Kateryna Davydenko
Researcher, Division of Forest Pathology
I am a forest pathologist specializing in invasive pests and diseases affecting European forests. My work integrates molecular tools, field-based research, and biosecurity approaches to build more resilient forest ecosystems under climate change and increasing biotic stress.
Presentation
With over 20 years of experience in forest health, I investigate how invasive pathogens and pests impact forest ecosystems and how we can respond through science-based strategies. Based on expertise in forest pathology, entomology, and fungal ecology, I bridge academic research with applied forest protection. I lead and contribute to several national and international projects in forest biosecurity, biodiversity conservation, and adaptive management. My goal is to support healthy, resilient forests through interdisciplinary research, policy engagement, and international cooperation.
Research
- Meet Me Halfway: Preservation of Forest Biodiversity in the Face of Alien Species Invasions, Swedish Research Council Formas, project no. 2023-01065, 2024-2027
- Whether urban trees are friendly to biodiversity conservation? Carl Tryggers Stiftelse, CTS 23:2906, 2024-2026
- Nya invasiva skadegörare – har asken någon framtid i Europa? Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF), project UKR22-0060, 2022–2024
- Ash Back: gobal efforts for resilience to invasives Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF), project UKR24-0013, 2024–2025
- Strengthening the Resilience of Pine Forests to Bark Beetle Outbreaks and Associated Dieback, FAO project TCP/RER/3801, 2021–2023
- Developing Practical Guidance for Controlling Illegal Logging in Ukraine
WWF Sweden (Världsnaturfonden AB), 2020