Lelde Vilkriste Academic position Assistant Professor/Leading researcher Dr.silv. Field of research 4. Development and adaptation of technologies for obtaining high-value agricultural and forest products, as well as in veterinary medicine E-mail lelde.vilkriste@lbtu.lv Telephone +37129105810 She earned her doctoral degree in forestry from the Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies. Since 1998, she has been actively involved in research projects focused on forest policy and economics, with a particular emphasis on private forestry and extension issues, as well as public opinion surveys. She has developed programs and teaches courses on forest economy and policy; use and utilization of forest resources. Additionally, she is the author or co-author of seven peer-reviewed publications indexed in SCOPUS, boasting an h-index of 7. The most important publications (2019-2025) L. Vilkriste , (2020), Extension, advice and knowledge systems for private forestry: Understanding diversity and change across Europe, Land Use Policy, ISSN 0264-8377
