Dr Josephine Head - Senior Research Lead for Sustainable Agriculture in the Science, Policy and Innovation team at Earthwatch.
Josephine received a BA degree in Anthropology from Durham University (UK); and a PhD (Magna Cum Laude) in Biology from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Department of Primatology, Faculty of Biosciences, Leipzig (Germany).
Josephine began her career as a primatologist, researching the feeding ecology and habitat use of chimpanzees and gorillas in Gabon, Central Africa.
After her PhD, she worked extensively on exploring the drivers of bushmeat hunting in Africa and Asia, and identifying opportunities for behaviour change and alternative livelihoods for those involved in the bushmeat supply chain. Josephine also worked on tropical conservation more broadly, around issues of habitat integrity, industrial agriculture, and protected area management. This led Josephine to observe how wildlife conservation fits into the wider picture of global issues like climate change, food systems, security and public health, and how the food we produce and eat lies at the heart of so many environmental challenges and solutions.
As a result, her research focus has shifted towards sustainable agriculture, and the role of food systems in ensuring we remain within the safe operating limits of our planetary boundaries. At Earthwatch, Josephine works with farmers to develop farmer-led monitoring, and to act as a convener between farmers, businesses and policy makers to drive forward the sustainable agriculture agenda.
Head, J., Healy, A. & Nowak, K., 2019. Primates in African mangroves. In: Barnett, A.A., Matsuda, I. & Nowak, K. (eds)
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Lee-Gammage, S., Atherton, E., Head, J. & Stewart, S., 2018
Tagg, N., McCarthy, M., Dieguez, P., Head, J. et al., 2018
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Campbell, G., Head, J., Junker, J. & Nekaris, A., 2016
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White, A., Fa, J., Arnhem, E., Colchester, M., Cugniere, L., Fankem, O., Hatchewell, M., Head, J., Kenrick, J., Meijaard, E., Morgan, D., De Ornellas, P., Paul, B., PNCI, Ransom, C., Sanz, C., Tolisano, J., Victurine, R., Vosper, A., WCS, Wich, S., 2014
Head, J., Boesch, C., Makaga, L. & Robbins, M.M. (2011).
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