Tel. +370 686 96 416
E-mail: rita.silingiene@lammc.lt
Liepų St. 1, Girionys, LT-53101 Kaunas distr., Lithuania
Education
Since 2015 PhD studies at the Institute of Forestry of Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry. Preliminary topic of dissertation “Changes and determining factors of Lithuanian private forest owners' forest management objectives”.
2000–2002 Master studies of Agroecology specialization program at the Faculty of Forestry of Lithuanian University of Agriculture (since 2019 Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy). Acquired master degree of Ecology and Environment Research.
1996–2000 Studies of Applied Ecology at the Faculty of Forestry of Lithuanian University of Agriculture. Acquired bachelor degree of Applied Ecology.
Research fields
- Forest policy
- Forest economics
Professional experience
2003–2004 State Environment Protection Inspector at Šiauliai Regional Environment Protection Department.
2004–2012 State Environment Protection Inspector at Šiauliai Regional Environment Protection Department.
In-service training
- September 18–22, 2017 IUFRO 125th Anniversary Congress, Breisgau Freiburg (Germany)
- August 28 – September 2, 2016 International Bio-Economy Workshop BIOFOR 2016, Breisgau Freiburg (Germany)
MAJOR RESEARCH OUTPUTS
Articles in journals indexed in Clarivate Analytics Web of Science database
- Mizaras S., Doftartė A., Lukminė D., Šilingienė R. 2020. Sustainability of small-scale forestry and its influencing factors in Lithuania. Forests, 11 (6): 619. IF – 2,633
- Nichiforel L., Deuffic P., Thorsen B. J., Weiss G., Hujala T., Keary K., Lawrence A., Avdibegović M., Dobšinská Z., Feliciano D., Górriz-Mifsud E., Hoogstra-Klein M., Hrib M., Jarský V., Jodłowski K., Lukmine D., Malovrh Š. P., Nedeljković J., Nonić D., Krajter S., Pukall O. K., Rondeux J., Samara T., Sarvašová Z., Scriban R. E., Šilingienė R., Sinko M., Stojanovska M., Stojanovski V., Stoyanov T., Teder M., Vennesland B., Wilhelmsson E., Wilkes-Allemann J., Živojinović I., Bouriaud L. 2020. Two decades of forest-related legislation changes in European countries analysed from a property rights perspective. Forest Policy and Economics, 115: 102146. IF – 3,673
- Nichiforel L., Keary K., Deuffic F., Weiss G., Thorsen B. J., Winkel G., Avdibegović M., Dobšinská Z., Feliciano D., Gatto P., Mifsud E. G., Hoogstra-Klein M., Hrib M., Hujala T., Jager L., Jarský V., Jodłowski K., Lawrence A., Lukmine D., Malovrh Š. P., Nedeljković J., Nonić D., Ostoić S. K., Pukall K., Rondeux J., Samara T., Sarvašová Z., Scriban R. E., Šilingienė R., Sinko M., Stojanovska M., Stojanovski V., Stoyanov N., Teder M., Vennesland B., Vilkriste L., Wilhelmsson E., Wilkes-Allemann J., Bouriaud L. 2018. How private are Europe’s private forests? A comparative property rights analysis. Land Use Policy, 76: 535–552. IF – 3,573
