Groupe de spécialistes des orchidées de la CSE de l'UICN

Born and raised in Thessaloniki, Greece. I am a Geographer (BSc. hons), with a MSc. (hons) on Applied Geoinformatics in Environmental Risk Management, and a MSc. (hons) on Biodiversity Conservation. I hold a PhD in orchid Population & Spatial Ecology (excellent with distinction), and I am currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Biological Applications & Technology, University of Ioannina, Greece, and an adjunct lecturer at the Department of Geography, University of the Aegean, Greece. My research focuses on orchid population dynamics, spatial ecology & extinction debt in space and time, plant-pollinator interactions and the evolutionary dynamics of floral structure, as well as cultural ecology of salep orchids and their trade in Greece and the Mediterranean. From July 2021 until October 2025 I served as the co-chair of the IUCN SSC Orchid Specialist Group - Global Trade sub-group, and since October 2025 I serve as the co-chair of the IUCN SSC Orchid Specialist Group. Among others, I'm highly interested in biogeography, ethnobotany, and the effects of climate change on orchid species/populations.