Address: Bulgaria, Sofia 1997, 10 Kliment Ohridski Blvd, University of Forestry, Faculty of Forestry, Department of Forest Management
The Department of Forest Management is situated in building A, 3th floor, University of Forestry. The Department has 4 specialized teaching laboratories - № 306, № 310, № 506 and № 515, tel.: + 359 2 91907*381

Head of Department of Forest Management - Prof. PhD Eng. Mariya Tzankova Asenova

Office Manager is  -  A, 3th floor, laboratory 306, University of Forestry, tel.: + 359 2 91907*381

History:
The Department of Forest Management was established in 1927 by Prof. Temelko Ivanchev, who became its first head.
During the period 1927-1974 the following professors have been working in the Department: Acad. Petko Petkov, Prof. Iliya Mihailov, Prof. Atanas Ganchev, Prof. Hristo Sirakov, Prof. Alexander Iliev, Prof. Ivan Mihov, Prof. Evgeni Dimitrov.
On 01.02.1974 the Department was merged with the Department of Geodesy. Other former members of the Department are Prof. Yurdan Duhovnikov, Prof. Mikhail Venedikov, Prof. Sava Ribarov, Prof. Yosif Zhelyazkov, Assoc. Prof. George Dimitrov and Assist. Prof. Hristo Chemshirov, PhD.

Heads of Department:
Prof. Temelko Ivanchev - from 1927 to 1949
Acad. Petko Petkov - from 1949 to 1964
Prof. Yurdan Duhovnikov - from 1964 to 1971
Prof. Alexander Iliev - from 1971 to 1984
Prof. Ivan Mihov - from 1984 to 1993
Prof. Evgeni Dimitrov (acting) - from 1993 to 1994
Prof. Youlin Tepeliev (acting) - from 1994 to 1995
Prof. Ivan Mihov - from 1995 to 1999
Prof. Kiril Bogdanov (acting) - from 2004 to 2005
Prof. Youlin Tepeliev - from 2005 to 2016
Assoc. Prof. Yavor Poryazov - from 2016 to 2020
Prof. Youlin Tepeliev - from 2020 то 2022
Since July 2022 Head of the Department is Prof. Maria Asenova, Ph

Lectors worked in the Department of Forest Management:
Acad. Petko Dimitrov Petkov - from 1945 to 1964
Prof. Temelko Stoimenov Ivanchev - from 1927 to 1949
Prof. Iliya Simeonov Mihailov - from 1933 to 1946
Prof. Atanas Ganchev Atanasov - from 1944 to 1948
Prof. Hristo Todorov Sirakov - from 1948 to 1952
Prof. Alexander Ivanov Iliev - from 1949 to 1986
Prof. Yurdan Hristov Duhovnikov - from 1946 to 1978
Prof. Mikhail Ivanov Venedikov - from 1933 to 1973
Prof. Sava Todorov Ribarov - from 1950 to 1989
Prof. Yosif Jordanov Zhelyazkov - from 1950 to 1990
Prof. Ivan Vasilev Mihov - from 1971 to 2010
Prof. Evgeni Todorov Dimitrov - from 1967 to 2008
Prof. Kiril Martinov Bogdanov - from 1976 to 2018
George Dimitrov Ivanov - from 1952 to 1989
Assoc. Prof. George Jekov Georgiev - from 2004 to 2011
Assoc. Prof. Veneta Ivanova Kotseva - from 1995 to 2018
Assist. Prof. Hristo Slaveykov Chemshirov - from 1977 to 1995
Assist. Prof. Peyo Nachev Peev - from 1955 to 1965

Currently, there are eight full-time lecturers in the Department of Forest Management - one professor, three associate professors and three assistant professors.

Present academic staff of the Department of Forest Management:

Prof. Maria Tzankova Asenova - from 1989
Prof. Youlin Nikolov Tepeliev, PhD - from 1988
Assoc. Prof. Ilko Antov Dobrichov, PhD - from 1988
Assoc. Prof. Radka Georgieva Koleva, PhD - from 1994
Chief Assist. Prof. Toma Ivanov Tonchev, PhD - from 1999
Chief Assist. Prof. Yordan Georgiev Ivanov, PhD – from 2016
Chief Assist. Prof. Milena Veselinova Danailova, PhD – from 2021
Assist. Prof. Eng. Stanimira Stoyanova Stoyanova – from 2022

Responsible of quality: Assoc. Prof. PhD Maria Tsankova Asenova – building "A", floor 3, room No 329, tel. 91907/375

Members of the Department lead the courses in 14 subjects for three faculties in the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degree.

Leading professors in the department are:

1. Prof. Maria Tsankova Asenova, PhD - Photogrammetry and remote sensing, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), GIS and Remote sensing, Specialized applications of GIS, Geodesy and vertical planning.
2. Assoc. Prof. Ilko Dobrichov, PhD - Forest mensuration, Forest management, Fundamentals of forest management and forest mensuration, Evaluation of forests territories.
3. Assoc. Prof. Radka Georgieva Koleva, PhD - Geodesy, Photogrammetry and remote sensing, Geoinformation technologies;
4. Assoc. Prof. Toma Ivanov Tonchev, PhD - Forest management; Forest mensuration; Forest growth and yield.
5. Assist. Prof. Yordan Georgiev Ivanov – Forest mensuration; Forest management;
6. As. Milena Danailova - Geodesy, Photogrammetry and remote sensing, Geodesy and vertical planning
7. As. Stanimira Stoyanova - Geodesy, Photogrammetry and remote sensing, Geodesy and vertical planning

The main areas of the research in the Department are:

• Forest mensuration;
• Forest management;
• Forest growth and yield;
• Evaluation of forests territories;
• Geodesy;
• Geodesy and vertical planning;
• Photogrammetry and remote sensing;
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS).