Food for the Future | Kate Cleary | TEDxSUNYPotsdam

Dr. Katherine Cleary is a conservation biologist whose research focuses on evaluating the complex relationships between biodiversity and agriculture. She has worked in systems ranging from corn milpas in highland Guatemala, to industrial pineapple plantations in Costa Rica, and most recently, to organic vegetable farms in the Adirondack region. Across these diverse systems, her research has always found that modern industrial agriculture is harmful to biodiversity, but solutions do exist, if we embrace them. Kate holds a BA in English from the University of Richmond, an MSc in Conservation Biology from Colorado State University and a PhD in Conservation Genetics from the University of Idaho. Between these degrees, she served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Guatemala and a Fulbright Scholar in Costa Rica, and has also worked for the National Park Service, the US Geological Survey, and private environmental consulting firms. In her current position as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Studies at SUNY Potsdam, Kate’s goals are to involve as many undergraduate students as possible with her research program, and to instill in all her students a sense of both urgency and optimism about creating a more sustainable future. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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