Dr. habil. Krzysztof Niedziałkowski is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences, a board member of the Climate Crisis Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences, and a vice-chair of the Environmental Sociology Section of the Polish Sociological Society. His research interests include the dynamics of environmental policies, the determinants of environmental conflicts, and the relationships between discourses and institutions regulating the management of natural resources. His work has been published in journals such as Ecology and Society, Ecological Economics, and Environmental Politics. His latest project, conducted as part of the international ForestValue consortium, examines the impact of climate change on forest management.