Valentino Marini Govigli holds a PhD in Forest and Cultural Ecology, an MRes in Ecology and Environmental Management, and a BAE in Economics. His expertise spans the socioeconomics of agroforestry goods and services, forest and agricultural policy evaluation, consumer behaviour and stakeholder preference analysis, intangible ecosystem services assessment, social innovation brokerage, and multi-actor engagement processes. He has over ten years of experience in applied agroforestry research.