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Dragan Nonić

Full Professor
Phone: +381 (11) 3053 858
E-mail: dragan.nonic@sfb.bg.ac.rs
Cabinet: 83
Consultation: by appointment

Dr. Dragan Nonić was born in Ćuprija on December 8, 1963, where he finished elementary school and high school (majoring in physics). He completed his studies at the University of Belgrade – Faculty of Forestry in 1987. He defended his master’s thesis in 1994, and his doctoral dissertation entitled “Forestry organization in the process of transition: the relationship between the state forest administration and private forest owners”, in 2004 at the University of Belgrade – Faculty of Forestry.

In 1990, he was elected as an assistant-trainee in the subject of Organization and Business Administration in Forestry at the University of Belgrade – Faculty of Forestry and as an assistant in 1995. He was elected as assistant professor in 2005, associate professor in 2010, and full professor in 2015.

He was engaged as a guest lecturer at the University of Banja Luka – Faculty of Forestry, as well as at the international FOPER I & II master’s studies in the field of Forest Policy and Economics at the forestry faculties of the University of Sarajevo (on the module: Forest policy analysis & evaluation) and Belgrade (modules: Forest Enterprise Management, Small-scale forestry & joint forest management and Forest Products Value Chains & Cluster Management), and he is engaged in doctoral studies at the University of Sarajevo – Faculty of Forestry.

During his undergraduate studies, he was a scholarship holder of the University of Belgrade, and during his postgraduate studies, he was a scholar of the Republic Foundation for the Development of Scientific and Artistic Youth of the Republic of Serbia. During the school year 1995/96 he was a DAAD scholar holder at the Institut für Forstwirtschaftslehre of the Technical University in Munich, Germany. In the period 1998‒2000 he was research fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation at the Institut für Forstökonomie and Institut für Forstpolitik of the University of Freiburg, Germany.

As part of his scientific and professional training, during 2001, he visited the Institut für Forstbenutzung und Forstliche Arbeitswissenschaft of the University of Freiburg, Germany. In 2004, he visited Professur Forstpolitik und Forstökonomie ETH University in Zurich, Switzerland and in 2005 the Institute of Forest, Environmental and Natural Resource Policy at BOKU University in Vienna, Austria. In 2006, he visited the Institute for Forest Policy and Nature Conservation at the University of Göttingen, Germany.

He was a mentor for 5 defended doctoral dissertations, 3 master’s theses and co-mentor for 6 international master’s theses at the University of Belgrade – Faculty of Forestry. He was also a member of the committee for the defence of 2 doctoral theses (at the University of Belgrade – Faculty of Forestry), more than 15 master’s theses (at the University of Skopje – Faculty of Forestry, the University of Sarajevo – Faculty of Forestry and the University of Belgrade-Faculty of Forestry, of which 8 are on international master’s studies in the field of Forest Policy and Economics).

So far, he has published over 200 scientific and professional papers, 20 of which are in journals from the SCI list. He is the co-author of several monographs and studies of international and national importance, as well as the editor of the international Springer encyclopedia “Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals“, for the “Climate Action” edition (2020).

His works have been cited in 1316 publications (source: Google Scholar, December 12th, 2024). He has participated in a number of international and domestic scientific conferences and symposiums.

Dr. Dragan Nonić has, so far, published a textbook and a practicum:

  • Nonić D. (2010): Organization and business administration in forestry, practicum, electronic source, University of Belgrade – Faculty of Forestry, Belgrade (111);
  • Nonić D. (2015): Organization and business in forestry, textbook, electronic source, University of Belgrade – Faculty of Forestry, Belgrade (380).

In addition, Dr. Dragan Nonić ensured the translation and publication of two modern European textbooks for the needs of undergraduate and postgraduate studies (subjects related to entrepreneurship in forestry and company management in forestry):

  • Oesten G., Roeder A. (2001): Management of forest estates in Central Europe, electronic source, Institut für Forstökonomie der Universität Freiburg, https://www.ife.uni-freiburg.de/dateien/pdf-dateien/menadzment-sumskih-gazdinstava-u-srednjoj-evropi.pdf  (364);
  • Schmithüsen F., Kaiser B., Schmidhauser A., Mellinghoff S., Kammerhofer A. W. (2006): Entrepreneurship in forestry and the wood industry – the basics of management and business, Center for publishing activities of the Faculty of Economics in Belgrade, Belgrade (529).

Dr. Dragan Nonić was an editor and co-author of the expert translation in both textbooks.

