New Senior Associate Scientist

The Stefansson Arctic Insitute is honoured to welcome Professor Jules Pretty OBE, Emeritus Professor of Environment and Society at the University of Essex and Director of the Centre for Public and Policy Engagement, and a long time friend of the Institute.

Among numerous honours Professor Pretty has received an OBE in the UK for services to sustainable agriculture. He is responsible for some 23 books, either as sole or co-author or editor and is particularly well-known as an authority on perspectives of climate change and the intersection between nature and people.

Further information on Professor Pretty´s numerous accomplishments, accolades and interests may be found in his entry on the list of Senior Associated Scientists and in more detail on his website www.julespretty.com where he writes a regular series called The Climate Chronicles. Professor Pretty lives on the borders of Suffolk and Essex in eastern England but finds a spiritual home in Iceland.