is an expert in biodiversity conservation and nature restoration. From 1997 to 2011 he was a researcher at the Museum and  Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, where  his work encompassed avian synurbisation, the fragmentation of  forest habitats, and the ecology of cavity-nesting birds. Between  2009 and 2020 he worked at the General Directorate for Environmental Protection. His responsibilities included Head of the Conservation Planning Division, with responsibility for Natura 2000  sites, nature-conservation planning, and nature reserves. From  2020 to 2024 he headed the Nature Conservation Department  at the Ministry of Climate and Environment. Since 2024 he has  served as an adviser at the Ministry, working on Poland’s National  Restoration Plan and the implementation of the targets set by  the EU Nature Restoration Regulation.