Dr. Pierfrancesco Biasetti

Scientist

Department of Reproduction Management

E-Mail: biasetti@izw-berlin.de

Short curriculum vitae

  • Master's degree in Philosophy (Pisa University, 2008).
  • PhD in Theoretical and Practical Philosophy (Padua University, 2012).
  • Post-doc fellow (Padua University, 2013-2015).
  • Member of Padua University Ethics Laboratory for Veterinary Medicine, Conservation, and Animal Welfare (since 2015)
  • National Academic Qualification as Associate Professor in Moral Philosophy (MIUR, 2018)
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Projects
Research interests
  • Ethical Review processes of conservation projects
  • Conservation ethics conflicts analysis, values clarification, ethical assessment
  • Ethical grounds for conservation interventions
  • Ethical and theoretical aspects in conservation of biodiversity
Selected publications

Biasetti P. Conservation ethics. The challenges of preserving nature. London: Routledge 2026. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781032700212

Biasetti P, Hildebrand TB, Seet S, Stejskal J, Giardullo P, Göritz F, Holtze S, Galli C, Šťastný M, de Mori B. Perceptions of assisted reproductive technologies in wildlife conservation: Public expectations and ethical implications across three EU countries. «PLoS ONE», 21(2), e0342094, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0342094

Biasetti P, de Mori B. Ethical and regulation aspects relevant to the study of reproduction in wild species. In: Comizzoli P, Brown J, Holt WV (eds.), «Reproductive Sciences in Animal Conservation». Cham: Springer, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-87707-0_4

Biasetti P, Hildebrandt TB, Göritz F, Holtze S, Stejskal J, Galli C, Čižmár D, Simone R, Seet S, de Mori B. Ethics at the Edge of Extinction: Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) in the Conservation of the Northern White Rhino. «Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics» 38, 7, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10806-024-09943-z

Biasetti P, Mercugliano E, Schrade L, Spiriti MM, Göritz F, Holtze S, Seet S, Galli C, Stejskal J, Colleoni S, Čižmár D, Simone R, Hildebrandt TB, de Mori B. Ethical assessment of genome resource banking (GRB) in wildlife conservation. «Cryobiology» 117, 104956, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cryobiol.2024.104956

Biasetti P, Hildebrandt TB, Göritz F, Hermes R, Holtze S, Stejskal J, Galli C, Pollastri I, Muzzo A, Lekolool I, Ndereeh D, Omondi P, Kariuki L, Mijele D, Mutisya S, Ngulu S, de Mori B. Application of decision tools to ethical analysis in biodiversity conservation. «Conservation Biology», 37 (2), e14029, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.14029