Dr. Dragan Nonić participated in about 25 international projects, as a national coordinator (EU-Tempus; DAAD-Fornet; Fem2forests-Interreg;), consultant (FAO-TCP & FAO-GCP; World Bank-CEPF), international expert (EU- Phare; World Bank-Indufor), senior researcher (EFI-Prifort; EFI-GOVOR; EFI-NWFPs; ANKLIWA), researcher/participant (COST-FACESMAP; COST-CAPABAL; Fem4Forest-Interreg; IUSDRP; Circle U) or lecturer (EFI-FOPER I & II) and about 10 national projects (of which he was the manager of 2, the project coordinator of 4 and the researcher of 4).

Dr. Dragan Nonić is extremely active in developing international and regional cooperation. He was the organizer of three international conferences in Serbia:

  • Privatization in Forestry, at the Faculty of Forestry in Belgrade, 2002 (in cooperation with the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and the University of Freiburg, Germany)
  • Legal Aspects of European Forest Sustainable Development, in Zlatibor, 2005 (in cooperation with the IUFRO organization and ETH University from Zurich, Switzerland)
  • Sustainable Development and Climate Change: Connecting Research, Education, Policy and Practice, at the Rectorate of the University of Belgrade, 2018 (in cooperation with the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation from Germany, the Humboldt Club of Serbia and the University of Belgrade).

He was a member of IUFRO international research groups 3.08.00 (Small-scale forestry), 9.06.00 (Forest law & environmental legislation) and 9.05.03 (Cross-sectoral policy impacts on forests and environment). In addition, he is a member of the Professional Board for Biotechnical Sciences and the Committee for Sustainable Development of the University of Belgrade.

In the period 2014-2021, he was the head of the Chair of Bioeconomy, Policy, and Governance in Forestry and Nature Conservation (previously, the Chair of Economics and Organization of Forestry), and for many years he has been a member of the Educational and Scientific Council of the University of Belgrade – Faculty of Forestry. From the academic year 2021-2022, he is the head of doctoral studies in the study program “Forestry” and a member of the editorial board of the Bulletin of the Faculty of Forestry.

Scientific area

Forest policy, economics and organization of forestry and forest products trade

Research interests

  • Organisation and business administration in forestry
    • Organisation of forestry and nature conservation
    • Frameworks and support measures in forestry and nature conservation
    • Organization of private forest owners
    • Organization of business processes in forestry
  • Management in the forestry sector
  • Entrepreneurship and innovation in forestry
  • Management of natural resources
  • Forest and nature conservation governance
  • Protected areas’ management
  • Climate change governance

Engaging Teaching

Undergraduate studies (Bachelor)

Accreditation in 2021

  • Compulsory subject: Organisation and business administration in forestry
  • Elective subject: Entrepreneurship and management in forestry
  • Elective subject: Management of natural resources

Accreditation in 2013

  • Compulsory subject: Organisation and business administration in forestry
  • Elective subject: Entrepreneurship and small and medium enterprises in forestry

Master’s degree studies

Accreditation in 2021

  • Compulsory subject: Research methods and techniques in Bioeconomy, policy and governance in forestry and nature protection
  • Compulsory subject: Organisation and management of forest enterprises
  • Elective subject: Entrepreneurship in forestry
  • Elective subject: Organization of protected areas management system

Accreditation in 2013

  • Compulsory subject: Research methods and techniques in Forestry Economics and Organization
  • Compulsory subject: Organisation and management of forest enterprises
  • Elective subject: Entrepreneurship in forestry
  • Elective subject: Management of protected areas

Doctoral studies

Accreditation in 2021

  • Compulsory subject: Techniques of scientific and research work
  • Elective subject: Organization of the forestry and nature conservation sector
  • Elective subject: Forest and nature conservation governance
  • Elective subject: Entrepreneurship and innovations in forestry

Accreditation in 2013

  • Elective subject: Organisation and business administration in forestry
  • Elective subject: Entrepreneurship and project management in forestry
  • Elective subject: Forest governance

