Kalifi Ferretti-Gallon
Kalifi has a new position at the UBC Asia Forest Research Center.
I graduated from Concordia University with a B.A. in Political Science. I have spent the last several years working with a variety of environmental groups. My scope on environmental issues is broad. Initially, I worked with an international organization on integrated water resources management. Finding my role less effective than I had wished, I began working with activist groups, engaging in direct campaigns against illegal whaling in international waters. Eventually it became clear that I needed a deeper understanding of underlying behavioral drivers and I started working with an investigation agency tracing illegal trade in endangered animal products. My work on endangered species eventually led to work on land use, and I began a research position with a large non-governmental organization, studying causes of deforestation. Through my work studying causes and impacts of land use change, I realized that there are a number of questions regarding resource quantity, quality, and effect that have yet to be investigated. During my time at UBC, I hope to at begin examining these issues. Answers to these questions are paramount to securing a stable, diverse and resource rich world.
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Selected publications
Boucher, D. and Ferretti-Gallon, K. (2015). “The Land Sector in the First INDCs: Intended Climate Contributions of the United States, the European Union, and Mexico”. Retrieved from the Union of Concerned Scientists’ website: http://www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/files/attach/2015/06/ucs-land-sector-in-first-indcs-2015.pdf
Boucher, D. and Ferretti-Gallon, K. (2015). “Halfway There? What the Land Sector Can Contribute to Closing the Emissions Gap”. Retrieved from the Union of Concerned Scientists’ website: http://www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/files/attach/2015/01/ucs-halfway-there-2015-full-report.pdf
Busch, J., Ferretti-Gallon, K. and Wright, M. (2014). “Reductions in emissions from deforestation from Indonesia's moratorium on new oil palm, timber, and logging concessions”. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112(5): 1328-33.
Ferretti-Gallon, K. and Busch, J. (2014). “What Drives Deforestation and What Stops It? A Meta-Analysis of Spatially Explicit Econometric Studies” (Working Paper No. 361). Retrieved from Center for Global Development website: http://www.cgdev.org/publication/what-drives-deforestation-and-what-stops-it-meta-analysis-spatially-explicit-econometric (Under review with Review of Environmental Economics and Policy).
Ferretti-Gallon, K. and Busch, J. (2014). “Spatially Explicit Econometric Studies of Drivers of Deforestation” (Database). Retrieved from Center for Global Development website: http://www.cgdev.org/publication/what-drives-deforestation-and-what-stops-it-meta-analysis-spatially-explicit-econometric
Lubowski, R., et al. (2014). “Mexico Deforestation Vulnerability Analysis and Capacity Building: Final Project Report”. Environmental Defense Fund, Conservation International, Center for Global Development, and MREDD Alliance Partners. Retrieved from Alianza-MREDD website: http://www.alianza-mredd.org/uploads/ckfinder_files/files/Mexico%20Deforestation%20Vulnerability_Final%20Report_mwRL.pdf
I graduated from Concordia University with a B.A. in Political Science. I have spent the last several years working with a variety of environmental groups. My scope on environmental issues is broad. Initially, I worked with an international organization on integrated water resources management. Finding my role less effective than I had wished, I began working with activist groups, engaging in direct campaigns against illegal whaling in international waters. Eventually it became clear that I needed a deeper understanding of underlying behavioral drivers and I started working with an investigation agency tracing illegal trade in endangered animal products. My work on endangered species eventually led to work on land use, and I began a research position with a large non-governmental organization, studying causes of deforestation. Through my work studying causes and impacts of land use change, I realized that there are a number of questions regarding resource quantity, quality, and effect that have yet to be investigated. During my time at UBC, I hope to at begin examining these issues. Answers to these questions are paramount to securing a stable, diverse and resource rich world.
See Kalifi's blog
See Kalifi's LinkedIn profile
Selected publications
Boucher, D. and Ferretti-Gallon, K. (2015). “The Land Sector in the First INDCs: Intended Climate Contributions of the United States, the European Union, and Mexico”. Retrieved from the Union of Concerned Scientists’ website: http://www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/files/attach/2015/06/ucs-land-sector-in-first-indcs-2015.pdf
Boucher, D. and Ferretti-Gallon, K. (2015). “Halfway There? What the Land Sector Can Contribute to Closing the Emissions Gap”. Retrieved from the Union of Concerned Scientists’ website: http://www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/files/attach/2015/01/ucs-halfway-there-2015-full-report.pdf
Busch, J., Ferretti-Gallon, K. and Wright, M. (2014). “Reductions in emissions from deforestation from Indonesia's moratorium on new oil palm, timber, and logging concessions”. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112(5): 1328-33.
Ferretti-Gallon, K. and Busch, J. (2014). “What Drives Deforestation and What Stops It? A Meta-Analysis of Spatially Explicit Econometric Studies” (Working Paper No. 361). Retrieved from Center for Global Development website: http://www.cgdev.org/publication/what-drives-deforestation-and-what-stops-it-meta-analysis-spatially-explicit-econometric (Under review with Review of Environmental Economics and Policy).
Ferretti-Gallon, K. and Busch, J. (2014). “Spatially Explicit Econometric Studies of Drivers of Deforestation” (Database). Retrieved from Center for Global Development website: http://www.cgdev.org/publication/what-drives-deforestation-and-what-stops-it-meta-analysis-spatially-explicit-econometric
Lubowski, R., et al. (2014). “Mexico Deforestation Vulnerability Analysis and Capacity Building: Final Project Report”. Environmental Defense Fund, Conservation International, Center for Global Development, and MREDD Alliance Partners. Retrieved from Alianza-MREDD website: http://www.alianza-mredd.org/uploads/ckfinder_files/files/Mexico%20Deforestation%20Vulnerability_Final%20Report_mwRL.pdf
