PhD in Forest Science and Economics, University of Joensuu, Finland (2000-2004)

Master Degree of Science in Forestry. Major in Forest Planning and Economics. Faculty of Forestry, University of Joensuu, Finland (1998-1999)

Master Degree in Forestry Engineering specializing in Environmental Sciences. University of Lleida, Spain -ETSEA- (1996-1998)

Agricultural Engineering (Bachelor Degree). Specializing in Landscape Management. Polytechnic University of Catalonia -ESAB- (1992– 1996)

Director of CTFC (December 2016 - ). Continuous growth in annual budget, coordination of international and national-level research projects, technology transfer to public and private actors, and research publications in peer reviewed journals. In the period 2017-2024 annual budget has increased from 4.6 to 14 M euros, staff has grown from 89 to 190, and an initial financial debt of 4.5 M euros was totally paid back. During these years, CTFC has become a center of reference in the Mediterranean and Southern European context, by establishing a hub of excellence in research, innovation and technology transfer towards society and conducting relevant science for sustainable forest management, biodiversity, and the circular bioeconomy. Besides CTFC direction, Antoni is coordinating the FIRE-RES project, the largest R&I project in Europe on the mitigation of extreme wildfire events by the promotion of resilient landscapes and the bioeconomy, and has been a key catalyzer for the development, adoption and implementation of the 2030 Circular Bioeconomy Strategy in Catalonia. Another relevant activity has been representing the institution in prime time media as an expert in forests, bioeconomy and climate change (e.g. Més 324). Organizing and participating in various international workshops on the bioeconomy (e.g. in the European Parliament). Author of 32 peer-reviewed scientific publications and responsible of various technology transfer actions linked to the bioeconomy and forest management.

Government of Catalonia, Department of Agriculture, General director of natural resources and biodiversity (2013 – 2016).  Development of various measures for promoting the bioeconomy concept in the Catalan forest sector, for example: (1) Strategy for the energy use of forest biomass; (2) New management and mobilization model for the public forests in Catalonia (the amount of sustainably managed area increased 90% in the period 2013-2015); (3) New regulation for using local timber in the construction and rehabilitation of public buildings

Previously:

Research, technology transfer and applied projects in forest management and the environment in general.

ETH Zurich, Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems, Chair of Forest Ecology (September 2009 – February 2013). Research Assistant position in the frame of the MOTIVE project (FP7; Models for Adaptive management http://motive-project.net/), focused on developing models and strategies to adapt forest management to climate change.

Foreco Technologies, SL., (November 2004 - September 2009). Consulting company specializing on forest management planning and the management of environmental resources in general. Promotion and development of various projects at the national and international levels (support to public administration, universities, European projects)

CTFC, Forest Sciences Centre of Catalonia (June 1999 - November 2004). Coordination of the Mediterranean Regional Project Centre of the European Forest Institute

Kutchartt, E., González-Olabarria, J.R., Trasobares, A., Aquilué, N., Guerra-Hernández, J., Nunes, L., Sequeira, A.C., Botequim, B., Hauglin, M., Palaiologou, P., Cardil, A., Rogai, M., Vassilev, V., Pimont, F., Martin-Ducup, O., & Pirotti, F. (2024). Satellite-based mapping of canopy fuels at the pan-European scale. Geo-Spatial Information Science. https://doi.org/10.1080/10095020.2024.2429376

Plana, E., Serra, M., Smeenk, A., Regos, A., Berchtold, C., Huertas, M., Fuentes, L., Trasobares, A., Vinders, J.N., Colaço, C., & Bonet, J.A. (2024). Framing Coherence Across EU Policies Towards Integrated Wildfire Risk Management and Nature-Based Solutions. Fire, 7(11), 415. https://doi.org/10.3390/fire7110415

Kutchartt, E., González-Olabarria, J.R., Aquilué, N., Trasobares, A., & Pirotti, F. (2024). Estimating canopy fuels across Europe with satellite data and allometric equations. ISPRS Archives, XLVIII-3-2024. https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-3-2024-279-2024

Pukkala, T., Aquilué, N., Kutchartt, E., & Trasobares, A. (2024). A hybrid method for delineating homogeneous forest segments from LiDAR data in Catalonia (Spain). European Journal of Remote Sensing, 57(1), 2425337. https://doi.org/10.1080/22797254.2024.2425337

