about IABEP
IABEP is an organization dedicated to advancing the field of biomonitoring
The International Association for Biomonitoring of Environmental Pollution (IABEP) fosters collaboration among scientists, policymakers, and practitioners worldwide to promote the use of biomonitoring techniques for monitoring environmental pollutants. IABEP provides a platform for sharing research findings, developing standardized protocols, and advocating for the integration of biomonitoring into environmental management and policy-making processes.
Our mission is to promote worldwide the use of biomonitoring techniques, and to stimulate communication and discussion among those interested in biomonitoring of pollution by organizing conferences, workshops, field visits and awards.
Council members
Simonetta Giordano, President
Simonetta Giordano is Full Professor of Botany at the University Federico II of Naples. Her research mainly focuses on: anatomy, histology and cytology of bryophytes; up-take, accumulation and effects of inorganic and organic pollutants in cryptogams and vascular plants, including application in phytoremediation; and development and testing of novel methods for the biomonitoring of airborne pollutants.
Elisa Pellegrini, Treasurer
Elisa Pellegrini is an Associate Professor at the University of Pisa. Her research has focused on the assessment of the ozone risk in agricultural plants, the biosynthesis of natural products in medicinal plants exposed to ozone, differential responses of vascular plants and lichens to oxidative stress, innovative applications of biomonitoring of air pollutants, and experimental approaches for plant pathology in the urban environment.
Mira Aničić Urošević, Counselor
Mira Aničić Urošević is a Principal Research Fellow in the Environmental Physics Laboratory, Institute of Physics Belgrade. Her research interest is multidisciplinary tackling biology, chemistry, and physics in the area of environmental pollution. She has experience in the research of (bio)monitoring of pollutants (particles, potentially toxic elements, organic compounds, microplastics) in the environment.
Pedro Pinho, Counselor
Pedro Pinho is Assistant Researcher at the Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, at the Universidade de Lisboa. He works on the effect of environmental changes on ecosystem functioning and provision of services, measuring vegetation functional groups, remote sensing, and ecological indicators. His current work focuses on urban ecology, environmental pollution and climate change topics.
Julian Aherne, Counselor
Julian Aherne is an Associate Professor at Trent University. His research has primarily focused on the impacts of air pollution on natural ecosystems, including determination of critical loads, and biomonitoring to support the UNECE Air Convention and Canada-US Air Quality Agreement. More recently his research has expanded to include environmental microplastics.
Become a member
Join us at IABEP in promoting the use of biomonitoring techniques by becoming a member.
As a member of IABEP you are requested to share the aims of the Society, accept the Statute, and pay the membership fee established by the Council.
Signatories 2023
