Carmen Lenuța Trică, Professor, Ph.D., is a graduate of the Faculty of Agrifood and Environmental Economics from the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania. She teaches courses: Sustainable Development, Circular Management of Resources, Environmental Governance, Environmental Economics, Ecological impact assessment. The topic of the doctoral thesis was “Economic tools in the sustainable management of water resources” and, in 2023, she defended the habilitation thesis with the theme “Contributions regarding the evaluation of the impact of the circular economy on sustainable development in the context of global risks”. In the 25 years of research activity, she was involved, as a team member or director, in 32 research projects related to the circular economy, waste management, sustainable development.