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Supporting International Biodiversity and Forest Policy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Miller chaired the\u00a0Global\u00a0Expert Panel on Forests and Poverty\u00a0for the\u00a0International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO). In this role, he led a Global Assessment of\u00a0Forests, Trees, and Poverty launched in the fall of 2020. He\u00a0has also been a contributing author to the Intergovernmental Science Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES<\/a>) Global Assessment on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. \u00a0He has provided a review of current knowledge on the scope and impacts of international aid for biodiversity conservation for Chapter 6, \u201cGovernance and Stakeholders in Biodiversity Policy.\u201d Dr. Miller has also\u00a0co-authored two commissioned background papers for the UN Secretary General\u2019s report to the tenth session of the UN Forum on Forests\u00a0on the economic contributions of forests (2013) and\u00a0has also helped track progress toward the 2020 targets of the\u00a0Convention on Biological Diversity<\/a>, including contributing to reports on indicators relating to biodiversity finance such as the 2012 \u201cAichi Passport of the Biodiversity Indicators Partnership\u201d published by UNEP-WCMC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Building a Community of Conservation Social Science Professionals<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Society for Conservation Biology\u2019s Social Science Working Group (SSWG)<\/a> is a global community of conservation professionals dedicated to strengthening conservation social science and its application to conservation practice. Dr. Miller has been active in the SSWG since its founding in 2003 and served on the SSWG Board from 2007-2017, including as Vice-President and acting President. Through his work with the SSWG, Dr. Miller seeks to build a diverse community of practitioners, policymakers, and researchers united by a common interest in advancing understanding of the social dimensions of conservation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exploring Conservation and Development Dilemmas in Africa through Film<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The award-winning film Milking the Rhino<\/a> is the first major documentary to explore wildlife conservation from the perspective of people who live with wild animals. It compares community-based conservation efforts in two African countries, Kenya and Namibia.  Dr. Miller advised on the making of the film and co-authored a companion educational guide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Miller, D.C<\/strong>., B. Mshale, and B. Zengotitabengoa. 2009. Educational Guide for the documentary film Milking the Rhino<\/em><\/a>. Bullfrog Films\/Kartemquin Films: Chicago, IL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advancing Sustainable Farming Systems in Illinois and Beyond<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Miller seeks to tie his international research and engagement on agroforestry and sustainable agriculture together with work locally.  He previously served as a Member of the Board of the Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture Program (ASAP)<\/a> at the University of Illinois.  In Africa, he has produced policy-relevant materials that synthesize findings relating to the prevalance and socio-economic contribution of trees on farms through the Agriculture in Africa: Telling Facts from Myths<\/a> project supported by the World Bank. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Supporting International Biodiversity and Forest Policy Dr. Miller chaired the\u00a0Global\u00a0Expert Panel on Forests and Poverty\u00a0for the\u00a0International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO). In this role, he led a Global Assessment of\u00a0Forests, Trees, and Poverty launched in the fall of 2020. He\u00a0has also been a contributing author to the Intergovernmental Science Policy Platform on Biodiversity and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4023,"featured_media":15,"parent":0,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-111","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/danielcmiller\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/danielcmiller\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/danielcmiller\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/danielcmiller\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4023"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/danielcmiller\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/danielcmiller\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/111\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":694,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/danielcmiller\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/111\/revisions\/694"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/danielcmiller\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/danielcmiller\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}