Seth Cook
Senior researcher, Natural Resources
Seth Cook's current work focuses on sustainable agriculture and food systems, as well as China-related projects.
His areas of expert knowledge include natural resource management, agriculture, energy and ethnographic research methods. He has worked in China on programmes that promoted sustainable development and environmental good practice.
Natural resource management, agriculture, energy, ethnographic research methods, project management.
Sustainable agriculture and food systems, China related projects
- Operations director, China for a Global Shift Initiative, WWF China
- China programme coordinator (Beijing office head), IUCN China Programme
- Consultant for WWF and IUCN
Education:
- PhD Environmental Studies, Yale University
- MA Environmental Studies, Yale University
- MA International Relations, Yale University
- BA Asian Studies, Amherst College
English and Chinese (fluent)
Seth Cook's blog posts
Coinciding with this year’s International Day for Biodiversity, a new report from IIED and Hivos explores how we can reverse the alarming loss of biodiversity in agriculture and foster diverse diets.
Although our food systems seemingly deliver impressive abundance and variety, we are losing crucial agricultural biodiversity and our increasingly homogenised diets are leading to disease and obesity. Seth Cook sets out five steps for better, more diverse food systems.
As a recent meeting in Lusaka showed, Food Change Labs offer an innovative path towards greater diversity on the farm and on the plate in Zambia.
As World Food Day approaches, Seth Cook explores the dangers of losing local crop and animal varieties and what we can do about it.
A growing trend towards sustainable food offers hope for addressing environmental, social and food safety concerns associated with China's food system.
The environmental impacts of China's agricultural production affect not just China, but also the global environment. An IIED and China Agricultural University workshop explored examples and models that could help promote sustainable agricultural practices in China.