Ruth DeFries

Super late with this update, but a PhD chapter of mine on rural livelihoods of #forest dependent populations in central #India is out in @IOPenvironment with @ruthdefries @ClimateChirper @HariniNagendra @environmondal @jitendra_iitb @jurpelai iopscience.iop.org/article/10.108… #migration

Networks like the #NCCI need long-term collaboration. Check out our new paper on the pathways towards people-oriented conservation in human dominated landscapes authored by @amster04 @wildcatalyst @SatpudaF @Largelandscapes @ruthdefries bit.ly/3rOrWJI

Improved household living standards can restore dry tropical forests! New paper @Biotropica w/ @ruthdefries @environmondal @Poojation @4thewildtiger @jurpelai Meghna Agarwala, Sandra Baquie. RS of forest change + 5000 HH survey in central India. Read free onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.11…

#NewPaper out in @IOPenvironment Focus on #Sustainable #FoodSystems: Multiple #cropping alone does not improve year-round #foodsecurity among #smallholders in rural #India. A🧵@udceoe w/ @ruthdefries, J. Clark, N. Flowerhill, Md. Arif, @AureliePHarou, @shaunamdowns, @jessfanzo

"What would nature do?: Strategies for Resilience." Here's a snippet of my conversation with @ruthdefries from @Columbia @earthinstitute with nature based approaches to adaptation. Full interview here: cimpatico.com/join @CimpaticoTV #climatechange

Excerpt: ‘What Would Nature Do?’ by Ruth DeFries berfrois.com/2020/11/excerp… @ruthdefries @ColumbiaUP @earthinstitute

WHAT WOULD NATURE DO? by @ruthdefries has officially printed and is making its way to fine booksellers online and nearby you. buff.ly/3lePHGQ @earthinstitute

Check out the latest @KirkusReviews for WHAT WOULD NATURE DO? by @ruthdefries here: "Sturdy science applied to society’s biggest problems and good food for thought." @earthinstitute @Columbia buff.ly/2DXSYd5

Thank you for the wonderful synopsis of The Big Ratchet. I hope you will find my new book "What Would Nature Do?" to be helpful in our uncertain times. cup.columbia.edu/book/what-woul…

Come join us on #WorldEnvironmentDay (5th June) with a webinar exploring #environment and #COVID19Pandemic linkages. GFF represents yet another example of #India #US cooperation @IIHMRDelhi @USAmbIndia @USAndIndia @IndianEmbassyUS @SandhuTaranjitS @MEAIndia @moefcc @MoHFW_INDIA

The 2nd National Symposium on Agriculture by @BhartiInsti_ISB. @ruthdefries presented the report ‘Multifunctional Agriculture for Sustainable Development’, and engaged in an erudite panel discussion by @prabhupingali @shloka83 @arvindpadhee moderated by Prof Ashwini Chhatre.

@donovanfinn My pleasure to meet some great folks at SOMAS. Thanks for the opportunity.

Brazil’s rainforest has never been in greater peril. Nor has its science, says our columnist this week. go.nature.com/32RDVsV

From @NYTOpinion: Climate change and its impacts are emerging faster than scientists anticipated. Now it turns out there is another form of underestimation as bad or worse: the underestimating by economists of the costs of climate change. nyti.ms/2PfztzZ

Here's to @GretaThunberg & #teammalizia. Forget carbon footprint debates. Ocean crossings offer priceless lessons applicable in efforts to #actonclimate. Some thoughts drawing on my 15,000 miles at sea when I was 6 years older than @GretaThunberg is now. nytimes.com/2019/08/29/opi…

"The Brazilian Amazon is more than trees" from Roberto Unger in his take on respecting Brazil's sovereignty preview.tinyurl.com/yybfgjx7

The Amazon is in flames. But Brazil’s past can show the path forward, @ruthdefries and Doug Morton write wapo.st/2zfQHnI

Our first member profile on the 'indomitable' @MilindPariwakam - check it out in project spotlights - tinyurl.com/y5uu5bx8 (special quote from @JagdishKrishna8 )

New research from co-director @ruthdefries and colleagues on the potential for saving water and improving nutrition by swapping crops in India blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2018/07/04/ind…