Jeff Sayer

Jeff Sayer is a Professor in the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences at the University of British Columbia (UBC) Faculty of Forestry. His research focuses on applied conservation science and the human dimensions of environmental change, with fieldwork spanning Indonesia, West and Central Africa, and Southeast Asia.

• Current projects include sustainable landscapes in Indonesia (since 2010), forest transitions in Ghana and the Congo Basin (since 2000), and new approaches to conservation science (since 2000).
• Research emphasizes integrated natural resource management, landscape-scale decision-making, and reconciling agriculture with biodiversity conservation.

Key research themes:

• Integrated landscape approaches for multifunctional landscapes
• Forest governance and tenure conflicts
• Policy coherence for Sustainable Development Goals
• Human-environment interactions in tropical regions

Recent publication trends show interdisciplinary focus on deforestation-free trade policies, agroforestry systems, forest governance challenges, and transdisciplinary science applications across tropical Asia, Africa, and Canada.