53: How Can We Create Win-Win Systems for Food Systems & the Environment? with Dr. Phil Loring
As the conversations and concern about the climate crisis continue to grow on a global scale, can be overwhelming on a personal level thinking about solutions. Sometimes we feel an individual burden around our choices when it comes to food, waste, or consumerism. My guest this week, Dr. Philip Loring, is someone I always look to when I need a mental reset about how to approach climate and human wellbeing in meaningful ways.
Phil is the Arrell Chair in Food, Policy, and Society with the Arrell Food Institute, and an associate professor in the department of Geography at the University of Guelph. Phil\u2019s research focuses on the intersection of ecosystem health, human well-being, and sustainability. His research has taken him to such locales as Alaska, Mexico, the Canadian Prairies, Ireland, and Thailand, which we\u2019ll hear a bit more about today. Additionally, he has a forthcoming book called \u201cFinding Our Niche\u201d that explores the potential for win-win scenarios in our food systems, out in fall 2020.
\xa0Today we\u2019re exploring the idea of sustainability and what that really means within food systems, the ways in which reconciliation movements connect with food systems and research partnerships, and what he calls \u201cwin-win\u201d scenarios for sustainable ecosystems. His approaches to human and ecosystem wellbeing are always really inspirational to me, and I\u2019m very excited to share this conversation with Phil!
\xa0Learn more about Dr. Loring! \xa0
- Twitter: @conservechange
- Conservation of Change Website
- Finding Our Niche book updates
- TedX Talk: No More Heroes
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