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- Senior Extension Associate, Natural Resources (NTRES/DNR), College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS)
Research Areas
- agroforestry
- biodiversity
- forest management
- international agriculture
- international development
- land use
- natural resources
- resource policy and management
- rural development
- sustainable agriculture
- sustainable development
- value-added agriculture
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Research
research overview
- Analysis of institutional dimensions of innovation systems that support the transformation of maple syrup production from a commodity to a specialty product approach that can help anchor a territorial model of rural development. Analysis of scientific foundations of ecoagricultural landscape approach to NRM, from biodiversity conservation, agricultural production and local livelihood perspectives.
research activities
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- LANDSCAPE OUTCOME MEASURES II awarded by ECOAGRICULTURE PARTNERS 2009 - 2014
co-principal investigator on
keywords
- Agroforestry
- Community based natural resource management
- Ecoagriculture
- Forest farming
- Knowledge systems
- Social learning
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Publications
individual publications
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academic article
- Community Markets for Conservation (COMACO) links biodiversity conservation with sustainable improvements in livelihoods and food production. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 108:13957-13962. 2011
- Research Principles for Developing Country Food Value Chains. Science. 332:1154-1155. 2011
- Research Principles for Developing Country Food Value Chains . Science. 332:1154-1155. 2011
- The COMACO model: using markets to link biodiversity conservation with sustainable improvements in livelihoods and food production. Proceedings at the National Academy of Science USA. 108:13957-13962. 2011
- Governance and social learning in the management of non-wood forest products in community forests in Cameroon.. Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance, and Ecology. 7:256-275. 2008
- Farming the Forest. Cornell Plantations Magazine. 62:6-13. 2007
- Using scenarios to make decisions about the future: anticipatory learning for the adaptive co-management of community forests. Landscape and Urban Planning. 47:65-77. 2000
- Exploring the opportunities for agroforestry in changing rural landscapes in North America. Agroforestry Systems. 44:107-108. 1998
- Agroforestry silviculture and policy in the United States of America. Forest Ecology and Management. 91:5-15. 1997
- The value of forests to world food security. Human Ecology. 25:91-120. 1997
- Agroforestry policy issues and research directions in the US and less developed countries: insights and challenges from recent experience. Agroforestry Systems. 30:57-73. 1995
- Agroforestry education and training: a contemporary view. Agroforestry Systems. 28:5-19. 1994
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book
- New Vistas in Agroforestry. Vol. 1. 2004
- Biological Diversity: Balancing Interests through Adaptive Collaborative Management. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. 2001
- Anticipating Change: Scenarios as a Tool for Adaptive Forest Management 2000
- Agroforestry Extension Training Sourcebook 1989
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booksection
- Between Wildcrafting and Monocultures: Agroforestry Options 2002
- Facilitating the co-evolution of land use practice and institutions: insights from an agroforestry initiative in northeastern USA 2002
- Social capital and social learning in the process of natural resource managaement 2002
- Introduction: The challenge of adaptive collaborative management 2001
- Planning local forest management policy: Future scenarios as a tool for reaching agreements 2001
- Social learning in collaborative management of community forests: lessons from the field 2001
- Agroforestry in North America and its role in farming systems 1997
- Development of participative approaches for promoting agroforestry: collaboration between the Mazingira Institute, ICRAF, CARE-Kenya, KEFRI and the Forestry Department (1980-1991) 1992
- Planning agroforestry extension projects, the CARE International approach in Kenya 1990
- Agroforestry extension and research: a case study from Siaya District, Kenya 1989
- A synthesis of case study research on agroforestry extension project monitoring and evaluation 1988
- Non-formal industrial sector energy use in Kenya, methods and findings of a national survey 1983
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chapter
- Landscape approaches to achieving food production, natural resource conservation, and the Millennium Development Goals . Integrating Ecology and Poverty Reduction. 2012
- Moving ecoagriculture into the mainstream. . State of the World, Innovations that Nourish the Planet.. 15-24. 2011
