Professor Fikret Berkes holds the title of Distinguished Professor and the Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Community-based Resource Management. Dr. Berkes has been studying how collaborative practice and community engagement can help the sustainable resource use and conservation, with focus on commons, co-management and resilience. He has led several international team projects, and contributed to many international organizations and initiatives: Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, Arctic Climate Impact Assessment, IPBES, IUCN CEESP – TGER, and the UNDP Equator Initiative.
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