Selected papers

Chapters in international monographs

  • Schmithüsen F., Herbst P., Nonić D., Jović D., Stanišić M. (2006): Legal Aspects of European Forest Sustainable Development, Forstwissenschaftliche Beiträge Forstpolitik und Forstökonomie, Nr. 35; ETH, Zürich. (340) http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-9/90000/90600/publications/
  • Glück P., Avdibegović M., Čabaravdić A., Nonić D., Petrović N., Posavec S., Stojanovska M. (2011): Private forest owners in the Western Balkans – Ready for the Formation of Interest Association. European Forest Institute Research Report 25. EFI, Joensuu (230) http://www.efi.int/files/attachments/publications/efi_rr_25_2011.pdf
  • Mendes A., Štefanek B., Feliciano D., Mizaraite D., Nonić D., Kitchoukov E., Nybakk E., Duduman G., Weiss G.., Nichiforel L., Stoyanova M., Mäkinen P., Alves R., Milijić V., Sarvašová Z. (2011). Institutional innovation in European private forestry: the emergence of forest owners’ organizations. In: Weiss, G., Pettenella, D., Ollongvist, P., Slee, B. (Eds.) Innovation in forestry: territorial and value chain approaches. CAB International (68-86) http://www.cabi.org/bookshop/book/9781845936891
  • Nonić D., Petrović N., Medarević M., Glavonjić, P., Nedeljković J., Stevanov M., Orlović S., Rakonjac Lj., Djordjević I., Poduška Z, Nevenić R. (2015): Forest Land Ownership Change in Serbia. COST Action FP1201 – FACESMAP Country Report, European Forest Institute Central-East and South-East European Regional Office, Vienna. (64) http://facesmap.boku.ac.at/index.php/library2/cat_view/94-country-reports?start=20
  • Nonić M., Nedeljković J., Nonić D., Milovanović J., Šijačić-Nikolić M. (2019): Regulatory framework for conservation and sustainable utilization of forest genetic resources in Serbia.Chapter in: Šijačić-Nikolić, M., Milovanović, J., Nonić, M. (eds.): Forests of Southeast Europe under a Changing Climate Conservation of Genetic Resources. Springer International Publishing (87-104) URL: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-95267-3_7
  • Nonić D., Nedeljković J., Nonić M. (2019): Institutional framework for conservation of forest genetic resources in Serbia.Chapter in: Šijačić-Nikolić, M., Milovanović, J., Nonić, M. (eds.): Forests of Southeast Europe under a Changing Climate Conservation of Genetic Resources. Springer International Publishing (105-124) URL: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-95267-3_8
  • Amici A., Beljan K., Coletta A., Corradini G., Danila I.C., Da Re R., Ludvig A., Marčeta D., Nedeljković J., Nichiforel L., Nonić D., Pettenella D., Posavec S., Riedl M., Šišak L., Stojanovska M., Vidale E., Weiss G., Živojinović I. (2020): Economics, marketing and policies of NWFP, Vacik H., Hale M., Spiecker H., Pettenella D., Tomé M. (Eds.), „Non-Wood Forest Products in Europe. Ecology and Management of mushrooms, tree products, understory plants and animal products“, BoD, Norderstedt. (125-209)
  • Nonić D.[Ed.] (2020): Climate Action. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, Springer, Cham. (section editor) URL: https://link.springer.com/referencework/10.1007%2F978-3-319-71063-1 https://meteor.springer.com/project/dashboard.jsf?id=703&tab=About&mode=ReadPage&entity=503

International journals (with IF)

