vitae: Maryna Lakyda
PhD Student
Yevhen Kalchuk
Тел.: (044) 527-82-82
Електронна пошта: [email protected]
The Head of the Postgraduate Council of Research Institute of Forestry.
A graduate of the Forestry Faculty of the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine (2009)
Graduate of the Faculty of Forestry of the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine: Bachelor’s degree (2021), Master’s degree in the program "Forest Management in Eastern Europe" (2022).
Postgraduate full-time student of the Department of Forestry (Sylviculture) (since 2023), where conducting dissertation research: "Fire risks in natural and anthropogenic landscapes of Ukrainian Polissya".
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