Kristi Bego is a doctoral student at the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB). In his thesis, Kristi analyses the spatial patterns in species and functional diversity of amphibians in the Western Balkan region.


Career
  • 2024-present - Doctoral student at IGB, funded by the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD)
  • 2022-2023 - Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt-MOE Fellowship Program (Guest Researcher)
  • 2020-2022 - University of Tirana, Facculty of History and Philology(Lecturer)
  • 2019-2022 - Prime Ministry of Albania, Directory of Government Services (Specialist for Park Management and Event Organization)

Reviewer activities
  • Journal referee: International Journal of Geographical Information Systems, Ecological Modelling, Plant Ecology and Diversity, International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services & Management, Land Use Policy

Interests
  • Biodiversity Conservation
  • Ecosystem services
  • Conservation planning
  • Geo-informatics
Education
  • MSc in Environmental Biology

    University of Tirana, Facculty of Natural Sciences, 2016-2018

  • BSc in Biology, 2013-2016

    University of Tirana, Facculty of Natural Sciences