Jean-François Bissonnette is an associate professor in the Department of Geography at Université Laval and director of graduate programs in agroforestry at the Faculty of Forestry, Geography and Geomatics. His work focuses primarily on the analysis of territorial governance. Social perceptions of natural resource management and participatory processes in territorial planning are at the heart of his interests. His research particularly addresses forest governance in the context of climate change and the socio-political issues of conservation and ecological restoration.