Dr. Zsolt Török is a senior researcher at the INCDDD and holds his PhD in Biology from the Bucharest University in Romania. His research and consultancy work is related to biodiversity conservation, ecology of species of conservative interest, stock-assessment in aquatic natural resources (frogs, crayfishes, leeches), environmental impact assessments (onshore wind-farms, quarries, nuclear power plant). He led national research projects (inventory of Romanian wetlands in 1997–2001 period, establishment of Natura 2000 network in Romania in 2003–2006 period, nation-wide monitoring of amphibians and reptiles of Community Interest 2012–2015 period etc.), regional projects (scientific background for monitoring Natura 2000 species and habitats - Danube Parks project), and international projects (on wetlands of international importance, funded by Ramsar Small Fund; on conservation of Meadow Vipers and on providing scientific background for management plan of Macin Mountains National Park, funded by LIFE-Nature program). Zsolt an author of the first national reports on the status of amphibians and reptiles from Romania, submitted in 2013 to the European Commission, according to Art. 17 of the Habitats Directive. He is editor-in-chief of two periodicals (Scientific Annals of the Danube Delta Institute and PETARDA).

Dr. Ion Năvodaru is a senior researcher in the Department of Conservation of Biodiversity and Sustainable Development (Natural Resources and Sustainable Use team) at INCDDD. He has 34 years of experience in inland fisheries research, published one book, 13 book-chapters, 82 scientific papers and more than 100 scientific presentations. He led 15 national research projects, performed an international investigation on sturgeon fisheries in the Lower Danube River and Black sea coast in Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania and the Ukraine (GEF project financed by WB). He was also a lead partner of various EU projects: FP6 (GEM-CON-BIO), FP7 (TESS), and EU COST (INTERCAFE). At present, he is a lead partner for BSB – JOP, Black Sea e-Eye project. Ion worked in research teams as a scientist for 14 international and 11 national projects. He is a member of the Romanian Scientific Advisory Council of Fisheries Sector and of several international professional organisations, such as the European Ichthyologycal Society, Shad Foundation, Eurosturio, European Sustainable Use Group of IUCN, and European Inland Fisheries Advisory Commission of FAO. Ion occasionally reviews scientific manuscripts for journals, such as Fisheries Management and Ecology, Folia Zoologica, Cybium, Journal of Fish Biology, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, and Society and Natural Resources.

Dr. Gabriel Lupu is a senior researcher at INCDDD – Tulcea (Romania) and holds his PhD in Biology from the Ovidius University Constanta in Romania. He is specialised in Biology–Invertebrate Ecology, with 11 years research experience at the Department of Conservation of Biodiversity and Sustainable Development of INCDDD, were he made some improvements in addition to the scientific research in the field of terrestrial macroinvertebrates of the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve. Gabriel has been involved in projects, such as the implementation and the design of the web database of Natura 2000 network in Romania (2004–2012), Corine Land Cover (2006–2007), “Support for the Establishment of the Integrated National Register of Wild Species of Flora and Fauna and Natural Habitats of Community Interest from Romania” (2009–2011), Habit Change (2010–2013) and Monitoring of Natura 2000 Species at National Level in 2015. He is currently involved in “Strengthening the Natura 2000 network” project that implements recommendations of 2012 biogeographical seminar for Romania.

Eugenia Marin is a scientific researcher at INCDDD – Tulcea (Romania). In 2006, she gained her degree in Natural and Agricultural Sciences from the University of Constanta, and in 2008, her Masters degree in Sustainable Management of Geographical Landscapes through Organisation and Regional Development from Bucharest University. She is currently a PhD student. Her area of competence within INCDDD is human geography, socio-economic analyses, public participatory approaches, stakeholder analyses and cultural landscape assessments. She coordinated the national project “Socio-Economic Development Assessment of Local Communities and Promoting Sustainable Economic Activities in the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve” from 2009-2012 and collaborated in several national and international projects funded by FP7 (TESS - Transactional Environmental Support System), by Interreg (Danube Floodrisk – Stakeholder oriented flood risk assessment for the Danube floodplains), by the Dutch programme partners for Water (Room for the River in Cat’s bend, Romania), and by DANUBEPARKS project (Danube’s River Morphology and Revitalization).