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ECOAGRICULTURE PARTNERS NAMES NEW DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH
Jan. 22, 2013
Source: EcoAgriculture Partners
Dr. Christine Negra will take up the position of Director of Research at EcoAgriculture Partners in February. Dr. Negra is an experienced scientist with a strong and dynamic track record of linking science with policy in the areas of climate change, food security, land use, and ecosystem services.
In 2011-12, she led the Secretariat of the Commission on Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change, convened by CGIAR-CCAFS, which developed and disseminated science-based policy recommendations for "Achieving Food Security in the Context of Climate Change."
As Program Director at the Heinz Center for Science, Economics and the Environment in Washington, DC from 2005-2011, Dr. Negra collaborated with individuals in government, academia, industry, and NGOs to bring technical analyses and consensus-based solutions into policy dialogues.
She developed indicators of carbon storage and environmental contamination for "The State of the Nation's Ecosystems 2008," directed the Ecological Effects of Air Quality project for the US Environmental Protection Agency, and served as Science Director for the Terrestrial Carbon Group project.
She began her career as a soil scientist and early on worked on sustainable agriculture and community leadership with farmers and local and state officials at the US Department of Agriculture Extension System.
Over the past few years, Christine has contributed to our work on climate-smart agricultural landscapes. We look forward to the analytical rigor, strategic thinking, energy, and organization Christine will bring to EcoAgriculture Partners and the global effort to build and effectively use the evidence base for integrated landscape management.
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