Prof. Dr. Jose-Vicente Oliver-Villanueva is full professor for forest bioeconomy at the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV) in Spain. BSc, MSc and PhD (1993) in Forestry Sciences and Engineering at the University of Göttingen (Germany). He is currently the director of the ICT and Climate Change research group at UPV, where he coordinates more than 40 predocs and postdocs. Principal researcher in more than 30 European research projects, coordinating 9 of them. More than 30 years of experience in research in forest bioeconomy, forest products, sustainable and adaptive forest management in the face of climate change, natural disturbances such as wildfires and pests, environmental impact of forest-based industries, ecological and energy transition, and climate governance tools in rural and urban environments. Visiting professor at the universities of Melbourne and Western Sydney (Australia) and Göttingen (Germany).