Vasseur publishes first position paper with Building Back Better Post COVID-19 Task Force

Liette Vasseur, UNESCO Chair on Community Sustainability: From Local to Global, is part of a new task force that will publish a series of Policy Briefs focused on Ecosystems and Biodiversity, Green Infrastructure and Food Systems.

Known as the Building Back Better Post COVID-19 Task Force, it brings together Canadian experts that are proposing economic recovery measures that would make our communities stronger in a post-COVID-19 world. It was established by the Canadian Commission for UNESCO and the UNESCO Chair on Food, Biodiversity, and Sustainability Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University.

The first Position Paper published by the task force introduces the series of Policy Briefs focused on Ecosystems and Biodiversity, Green Infrastructure and Food Systems that will be released in the weeks to come.

Along with Vasseur, other contributors include:

Alison Blay-Palmer, UNESCO Chair in Food, Biodiversity and Sustainability Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University
Sébastien Goupil, Secretary-General, Canadian Commission for UNESCO
Debora Van Nijnatten, Professor, Political Science and North American Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University and Faculty Member, Balsillie School of International Affairs
Eleanor Haine-Bennett, Natural Sciences Program Officer, Canadian Commission for UNESCO
Harriet Friedmann, Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto
Liette Vasseur, UNESCO Chair on Community Sustainability: From Local to Global; Brock University
Simon Dalby, Professor, Balsillie School of International AffairsWilfrid Laurier University
Patricia Ballamingie, Associate Professor, Environmental Studies and Human Geography, Carleton University
Amanda Di Battista, Project Coordinator, Laurier Centre for Sustainable Food Systems, Wilfrid Laurier University
Heather Reid, Researcher, UNESCO Chair in Food, Biodiversity and Sustainability Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University
Johanna Wilkes, PhD Candidate, Balsillie School of International Affairs
David Zandvliet, Simon Fraser University, Professor, Faculty of Education; Director, Institute for Environmental Learning
Heather Mcleod-Kilmurray, Professor, Centre for Environmental Law and Global Sustainability, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa
Wayne Roberts, Advisor, Laurier Centre for Sustainable Food Systems

Read the full policy brief.

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