**About the Editors**

#### **Panayiotis Dimitrakopoulos**

Panayiotis G. Dimitrakopoulos is a Professor of Functional Ecology at the Department of Environment of the University of the Aegean, Greece. He is also Honorary Visiting Senior Fellow at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge (2019–2022). He obtained his Ph.D. degree from the University of the Aegean in 2001. His postdoctoral research was carried out at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, and was funded from the European Science Foundation (LINKECOL program). His research focuses on functional plant ecology, community ecology, biodiversity conservation, and conservation policy. He has served as President of the Hellenic Ecological Society (2012-2014) and as a member of the Natura 2000 National Committee (2010-2020). He serves as a member of the editorial board of six journals and referees for more than 50 journals. He has published about 70 papers in scientific journals (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8374-4392).

#### **Nikoleta Jones**

Dr Nikoleta Jones is currently a Principal Research Associate at the Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge. She will be joining Warwick University as an Associate Professor in July 2021. Her expertise lies within the field of environmental policy and governance, with a specific focus on protected areas and climate change. She uses mixed methods with a particular interest in behavioral predictive models incorporating spatial and temporal dimensions. Dr Jones has published over 50 papers in the past 10 years and she is currently leading the project FIDELIO funded by the European Research Council (2019–2024), exploring social impacts and public acceptance for conservation policies. Dr Jones is also a senior fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UK).
