Measuring What Matters
Overview
The wellbeing and happiness of people and the animals they live and work with are deeply intertwined. In their new report, , researchers from the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) investigate the ways people are impacted by lives of the animals around them. They find that making the welfare of animals a part of social, environmental, and economic policies can have profound benefits for people.听Join us and speakers from IFAW, the Jane Goodall Institute, Brooke, and George Mason University to explore case studies of how caring for great apes in Tanzania, dogs in Bosnia, and working equines across Africa and India has in turn helped people and communities to prosper.听After the event, enjoy a light reception with the panelists.听
This conversation is part of the ongoing 鈥淢anaging Our Planet鈥 series, jointly developed by George Mason University and 澳门六合彩鈥檚 Brazil Institute and Environmental Change and Security Program. The series, now in its fifth year, is premised on the fact that humanity鈥檚 impacts are planetary in scale and require planetary-scale solutions.
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Panelists
A. Alonso Aguirre
Kate Nattrass Atema
Shawn Sweeney
Kimberly Wells
Hosted By
Environmental Change and Security Program
The Environmental Change and Security Program (ECSP) explores the connections between environmental change, health, and population dynamics and their links to conflict, human insecurity, and foreign policy. Read more
Global Risk and Resilience Program
The Global Risk and Resilience Program (GRRP) seeks to support the development of inclusive, resilient networks in local communities facing global change. By providing a platform for sharing lessons, mapping knowledge, and linking people and ideas, GRRP and its affiliated programs empower policymakers, practitioners, and community members to participate in the global dialogue on sustainability and resilience. Empowered communities are better able to develop flexible, diverse, and equitable networks of resilience that can improve their health, preserve their natural resources, and build peace between people in a changing world. Read more
Brazil Institute
The Brazil Institute鈥攖he only country-specific policy institution focused on Brazil in Washington鈥攁ims to deepen understanding of Brazil鈥檚 complex landscape and strengthen relations between Brazilian and U.S. institutions across all sectors.听 Our mission is to provide thoughtful leadership and innovative ideas to help democracies evolve and enhance their capacity to deliver results. We achieve this by producing independent research and programs that bridge the gap between scholarship and policy, while serving as a hub for policymakers, scholars, and private sector leaders.听 Read more
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