Curicullum Vitae (CV)

Curriculum Vitae

March 2022

Education

Doctor of Science(PhD) in Ecological modelling for Sustainable Forest Management,Full time

Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine

London (England,United Kingdom)

Title: Amazonian forest Functional Composition and Resilience to Selective Logging

Description: The scientific hypothesis of the thesis is that forests composed to a greater extent from a specific ecological group of trees known as the Light Hardwoods(LHW's) are more robust to changes relative to others with less .The methodology included the use of appropriate long term monitoring datasets from both natural and managed forests and suitable simulation models

Master of Science in Forest Conservation and Protection, Full time

Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine

London (England,United Kingdom)

— Master Thesis

Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine(England,United Kingdom)

Title: Secondary Forest Regeneration in the Understory of Eucalyptus grandis Plantations in the Southern Brazilian Highlands: A Chronosequence Study

Description: Using transects in the vegetation,to examine a chronosequence of sites of Eucalyptus to determine the floristic composition of native forest regeneration and the mechanism by which following abandonment this takes place.

Bachelor of Science with Honours in Forestry, Full time

University of Edinburgh (Scotland,United Kingdom)

-- Bachelor Thesis

Title: Local land use tradition ,Regional forest policy and perceptions of local people on the potential of their forest resource in Kalamos Island, Greece.

Description: Questionnaire study and literature synthesis to conclude on what the potential of the forest area of Kalamos Island, Greece is and compare the perception of local people with results of direct field measurements and literature synthesis

Working Experience

Forest Ranger (2001-2004)

Kalamos Village Community Council,Kalamos island, Greece

Summer job In Greece with the objective of guarding forests and

other wild lands from incidence of fire.

English Language Teacher(2005-2006)

Private tutor in the English language to native Greek speakers.Working with both individuals of ages 12 and above and small groups of 4-5 people on average.

Freelance Ecological consultant (2007-Present)

Various Customers mostly private and non govermental organizations

My work so far has involved forest ecosystem monitoring , forest management ,Land use and forest policy, protected area management, restoration of forest ecosystems,agroforestry and statistics in ecology and related fields as well as ecosystem and wildlife monitoring in various types of terrestrial, aquatic and marine ecosystems. I have also worked as part of teams working on valuing the environment economically (goods and services) more specifically ecosystems both terrestrial and aquatic, where my work involved identifying and quantifying the ecological and biological aspects of the project and also me being directly part of the valuation proccess itself.I have also worked extensivelly as a consultant in ecological statistics. During my work one of the important aspects of my experience has been exposure to human rights rellevant to the environment, use of natural resources and sustainable development.

Head of the board of directors and scientific advisor of Terra Sylvestris non-govermental organization( September 2014-present)

One of the founding members of Terra Sylvestris. The majority of duties and responsibilities are managerial in nature and those of the scientific consultant in issues of sustainable ecosystem management, biodiversity protection, human rights in relation to ecosystems and policy issues in relation to the environment and sustainable development

Director of the Kalamos Island biological field station and coordinator of the volunteer program of Terra Sylvestris(May 2015-present)

As part of the program for the sustainable development of Kalamos and Kastos I share responsibility with other members of the board of directors for activities and management of the biological field station and the work to be conducted there as well as technical and scientific assistance at certain levels with people or groups conducting scientific research or other related activities. Ι am also co-responsible about the issue of volunteer recruitment ,training and overally responsible for their guidance during the time they will volunteer in Kalamos.

International Conferences

Karfakis T;Andrade A;& van Eldik T Long Term Tree community Dynamics in Primary and Selectively Logged Forests of the Brazilian Amazon" Food and Agriculture Organization(FAO)XII World Forestry Congress.Buenos Aires:Argentina:(October 2009)Abstract,Poster(pdf format see end of this page)

Karfakis T& Andrade A "Dynamics of Functional Composition of a Brazilian Tropical Forest in Response to Drought Stress”,Proceedings of the LXXV. International Conference on Biological, Ecological and Environmental Sciences, and Engineering. Rio de Janeiro: Brazil (March 2013)

Karfakis T; Andrade A;Volkmer-Castilho C; Valle DR;Arets E& van Gardingen P” Modelling the Effect and Type of Intensity of Sellective Logging on Forests of The Amazon”,Proceedings of the LXXIX. International Conference on Ecosystems, Environment and Sustainable Development. Stocholm: Sweden(July 2013)

Karfakis T; Volkmer-Castilho C & van Eldik T” Tree Growth in Undisturbed and Sellectivelly logged forests as a function of Site Disturbance and Ecological Guild in Central Brazilian Amazonia”,Proceedings of the III IUFRO Latin American Congress. San Jose: Costa Rica (June 2013)

Karfakis, T N.S." Closing a gap in ecology and biodiversity conservation: the case of Kalamos island biological field station in the Northern Ionian, Greece" ,Proceedings of the 17th Panhellenic Forestry Conference ,Argostoli, Kefalonia ,October 2015(poster presentation with article in peer reviewed procceedings, see publication and news media section of this website)

Karfakis, T. N.S "The Kalamos and Kastos islands sustainable development project: A private conservation initiative in the heart of the inner Ionian Marine protected area ,Greece. International Symposium ‘Marine Protected Areas in Greece and the Mediterranean: Designing for the Future by Applying Lessons Learnt from the Past’ Zakynthos, Greece December 2015(poster presentation with article in peer reviewed procceedings, see publication and news media section of this website)

Languages

Other

Cambridge University Certificate of Proficiency in the English Language

Obtained: March 1998

Seminars

I have both attended and given seminars. More can be found in my CV at the end of this page

Field trip: Greek Forests and Forestry

Organized by me personally when still an undergraduate at the University of Edinburgh with the help of relevant members of staff. The period was in June 2004 while in my third year as an undergraduate.A report detailing the finds of the study tour was made based on feedback of the participants.

Curiculum Vitae in Europass format in Adobe pdf format available at the end of this page