  • Glück P., Avdibegović M., Čabaravdić A., Nonić D., Petrović N., Posavec S., Stojanovska M. (2010): The preconditions for the formation of private forest owners’ interest associations in the Western Balkan Region. Forest Policy and Economics Volume 12, Issue 4, Elsevier, Amsterdam (250-263) http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S138993411000016X
  • Nonić D., Bliss J., Milijić V., Petrović N., Avdibegović M., Mataruga M. (2011). Challenges of Organizing Private Forest Owners in Serbia. Small-scale forestry Vol. 10, Number 4, Springer (435-455) http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11842-011-9160-4
  • Pezdevšek Malovrh Š., Nonić D., Glavonjić P., Nedeljković J., Avdibegović M., Krč J. (2015): Private Forest Owner Typologies in Slovenia and Serbia: Targeting Private Forest Owner Groups for Policy Implementation, Small-scale Forestry 14 (4), Springer (423-440) http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11842-015-9296-8
  • Pezdevšek Malovrh Š., Kumer P., Glavonjić P., Nonić D., Nedeljković J., Kisin B., Avdibegović M. (2017): Different Organizational Models of Private Forest Owners as a Possibility to Increase Wood Mobilization in Slovenia and Serbia, Croatian Journal of Forest Engineering 38(1), Forestry Faculty of Zagreb University, Croatian Chamber of Forestry and Wood Technology Engineers, „Croatian forests“ Ltd., Zagreb. (127-140) http://www.crojfe.com/archive/volume-38-no.1/different-organizational-models-of-private-forest-owners-as-a-possibility-to-increase-wood-mobilization-in-slovenia-and-serbia/
  • Živojinović I., Nedeljković J., Stojanovski V., Japelj A., Nonić D., Weiss G., Ludvig A. (2017): Non-timber forest products in transition economies: Innovation cases in selected SEE countries,Forest Policy and Economics 81, Elsevier B.V., Amsterdam. (18-29) http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1389934116302088
  • Nichiforel L., Keary K., Deuffic P., Weiss G., Jellesmark Thorsen B., Winkel G., Avdibegović M., Dobšinská Z., Feliciano D., Gatto P., Gorriz Mifsud E., Hoogstra-Klein M., Hrib M., Hujala T., Jager L., Jarský V., Jodłowski K., Lawrence A., Lukmine D., Pezdevšek Malovrh Š., Nedeljković J., Nonić D., Krajter S., Pukall K., Rondeux J., Samara T., Sarvašová Z., Scriban R.E., Šilingienė R., Sinko M., Stojanovska M., Stojanovski V., Stoyanov N., Teder M., Vennesland B., Vilkriste L., Wilhelmsson E., Wilkes-Allemann J., Bouriaud L. (2018): How private are Europe’s private forests? A comparative property rights analysis,Land Use Policy 76, Elsevier B.V., Amsterdam. (535-552) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264837717305999
  • Kajanus M., Leban V., Glavonjić P., Krc J., Nedeljkovic J., Nonic D., Nybakk E., Posavec S., Riedl M., Teder M., Wilhelmsson E., Zālīte Z., Eskelinen T. (2019): What can we learn from business models in the European forest sector: Exploring business models design propositions,Forest policy and economics 99, Elsevier B.V., Amsterdam. (145-156) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1389934117301697?via%3Dihub
  • Nichiforel L., Deuffic P., Thorsen B.J., Weiss G., Hujala T., Keary K., Lawrence A., Avdibegovic M., Dobsinska Z., Feliciano D., Gorriz-Mifsud E., Hoogstra M., Hrib M., Jarský V., Jodlowski K., Lukmine D., Pezdevsek Malovrh S., Nedeljkovic J., Nonić D.,Krajter Ostoić S., Pukall K., Rondeux J., Samara T., Sarvasova Z., Scriban R.E., Silingiene R., Sinko M., Stojanovska M., Stojanovski V., Nickolov Stoyanov T., Teder M., Vennesland B., Wilhelmsson E., Wilkes-Allemann J., Zivojinovic I., Bouriaud L. (2020): Two decades of forest-related legislation changes in European countries analysed from a property rights perspective, Forest Policy and Economics 115, Elsevier B.V., Amsterdam.  (article 102146) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S138993411930526X
  • Poduška Z., Nedeljkovic J., Nonic D.,Ratknić T., Ratknić M., Živojinović I. (2020): Intrapreneurial climate as a momentum for fostering employee innovativeness in state forest enterprises, Forest Policy and Economics 119, Elsevier B.V., Amsterdam. (article 102281) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1389934119304654
  • Stanišić M., Lovrić M., Nedeljković J., Nonić D., Pezdevšek Malovrh Š. (2021): Climate Change Governance in Forestry and Nature Conservation in Selected Forest Regions in Serbia: Stakeholders Classification and Collaboration, Forests 12(6), MDPI AG, Basel (709) https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/6/709