- Building innovation systems for managing complex landscapes. The Sciences and Art of Adaptive Management: Innovating for Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resources Management. 2009
- The development of agroforestry as an integrate land use management strategy for the United States. North American agroforestry: An integrated science and practice.. 1-24. 2009
- The development of agroforestry as an integrated land use management strategy for the United States. American Society of Agronomy. 1-24. 2009
- Scientific Assessment of Ecoagriculture Systems. Farming with Nature: The Science and Practice of Ecoagriculture. 20-45. 2007
- Scientific assessment of ecoagriculture systems. Farming with Nature: The Science and Practice of Ecoagriculture. 2007
- Scientific assessment of ecoagriculture systems. in Farming with nature:The science and practice of ecoagriculture. 20-45. 2007
- Forest Farming Practice. North American Agroforestry: An Integrated Science and Practice. 2000
- The development of agroforestry as an integrated land use management strategy for the United States. North American Agroforestry: An Integrated Science and Practice. 2000
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conference paper
- Domestic agroforestry in the United States: Where have we been and where are we going?. Exploring the Opportunities for Agroforestry in Changing Rural Landscapes, Proceedings of the Fifth Conference on Agroforestry in North America, August 3-6, 1997, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. 1999
- Forest farming with ginseng: A study of plant ecology, quality and market relations. Exploring the Opportunities for Agroforestry in Changing Rural Landscapes, Fifth Conference on Agroforestry in North America, August 3-6, 1997, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. 1999
- From wildcrafting to intentional cultivation: the potential for producing specialty forest products in agroforestry systems in temperate North America. Proceedings of the North American Conference on Enterprise Development through Agroforestry: Farming the Agroforest for Specialty Products, October 4-7, 1998, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. 1999
- Domestic agroforestry in the United States: Where have we been and where are we going?. Proc. - Fifth Conference on Agroforestry in North America: Exploring the opportunities for agroforestry in changing rural landscapes. 13-15. 1997
- Agroforestry practice and potential in the Northeast: A historical and institutional perspective. Proc. - Fourth Conference on Agroforestry in North America. 15-18. 1996
- Agroforestry practice and potential in the Northeast: an historical and institutional perspective. Growing a Sustainble Future, Proceedings of the Fourth North American Agroforestry Conference, July 14-16, 1995, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID. 1996
- Proceedings of a Workshop on Policies for Local Organizations in Natural Resources Management: Toward an Interdisciplinary Research Agenda. IFPRI and CIFOR. 1995
- Agroforestry in North America: New challenges and opportunities for integrated resource management. Proc. Second Conference on Agroforestry in North America, The School of Natural Resources, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, August 18 21, 1991. 1-19. 1991
- Agroforestry in North America: new challenges and opportunities for integrated resource management. Proceedings of the The Second Conference on Agroforestry in North America, August 16-18, 1991. 1991
- Participatory monitoring and evaluation in agroforestry extension. Agroforestry Development in Kenya, Proceedings of the Second National Seminar on Agroforestry. 1989
- Non-governmental organizations and agroforestry tree seed supply in Kenya: a case review. Multipurpose Tree Germplasm, Proceedings of a Planning Workshop to Discuss International Cooperation. 1984
- Tree seed availability: a brief review. Agroforestry Systems for Small Scale Farmers, Proceedings of an ICRAF/BAT Workshop. 1982
- Planning for agroforestry development: some social aspects. Proceedings of the Kenya National Seminar on Agroforestry, Nov. 12-22, 1980. 1981
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intellectual contribution
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report
- Advancing and balancing ecological conservation, agricultural production and local livelihood goals in Kenya's Kikuyu Escarpment landscape. 2012
- Institutional innovations in African smallholder carbon projects 2012
- Landscape-scale management approaches to achieving agricultural production, ecosystem services conservation and livelihood security in Sub-Saharan Africa: Literature review and synthesis for policymakers and practitioners. 2012
- The SAGCOT Greenprint: A Green Growth Investment Framework for the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor. 2012
- Integrating agricultural development with ecosystem management and climate adaptation: Strategies for enhancing investments. 2011
- Scaling-up Landscape Investment Approaches in Africa: Where do Private Market Incentives Converge with Landscape Restoration Goals? 2011
