UNESCO chair Con-E-Ect , Director
Iowa State University
Greece
Dr. Valasia Iakovoglou is a distinct graduate of Iowa State University, USA. She has
more than 25-yrs of national/international research and teaching experience as an
Ecophysiologist/Silviculture expert in seedling production and
Restoration/Conservation of Ecosystems with emphasis on Biodiversity under the
challenges of Climate Change. She has received numerous scholarships, awards and
recognitions. She is an editor of more than ten international journals and a reviewer in
more than fifteen, as well as a reviewer at the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC). She has more than 100 publications (books/book chapters, peer-
reviewed scientific articles) and more than 20 international projects. She is active in
many scientific societies such as the Mediterranean Experts of Climate and
environmental Change (MedECC) and the International Network of Bioresource
Management (INBM). She holds leading positions such as: Director of Ecotourism
Sector of the UNESCO chair Con-E-Ect; Executive Board of Directors of Climate
Smart Agriculture Youth Network Global (GCSAYN) in Africa; “General Secretary”
of the “Association of Inter-Balkan Woman’s Cooperation Societies (AIWCS)” of
UNESCO Center for the peace in the Balkan area; International Council of World
Tourism Forum Institute; Country Chair of Greece of the G100 Women of the World
serving as for Farming and AgriTourism.