Fabio Salbitano earned his PhD in Forest Ecology and is a professor of urban and landscape ecology, silviculture, and forest and landscape restoration. He is the scientific coordinator of the MSc in Landscape Design and a board member of the PhD in Sustainability and Innovation in urban design. The main topics of his research are forest, health, and wellbeing; landscape ecology and history; ecosystem restoration; strategic planning and community engagement; and nature- and landscape-based solutions in and around cities. He is research unit coordinator of the H2020 - CONEXUS project. He is a scientific advisor and co-organizer of the World Forum on Urban Forests, a delegate of the University of Florence at UNISCAPE, and president of the Scientific Committee of AlberItalia Foundation.