Associate Professor
Seoul National University, Republic of Korea
Prof. Yohan Lee has been conducting research in various fields such as forest economic modeling, international forest cooperation, and REDD+. Prof. Lee received a M.S. in applied economics, and Ph. D. in forest resources from Oregon State University, USA, and completed his Ph.D. dissertation about wildfire suppression and prevention policy in 2013. While he worked at Korea Rural Economic Institute from 2013 to 2014, he conducted various research topics on the issues of domestic forest policy including inter-Korean forest cooperation. Then, from 2014 to Agu., 2022, he was experienced in the education and research of international forest cooperation and sustainable development in developing countries at Yeungnam University. Currently, he is working as an associate professor at Seoul National University. Also, Prof. Lee actively participated in research works with a concentration on developing an ESG model in the field of forestry for private companies and enhancing the capability of implementing REDD+ projects. He plans to extend his research area by taking the role of forestry in the transition toward a society of carbon neutrality into account.