National monographs

  • Šašić M., Nonić D. (1992):  Forestry organization. “Forestry and wood processing in Serbia throughout the centuries” [Organizacija šumarstva. „Šumarstvo i prerada drveta u Srbiji kroz vekove“], UŠITS, Beograd. (140-158)
  • Ranković N., Nonić D., Nedeljković J., Marinković M., Glavonjić P. (2012): Small and medium enterprises in the Timok forest area – system of support measures and model of organization [Mala i srednja preduzeća u Timočkom šumskom području – sistem mera podrške i model organizovanja], University of Belgrade-Faculty of Forestry, Belgrade. (270) ISBN 9788672990768 (in Serbian, with extended summary in English)
  • Nedelјković J., Nonić D., Stanišić M., Ranković N. (2020): Measures for climate change governance in forestry and nature conservation, In: Zlatić M. (ed.) “Socio-economic aspects of climate change”, [Mere za upravlјanje klimatskim promenama u šumarstvu i zaštiti prirode, U: Zlatić M. (ured.) „Socio ekonomski aspekti klimatskih promena“], University of Belgrade-Faculty of Forestry, Belgrade.. (347-370) ISBN: 978-86-7299-290-8
  • Nonić D., Nedelјković J., Stanišić M., Ranković N. (2020): Institutional frameworks for climate change governance in forestry and nature conservation, In: Zlatić M. (ed.) “Socio-economic aspects of climate change [Institucionalni okviri za upravlјanje klimatskim promenama u šumarstvu i zaštiti prirode, U: Zlatić M. (ured.) „Socio ekonomski aspekti klimatskih promena“], University of Belgrade-Faculty of Forestry, Belgrade..  (313-346) ISBN: 978-86-7299-290-8
  • Nonić D., Ranković N., Nedelјković J., Stanišić M. (2020): Regualtory frameworks for climate change governance in forestry and nature conservation, In: Zlatić M. (ed.) “Socio-economic aspects of climate change [Regulatorni okviri za upravlјanje klimatskim promenama u šumarstvu i zaštiti prirode, U: Zlatić M. (ured.) „Socio ekonomski aspekti klimatskih promena“], University of Belgrade-Faculty of Forestry, Belgrade. (283-312) ISBN: 978-86-7299-290-8
  • Ranković N., Nonić D., Nedelјković J., Stanišić M. (2020): The influence of selected climatic elements and their changes on the use of some non-wood forest products and services, In: Zlatić M. (ed.) “Socio-economic aspects of climate change [Uticaj odabranih klimatskih elemenata i njihovih promena na obim korišćenja nekih nedrvnih šumskih proizvoda i usluga, U: Zlatić M. (ured.) „Socio ekonomski aspekti klimatskih promena“], University of Belgrade-Faculty of Forestry, Belgrade. (371-391) ISBN: 978-86-7299-290-8
  • Ranković N., Stanišić M., Nonić D., Nedelјković J. (2020): Extent of damages from natural disasters in forests – trends, causes, trend forecast, ranking and mapping, In: Zlatić M. (ed.) “Socio-economic aspects of climate change, [Obim šteta od prirodnih nepogoda u šumama – trendovi, uzroci, prognoza kretanja, rangiranje i mapiranje, U: Zlatić M. (ured.) „Socio ekonomski aspekti klimatskih promena“], University of Belgrade-Faculty of Forestry, Belgrade.. (347-370) ISBN: 978-86-7299-290-8

National peer-reviewed journals 

  • Nonić D., Avdibegović M., Nedeljković J., Radosavljević A., Ranković N. (2014): Sustainable governance in forestry and nature protection [Održivo upravljanje u šumarstvu i zaštiti prirode], Bulletin of the Faculty of Forestry, Special edition on the occasion of the conference: Forests of Serbia and Sustainable Development (113-140) DOI: 10.2298/GSF14S1113N (in Serbian, with abstract and summary in English)
  • Nonić D., Stanišić M., Nedeljković J., Ranković N. (2017): Cooperation in the climate change mitigation in forestry and nature protection at different levels of governance, Bulletin of the Faculty of Forestry 116 (99-140) https://doi.org/10.2298/GSF1716099N
  • Nonić D., Nedeljković J., Mihajlović D., Ranković N., Glavonjić B. (2018): Organisation of procurement in wood supply chain: improvement of possibilities in the South Morava forest area, Bulletin of the Faculty of Forestry 117 (97-118) https://doi.org/10.2298/GSF1817097N
  • Nedeljković J., Nonić D., Prvulović M., Ranković N. (2019): Possibilities of improving cooperation of managers and stakeholders in the national parks Đerdap and Kopaonik, Bulletin of the Faculty of Forestry 119 (105-144) https://doi.org/10.2298/GSF1919105N
  • Vasić I., Ranković N., Nedelјković J., Nonić D. (2020): Protected areas management in public enterprise „Vojvodinašume“: sources and areas of subsidies’ use, Bulletin of the Faculty of Forestry 122 (125-156) https://doi.org/10.2298/GSF2022125V
  • Nedelјković J., Poduška Z., Krgović D., Nonić D. (2021): Cooperation and business networking of small and medium enterprises in forestry and wood industry in Južnokučajsko forest region, Bulletin of the Faculty of Forestry 123 (111-144) https://doi.org/10.2298/GSF2123111N
  • Nedeljković J., Poduška Z., Krgović D., Nonić D. (2022): Critical success factors of small and medium enterprises in forestry and wood industry in the Južnokučajsko forest region. Agriculture and Forestry Vol. 68, Issue 1, Biotechnical Faculty of the University of Montenegro, Podgorica (71-93). http://www.agricultforest.ac.me/paper.php?id=3095
  • Nonić D., Nedeljković J., Radaković N., Šumarac P., Tomić M. (2023): National parks’ management models in Serbia and selected countries of the region: comparative analysis and improvement possibilities, Bulletin of the Faculty of Forestry special issue (45-58)  https://doi.org/10.2298/GSF23S1045N (in Serbian, with abstract and summary in English)
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Books

Nonić D. (2015): Organization and business administration in forestry – textbook, electronic resource, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Forestry, Belgrade. (398)

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