Anatoly Shvidenko
Distinguished Emeritus Research Scholar
Agriculture, Forestry, and Ecosystem Services Research Group
Biodiversity and Natural Resources Program
Biography
Anatoly Shvidenko joined the IIASA Forestry Program (now the Biodiversity and Natural Resources Program) in October 1992. He acted as the principal investigator in a number of projects on the forest sector of Northern Eurasia, including projects financed by the European Commission, European Space Agency, World Bank, and other international organizations (SIBERIA, SIBERIA-II, GSE-FM, IRIS, Enviro-RISK, GEF-2, IMGGAR etc.).Shvidenko graduated from the National Agricultural University of Ukraine (specializing in forestry) and the Kiev State University (specializing in applied mathematics and probability theory). He received his Candidate of Science (PhD) degree in mathematical modeling of forest growth and productivity in 1968. Afterwards, he received his Doctor of Science degree in forestry in 1982. In 1990 he was awarded the Ukrainian State Prize in the field of science and technology. In 1982, he was promoted to full professor, followed by his appointment as an Academician at the UN International Informatization Academy in 1993, and the Eurasian Academy of Sciences in 2015. From 1959 to 1967, he was involved in forest inventory expeditions in the Russian Far East, worked at Sakhalin Forest Research Station, and was the main forester for the Dolinsk State Forest Enterprise on the Sakhalin island. From 1968 to 1987, he worked at the Ukrainian National Agricultural University (currently National University of Bioresources and Natural Management of Ukraine), where he headed the Department of Forest Inventory and Planning. Before joining IIASA, he held the position of Director of the All-Russian Scientific Research and Information Center for Forest Resources in Moscow.
Shvidenko took part in many international and global strategic initiatives. He was a member of the Science Council of the World Commission on Forestry and Sustainable Development (1994-2000), acted as Coordinating Lead Author and Lead Author of the Third Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (2001-2005), the IPCC Second, Third and Fourth Assessment Reports, etc. In 2006 he was awarded the Zayed International Prize for the Environment. In 2007 he was recognized as one of the scientists for whose contribution the IPCC was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. A large amount of globally renowned models, focusing on dynamics, productivity, resilience and environmental services of terrestrial ecosystems, with a special emphasis on forest and carbon, have been developed with unique contribution by Shvidenko.
Last update: 22 AUG 2023
Publications
Schmullius, C., Wagner, W., Roth, A., Vietmeier, J., Marschalk, U., Holz, A., Eriksson, L., Nilsson, S., Shvidenko, A., Gluck, M., Sokolov, V., & Rozhkov, V.A. (1999). SIBERIA-SAR imaging for boreal ecology and radar interferometry applications. In: Proceedings FRINGE '99 - Advancing ERS SAR Interferometry from Applications towards Operations, 10-12 November 1999.
Shvidenko, A. & Nilsson, S. (1998). Phytomass, Increment, Mortality and Carbon Budget of Russian Forests. IIASA Interim Report. IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria: IR-98-105
Korovin, G., Karpov, E., Isaev, A.S., Nefedjev, V., Efremov, D., Sedych, V., Sokolov, V., Schmidt, T.L., Blauberg, K., Ljusk Eriksson, O., Nilsson, S., Raile, G., Sallnaes, O., & Shvidenko, A. (1998). Siberia and Far East Russia's Future Wood Supply: An Analysis. IIASA Interim Report. IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria: IR-98-001
Shvidenko, A. & Nilsson, S. (1998). Dynamics of forest resources of the former Soviet Union with respect to the carbon budget. In: Carbon Dioxide Mitigation in Forestry and Wood Industry. Eds. Kohlmaier, G.H., Weber, M., & Houghton, R.A., Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag. ISBN 3-540-63433-9
Shvidenko, A. & Nilsson, S. (1998). Human-induced transformation, degradation and productivity of Northern Eurasia mountain forests. In: Proceedings from the IUFRO Inter-Divisional Seoul Conference on Forest Ecosystem and Land Use in Mountain Areas, 12-17 October 1998.