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Speaker: E.J. Milner-Gulland
University of Oxford, U.K.
In 2020, governments will hopefully agree upon a new vision for nature and people that tackles the linked sustainability challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss and human development in an integrated way. But how can high-level aspirations be translated into real, and timely, change on the ground, where complex ecological and social processes intertwine to constrain and derail the change needed for sustainability? Using examples from her work in conservation, Milner-Gulland explores how we could put more effective institutions and incentives in place, so that individual behavior and the decisions of companies and governments are more aligned with both ecological sustainability and improving human well-being.
E.J. Milner-Gulland is a professor of biodiversity at Oxford University. Her research team undertakes projects on five continents, both marine and terrestrial, including developing and applying methods for understanding, predicting, and influencing human behavior in the context of local resource use in developing countries, and working with businesses to improve their environmental and social sustainability.
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