Prof. Rachael Garrett honoured as a Fellow of the British Ecological Society

Prof. Rachael D. Garrett has been elected a new British Ecological Society (BES) Fellow

Rachael is an interdisciplinary scientist whose research examines the social and ecological impacts of land use, the effectiveness and equity of forest conservation and sustainable agriculture policies, and economic transformations to support people and nature. Her focus is the science-policy interface, informed by deep connections with land users. She is a member of the UK Joint Nature Conservation Committee and co-chair of the Global Land Programme Science Steering Committee. She also participates in the UN Science Panel on Sustainability Standards and the UN Science Panel for the Amazon.

Rachael leads the Conservation and Development Lab, which is based in the Department of Geography and the Conservation Research Institute, University of Cambridge. 

Congratulations Rachael!

The text above was adapted from the BES website: https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/announcing-the-second-round-of-bes-fellows/