Ruth DeFries @ruthdefries
Professor at Columbia University in Geography, Ecology and Sustainable Development ruthdefries.com New York Joined June 2011-
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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…
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.
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…
A diet that combats micronutrient deficiencies and reduces greenhouse gas emissions: @sghstory explores why #sorghum salad and #millet-based meals are more than just a trend. india.mongabay.com/2018/04/25/shi… #NationalYearOfMillets @ICRISAT @IIASAVienna @ruthdefries
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Went hiking today and met lovely couple - two Columbia professors. I began extolling virtues of #Ecomodernism. Turns out I was talking to @ruthdefries one of the signers of the Eco-modernist Manifesto. Great talking with you and your husband Ruth!
@GlobalEcoGuy @shannonmstirone really? @andrea_wulf (The Invention of Nature), @margotshetterly (Hidden Figures), Jennifer Ackerman (The Genius of Birds), @ruthdefries (The Big Ratchet), for kids @andreabeaty (Ada Twist, Scientist), @RosemaryMosco (Birding is my Favorite Video Game). So many more!
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My article on “Innovation and Our Existential Crisis”, with quotes from @Columbia’s insightful @ruthdefries. lnkd.in/gsE2fTw
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My science inspirations: Jody Emel, Ann Gold, @IlseKohler. Now also: Jean Bahr, @ruthdefries, Patty Loew. #InternationalWomensDay
"When you make the complicated simple, you make it better. But when you make the complex simple, you make it wrong" -- Dave Gray
Lack of local #decisionmaking capacity will prevent #Arctic communities from adapting to #climatechange. nature.com/nclimate/journ… @l_kenney
It's not a matter of optimism, it's hard #data and #science. @ruthdefries @MaxCRoser @HansRosling theguardian.com/media/2015/nov…
Thank you to everyone for checking in...we're safe and sound, leaving Paris now...
Someone should write a story about the rise of contextualized optimism a la @sapinker @charlesjkenny @ruthdefries @HansRosling @MaxCRoser
Ahh just getting to my #RMES2015 rec reading from @Eaterofsun and PKareiva of @nature_org! @ruthdefries
Love this paper by @ruthdefries: proposes new metric for "nutritional yield" for healthy sustainable diet @CGIAR sciencemag.org/content/349/62…
We need better agriculture metrics. @ruthdefries looks at nutrition: sciencemag.org/content/349/62… I go wtih calories:washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food…)
#nutrition metrics needed for agriculture in a land-scarce world sciencemag.org/content/349/62… @ruthdefries @jessfanzo @Tal_Lee @ScienceMagazine
Nutritional Yield = # adults obtaining 100% recomm nutrients from a crop on 1ha. New metric proposed by @ruthdefries bit.ly/1M8luDv
Calorie ≠ Nutrient - new study in @ScienceMagazine from @ruthdefries sciencemag.org/content/349/62…