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Jelena Nedeljković

Associate Professor
Phone: +381 (11) 3053 938
E-mail: jelena.nedeljkovic@sfb.bg.ac.rs
Cabinet: 1
Consultation: by appointment

Dr. Jelena Nedeljković was born on May 6th, 1984 in Loznica, where she finished elementary school and gymnasium. She completed her studies at the University of Belgrade – Faculty of Forestry in 2008. She finished her doctoral studies at the University of Belgrade – Faculty of Forestry in 2015, with an average grade of 10.00. She defended her doctoral dissertation, entitled “Small and medium enterprises based on non-wood forest products as a development factor of the private forestry sector in Serbia”, in 2015 at the University of Belgrade – Faculty of Forestry (mentor: Prof. Dr. Dragan Nonić).

In 2016, she was elected to the position of assistant professor and in 2021 to the position of associate professor for the scientific field of Forest Policy, Economics and Organization of Forestry and Trade in Forest Products at the Faculty of Forestry in Belgrade.

In the period 2009-2011, Dr. Jelena Nedeljković was awarded the scholarship for doctoral students from the Ministry of Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia. She received the award for support of doctoral students in Europe from the European Forestry Institute (EFI), as well as the FOPER II (Forest Policy & Economics Education & Research in Southeast Europe) scholarship, a program to support mobility of doctoral students.

As part of scientific and professional training, she stayed during 2012 at the BOKU (Universität für Bodenkultur) in Austria, the WSL Institute (Eidg. Forschungsanstalt für Wald, Schnee und Landschaft) in Switzerland and the Mediterranean Regional Office of the European Forest Institute in Spain.

Dr. Jelena Nedeljković is a fellow of the prestigious the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation for post-doctoral researchers in Germany, within the Georg Forster Research Fellowship program. In the period 2016-2017, she stayed at the Albert Ludwigs University in Freiburg, at the Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, with Professor Marc Hanewinkel, with the topic “Climate change adaptation strategies for sustainable forest management”.

As a mentor and committee member, Dr. Jelena Nedeljković participated in the defence of more than 15 final theses (at undergraduate and master studies). Also, she was member of the 2 Commissions for the evaluation of the prepared doctoral dissertation and the public defence of the doctoral dissertation.

So far, she has published over 100 publications and has participated in a number of international scientific conferences, symposia, seminars and trainings in the country and abroad.

As a researcher, she has participated so far in 20 international and national projects.

Dr. Jelena Nedeljković is the author of the practicum intended for students of the University of Belgrade – Faculty of Forestry in the study program “Forestry”:

  • Nedeljković J. (2021): Organization and business administration in forestry – practicum with workbook, electronic source, University of Belgrade – Faculty of Forestry, Belgrade (236)

She is a member of the IUFRO research groups 9.06.00 (Forest Law and Environmental Legislation) and 9.05.03 (Cross-sectoral Policy Impacts on Forests & Environment).

Scientific area

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

Research interests

  • Organisation and business administration in forestry
    • Organisation of public and private forestry sector
    • Organisation of nature conservation
    • Frameworks and support measures in forestry and nature conservation
    • Organization of business processes in forestry
    • Forestry supply chain organisation
  • Management of forest enterprises
  • Entrepreneurship and innovation in forestry
  • 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: Organisation and management of forest enterprises
  • Elective subject: Entrepreneurship in forestry
  • Elective subject: Management of protected areas

Master’s degree studies in English (2022): Forestry and Natural Resources Menagement

Doctoral studies

Accreditation in 2021

  • 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

  • Nedeljković J. (2021): Non-timber Forest Products (NTFPs). In: Leal Filho W., Azul A., Brandli L., Özuyar P., Wall T. (eds) Life on Land. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer Nature Switzerland AG, Cham https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007%2F978-3-319-71065-5_28-1
  • Nedeljković J., Stanišić M. (2020): Forest and Climate Change Governance. In: Leal Filho W., Azeiteiro U., Azul A., Brandli L., Özuyar P., Wall T. (eds) Climate Action. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. (21 p) URL: https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-319-71063-1_69-1
  • Stanišić M., Nedeljković J. (2020): Regulatory framework of forestry for climate change mitigation and adaption. In: Leal Filho W., Azeiteiro U., Azul A., Brandli L., Özuyar P., Wall T. (eds) Climate Action. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. (13 p.) URL: https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-319-71063-1_74-1
  • Nonić M., Nedeljković J., Nonić D., Milovanović J., Šijačić-Nikolić M. (2019): https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-95267-3_8. 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

National monographs

  • 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
  • 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)

International journals (with IF)

  • 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
  • Dobšinská Z., Živojinović I., Nedeljković J., Petrović N., Jarsky V., Oliva J., Šálka J., Sarvašová Z., Weiss G. (2020) Actor power in the restitution processes of forests in three European countries in transition, Forest Policy and Economics 113 (article 102090) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1389934118304969
  • 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  (article 102281) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1389934119304654
  • 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 (145-156) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1389934117301697?via%3Dihub  
  • 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 (535-552)  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264837717305999
  • 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 (18-29) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1389934116302088
  • 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) (423-440) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11842-015-9296-8
  • Teder M., Mizaraitė D., Mizaras S., Nonić D., Nedeljković J., Sarvašová Z.,  Vilkriste L., Zalite Z., Weiss G. (2015): Structural Changes of State Forest Management Organisations in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Serbia and Slovakia since 1990, Baltic Forestry 21 (2) (326-339) https://www.balticforestry.mi.lt/bf/PDF_Articles/2015-21[2]/Baltic%20Forestry%202015%2021(2)%20326_339%20Teder%20et%20al.pdf
  • Nedeljković J., Lovrić M., Nonić D., Stojanovska M., Nedanovska V., Lovrić N., Stojanovski V. (2013): Influence of Policy Instruments on Non-wood Forest Products Commercialization in Croatia, Macedonia and Serbia [Utjecaj političkih instrumenata na poslovanje sa nedrvnim šumskim proizvodima u Hrvatskoj, Makedoniji i Srbiji], Šumarski list 9-10 (473–486) (in Croatian, with summary in English) https://www.sumari.hr/sumlist/pdf/201304730.pdf

National peer-reviewed journals 

  • 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)
  • 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
  • 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., 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Ranković N., Stanišić M., Nedeljković J., Nonić D. (2016): Strategic and legal framework in forestry and related sectors: climate change mitigation in European union and Serbia, Bulletin of the Faculty of Forestry 113 (99-132) DOI: 10.2298/GSF1613099R
  • Nedeljković J., Nonić D., Ranković N., Dragović N. (2014): Non-wood forest products based enterprises’ cooperation and business networking forms in central Serbia [Oblici saradnje i povezivanja preduzeća koja posluju sa nedrvnim šumskim proizvodima u centralnoj Srbiji], Bulletin of the Faculty of Forestry 110 (121-144) DOI: 10.2298/GSF1410121N (in Serbian, with abstract and summary in English)
  • 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)
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