Monica Vasile
Monica Vasile's recent work explores the global history of species recovery and wildlife reintroductions. More broadly, she studies how humans attempt to repair damaged ecosystems through conservation, rewilding, and restoration.
Her research has appeared in Environmental Humanities (2025), Environment and History (2024), Journal of Peasant Studies (2020), and Conservation and Society (2018), among others. She has held fellowships at the Rachel Carson Center in Munich, has been active in international research networks, and previously served as Chair of the Early Career Branch of the European Society for Environmental History.
At the University of Oulu, within the SAFIRE project, she researches the history of ecological restoration in Finland and leads transdisciplinary collaboration that connects scholars, practitioners, and institutions beyond academia.
Research interests
- environmental history
- history of wildlife conservation
- political ecology of forests
- history of ecological restoration
- animal history
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