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Professor Ruth DeFries FBA

Sustainable land use; climate resilience; biodiversity and conservation; landscape connectivity; livelihoods; food systems; remote sensing; science-policy interface; central India
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Fellow type
International Fellow
Year elected
2023
Subjects
Anthropology, Geography
Sections
Anthropology and Geography
Website
https://e3b.columbia.edu/faculty/ruth-defries/

Current post

Columbia University University Professor and Denning Family Professor of Sustainable Development

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