Scientific Committee
National Scientific CommitteeCoordinator: Prof. Renato Cristofolini (Volcanologist, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Catania)
Prof. Giovanni Continella (Agronomist, DOFATA, Section of Arboriculture University of Catania)
Prof. Giovanni Costa (Ecologist, Department of Animal Biology, University of Catania)
Prof. Enrico Iachello (Historian, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, University of Catania)
Prof. Paolo La Greca (Town planner, Department of Architecture and Town planning, University of Catania)
Prof. Emilia Poli (Botanist, DACPA, Section of Vegetal Biology and Ecology, University of Catania)
Prof. Rosario La Rosa (Economist, Department of Economy and Quantitative Methods, University of Catania)
Prof. Rosario Lanzafame (Engineer, Department of Industrial and Mechanical Engineering, University of Catania)
Dr. Domenico Patanè (Geophysicist, National Institute for Geophysics and Volcanology – Direcor of the Catania Section)
Prof. Maria Teresa Vinciguerra (Zoologist, Department of Animal Biology, University of Catania)
Coodinator: Dr. Pier Giovanni d'Ayala (Italy): Secretary General of INSULA "International Scientific Council for Island Development"
International Scientific CommitteeMaguelonne Dejean-Pons ( France): Head of the Spatial Planning and Landscape Division, Council of Europe.
Gustavo Fuentealba (Chile): Director – Observatorio Volcanologico de Los Andes del Sur.
Dan Gooding (USA): Director – Cascades Volcano Observatory – Department of Geosciences, Central Washington University.
Claude Grandpey (France): President of the Organization « LAVE – l’Association Volcanologique Européenne ».
Birgit Hornsteiner (Austria): UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Grosse Watersal, Managing Director.
Soraya Hosni (France): Anthropologist, “EHESS Paris, Laboratoire d'Anthropologie Sociale".
Natarajan Ishwaran (Sri Lanka): Director, Division of Ecological. and Earth Sciences- UNESCO.
Boris V. Ivanov (Russia): Director of the Institute of Volcanic Geology and Geo Chemistry, Far-east Division Russian Academy of Sciences.
Wolf Michael Iwand (Germany): Former Director Group Corporate Environmental Management at TUI AG.
Hiroshi Kakazu (Japan): Economist - Professor at the International University of Japan and also President of the Okinawa Development Finance Corporation.
Shunzuke Nagashima (Japan): Professor, Research Center of the Pacifi c Islands, Kagoshima University.
Zana Ndontoni (Congo Democratic Republic) : Volcanologist, Director Research Center of Geophysics, Kinshasa .
Catharina Sack (Australia): Landscapes specialist, School of Architecture, University of Western Australia,Perth.
Lionella Scazzosi (Italy): Professor at the Politecnico di Milano, Landscape architecture - Expert at the Italian Ministry for Culture.
Giorgio Schifani (Italy): Full Professor of Economy and Agro-environmental policies, University of Palermo.
Abdelnour Sharif (Lybia): Director of the Department of Geofi sics. Faculty of Sciences University Alfath. Tripoli.
Wilfried Strauch (Nicaragua): Director General – Instituto Nicaraguense de Estudios Territoriales – Direction of Geophysics.
