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SUMMARY: Sustainable Intensification in Policy and Practice: The UK Story w
 ith Michael Winter
DESCRIPTION: Join us at Dr. Michael Winter’s talk about sustainable intensi
 fication\, part of the UBC Future of Food Dialogue Series.   Wednesday\, Ma
 rch 28\, 2018 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm  Multipurpose room\, Liu Institute for Glo
 bal Issues\, UBC Light refreshments provided. No RSVP required. Bio: Dr. Wi
 nter is a rural policy specialist and social scientist with […]
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <p>Join us at Dr. Michael Winter's talk about
  sustainable intensification\, part of the <a href="http://ubcfarm.ubc.ca/e
 vents/michael-winter-wed-march-28-1230pm-sustainable-intensification-in-pol
 icy-and-practice-the-uk-story/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UBC <em>Futu
 re of Food</em> Dialogue Series</a>.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>[caption i
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 able><p> </p><p><strong>Wednesday\, March 28\, 2018<br />12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
  </strong><br /><strong>Multipurpose room\, Liu Institute for Global Issues
 \, UBC<br />Light refreshments provided. No RSVP required.</strong></p><p><
 strong>Bio:</strong></p><p>Dr. Winter is a rural policy specialist and soci
 al scientist with particular interests in applying inter-disciplinary appro
 aches to policy-relevant research and in direct engagement in the policy pr
 ocess.  His current research focuses on the governance of sustainable agro-
 food systems and food security\; the historical and contemporary sociology 
 of west country agriculture\; & farmer environmental attitudes and decision
 -making\, particularly in the context of diffuse pollution and water qualit
 y. He leads Project 2 of Defra’s <a href="http://www.siplatform.org.uk/">Su
 stainable Intensification Research Platform</a>.</p><p>He chairs the UNESCO
  <a href="http://www.northdevonbiosphere.org.uk/">North Devon Biosphere Par
 tnership</a> and the Stakeholder Group for the Avon Demonstration Test Catc
 hment. He is a board member of Natural England and a member of the governin
 g board of Rothamsted Research.</p><p><strong>About the Series:</strong> Th
 e <strong>UBC <em>Future of Food</em> Global Dialogue Series</strong> is a 
 campus-wide initiative bringing together food security and sustainability e
 xperts from across the university and North America to regularly engage the
  UBC community and the public around the Global Food System\, including top
 ics such as climate change\, food security\, biodiversity\, social justice\
 , culture\, and policy. The series uses various formats to foster discussio
 n\, such as dialogue circles\, seminars\, panel discussions\, performances\
 , photo exhibitions\, and film screenings.</p><p>The series is jointly conv
 ened by the <strong><a href="http://ubcfarm.ubc.ca/">Centre for Sustainable
  Food Systems at UBC Farm</a>\, <a href="http://liu.arts.ubc.ca/">the Liu I
 nstitute for Global Issues</a>\, </strong>and<strong><a href="https://susta
 in.ubc.ca/get-involved/students/reads"> UBC Reads Sustainability</a>\, </st
 rong>an initiative of <a href="https://sustain.ubc.ca/"><strong>UBC Sustain
 ability</strong></a>.</p>
LOCATION:Multipurpose Room\, Liu Insitute for Global Studies
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