Kutchartt , E., González-Olabarria, J.R., Aquilué, N., Garcia-Gonzalo, J., Trasobares, A., Botequim, B., Hauglin, M., Palaiologou, P., Vassilev, V., Cardil, A., Navarrete, M.A., Orazio, C., & Pirotti, F. (2024). Pan-European fuel map server: An open-geodata portal for supporting fire risk assessment. Geomatica, 76(2), 100036. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomat.2024.100036

Pukkala, T., Aquilué, N., Just, A., Corbera, J. & Trasobares, A. (2024). Developing kNN forest data imputation for Catalonia. Journal of Forestry Research, 35(80). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11676-024-01735-5

Kutchartt E, González-Olabarria JR, Trasobares A, de-Miguel S, Cardil A, Botequim B, Vassilev V, Palaiologou P, Rogai M, Pirotti F (2023). FIRE-RES Geo-Catch: a mobile application to support reliable fuel mapping at a pan-European scale. iForest 16: 268-273. - doi: 10.3832/ifor4376-016 

Górriz-Mifsud E, Ameztegui A, González JR, Trasobares, A. 2022. Climate-smart forestry case study: Spain. In: Hetemäki et al (Eds) Forest Bioeconomy and Climate Change. Elsevier.

Trasobares, A.; Mola-Yudego, B.; Aquilué, N.; González-Olabarria, J.-R.; Garcia-Gonzalo, J.; García-Valdés, R.; De Cáceres, M. (2022). Nationwide climate-sensitive models for stand dynamics and forest scenario simulation, Forest Ecology and Management https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119909.

Palahí M. & Valbuena R. (shared first authorship), Senf C., Acil N., Pugh T.A.M., Sadler J., Seidl R., Potapov P., Gardiner B., Hetemäki L., Chirici G., Francini S., Hlásny T., Lerink B.J.W., Olsson H., González-Olabarria J.R., Ascoli D., Asikainen A., Bauhus J., Berndes G., Donis J., Fridman J., Hanewinkel M., Jactel H., Lindner M., Marchetti M., Marušák R., Sheil D., Tomé M., Trasobares A., Verkerk P.J., Korhonen M. & Nabuurs G.J. Concerns about reported harvests in European forests. Nature 592, E15–E17 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03292-x

Selkimäki, M., González-Olabarria, J.R., Trasobares, A., Pukkala, T. Trade-offs between economic profitability, erosion risk mitigation and biodiversity in the management of uneven-aged Abies alba Mill. stands. Annals of Forest Science 77, 12 (2020). 

Kauppi, P., Hanewinkel, M., Lundmark, L., Nabuurs, GJ., Peltola, H., Trasobares, A. and Hetemäki, L. 2018. Climate Smart Forestry in Europe. European Forest Institute.

Nabuurs, Gert-Jan, Verkerk, Pieter Johannes,  Schelhaas, Mart-Jan, González Olabarria, J.R., Trasobares, A. and Cienciala, Emil. 2018. Climate-Smart Forestry: mitigation impacts in three European regions. From Science to Policy 6. European Forest Institute.

Hetemäki, L., Hanewinkel, M., Muys, B., Ollikainen, M., Palahí, M. and Trasobares, A. 2017. Leading the way to a European circular bioeconomy strategy. From Science to Policy 5. European Forest Institute.

Trasobares, A., Zingg, A., Walthert, L., Bigler, C. 2016. A climate sensitive empirical growth and yield model for forest management planning of even-aged beech stands. Eur J Forest Res 135:263-282. DOI 10.1007/s10342-015-0934-7.

Vilà M, Carrillo-Gavilán A, Vayreda, J, Bugmann H, Fridman J, Grodzki W, Haase J, Kunstler G, Schelhaas M, Trasobares, A (2013). Disentangling Biodiversity and Climatic Determinants of Wood Production. PLoS ONE 8(2): e53530. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0053530.

González, J.R., Palahí, M., Trasobares, A., Pukkala, T. (2006). A fire probability model for forest stands in Catalonia. Annals of Forest Science 63: 169-176.

Trasobares A., Tomé M., Miina J. 2004. Growth and yield model for Pinus halepensis Mill. in Catalonia, north-east Spain. Forest Ecology and Management 203 (1-3): 49-62.

Trasobares A. and Pukkala, T. 2004. Optimising the management of uneven-aged Pinus sylvestris L. and Pinus nigra Arn. mixed stands in Catalonia, north-east Spain. Annals of Forest Science 61 (8), 747-758.s