معرفی
Patrick Meyfroidt is a Professor at Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), Belgium, and a Research Associate at F.R.S-FNRS (Belgian National Fund for Scientific Research). He held a visiting professorship at the University of British Columbia (UBC) from August 2022 to July 2023, affiliated with the Liu Institute/SPPGA and the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES).
Education:
- PhD in Geography (2009), UCLouvain
- Master's in Sociology, UCLouvain
Research Focus: Meyfroidt investigates land system sustainability through themes such as forest transitions, agricultural/forestry frontiers, globalization's impact on land use, and telecoupling theory. He emphasizes supply chain interventions to combat deforestation, particularly in cocoa production in West Africa and emerging land uses in Mozambique/Southern Africa.
Key Projects:
- MIDLAND (ERC Starting Grant): Examines land use frontiers in Southern Africa
- SUSTAIN-COCOA: Analyzes cocoa supply chains and sustainability in West Africa
- COUPLED ITN: Investigates telecouplings and sustainability
- TRASE Initiative: Tracks commodity supply chains for transparency
Advising & Grants: Leads major EU/ERC-funded projects, collaborates internationally on sustainability initiatives, and advises on global land use policies. No specific student advisees listed in available texts.
Labs/Teams: Affiliated with IRES at UBC during his visit, and coordinates multidisciplinary teams through his ERC and TRASE collaborations.