- Taking stock and looking ahead: benchmarking New York State maple sugar production 2006
- Ecoagriculture: a review and assessment of its scientific foundations. 142. 2004
- Agroforestry practice and potential in the Northeast: A macro level assessment. 40. 1995
- Agroforestry: An integrated land-use management system for production and farmland conservation. 58. 1994
- Agroforestry: an integrated land-use management system for production and farmland conservation 1994
- Critical issues in conservation and sustainable development: Design and evaluation of a pilot course. 75. 1992
- Agroforestry planning and evaluation in marginal areas: Exercises in program design. 174. 1991
- Handbook of Agricultural Systems Research 2007
- Reframing the protected areas livelihood debate: conserving biodiversity in populated agricultural landscapes 2007
- Riparian agroforestry and watershed management: Linking land and water in the Chesapeake Bay. A decision case study for the Global Seminar in Environment and Sustainable Food Systems, Virtual Library, Mann Library, Cornell University 2005
- Ecoagriculture: A Review and Assessment of its Scientific Foundations. Working Paper No 1, Ecoagriculture Partners, Cornell University and Virginia Tech 2004
- The Social Organization of Agroforestry Innovation: Facilitating the Emergence of a Knowledge System in New York State and Northeastern North America 2000
- Agroforestry in marginal areas: exercises in program planning and design 1991
- Agroforestry Tree Seed Supply in Kenya 1982
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Teaching
teaching overview
- Co-coordinating a team of faculty, instructional technology specialists, Extension Educators and forest owners in NYS and PA to create, test, and post to the web an interactive, multi-media, on-line teaching and learning platform and curriculum in forest farming. http://hosts.cce.cornell.edu/hwwff/index.php Editing a collection of dilemma case studies in sustainable environment and food systems, including chapters on how to write them and use them in the classroom, for publication in an open access environment, based on the curriculum I co-developed for the Global Seminar.
teaching activities
- AEM-6960: Perspectives in International Development - Spring 2013
- CSS-6960: Perspectives in International Development - Spring 2013
- IARD-6960: Perspectives in International Development - Spring 2013
- NTRES-6960: Perspectives in International Development - Spring 2013
- NTRES-6970: Graduate Individual Study in Natural Resources - Spring 2013
- AEM-6960: Perspectives in International Development - Fall 2012
- CSS-6960: Perspectives in International Development - Fall 2012
- IARD-6960: Perspectives in International Development - Fall 2012
- NTRES-4991: Honors Research in Natural Resources - Fall 2012
- NTRES-6960: Perspectives in International Development - Fall 2012
- NTRES-6970: Graduate Individual Study in Natural Resources - Fall 2012
- AEM-6960: Perspectives in International Development - Spring 2012
- CSS-6960: Perspectives in International Development - Spring 2012
- IARD-6960: Perspectives in International Development - Spring 2012
- NTRES-6960: Perspectives in International Development - Spring 2012
- NTRES-6970: Graduate Individual Study in Natural Resources - Spring 2012
- AEM-6960: Perspectives in International Development - Fall 2011
- CSS-4260: Practicum in Forest Farming as an Agroforestry System - Fall 2011
- CSS-6960: Perspectives in International Development - Fall 2011
- HORT-4260: Practicum in Forest Farming as an Agroforestry System - Fall 2011
- IARD-6960: Perspectives in International Development - Fall 2011
- NTRES-4260: Practicum in Forest Farming as an Agroforestry System - Fall 2011
- NTRES-4991: Honors Research in Natural Resources - Fall 2011
- NTRES-6960: Perspectives in International Development - Fall 2011
- NTRES-6970: Graduate Individual Study in Natural Resources - Fall 2011
Service
outreach overview
- Presentation to maple producers of findings from survey of their characteristics. Facilitation of deliberative process to create a framework of goals, criteria, indicators and means of measurement for monitoring and evaluating ecoagriculture landscapes that engages local and external stakeholders.
service to the profession
- Agroforestry Resource Center (ARC) of Greene County Cooperative Extension Committee Member 2002 - 2008
- Program Work Team (PWT) on “Agroforestry and Private Woodland Management” Chairperson 2001 - 2008
- Steering committee member, Northeast Farm-to-School Cafeteria: Partnerships for Improving Health, Supporting Farms, and Building Community Committee Member 2001
- Steering committee member, Northeast Agroforestry and Carbon Conference Committee Member 2001
- Steering committee member, Northeast Regional Agroforestry Conference Committee Member 2000
Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in, Cornell University 2000
- M.S. in, Colorado State University 1978
- B.A. in, University of Colorado 1973
Other
research keyword
- Agroforestry
- Community based natural resource management
- Ecoagriculture
- Forest farming
- Knowledge systems
- Social learning