Barbara Żarska completed her PhD studies at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences. She is currently an Associate Professor at the Institute of Horticultural Sciences, Department of Environmental Protection and Dendrology, the Warsaw University of Life Sciences. Prior to that, she was the Head of the Department of Environmental Protection and Dendrology at the same university. Barbara is also a Landscape Architect, Environmental Protector, and Ecologist who has research interests in landscape planning in terms of natural values and biological diversity development; protected areas; legal instruments to protect and manage landscape values (natural, cultural, and visual values) at national, EU and international levels; and the sustainable development of rural areas.