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Diana Felicicano Spring 2016
Diana Feliciano has a background in forestry engineering, economics, and geography. She has worked at universities in Portugal, Scotland, and for international organizations on issues related to climate change and land use. Her research focuses on understanding the socioeconomic factors behind adopting sustainable agricultural practices and the role of land use in climate change mitigation and adaptation, which is important because land is not an enclosed system and impacts the climate.
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- 1. Diana Feliciano Education • Degreein Forestry Engineering– 5 years Technical University of Lisbon • MSc in Economics – Portuguese Catholic University • PhD in Geography– University of Aberdeen and JHI Working path • Portuguese Catholic University – Faculty of Economics and Managements • Macaulay Land Use Research Institute – SEGS • International Social Science Council, UNESCO • University of Aberdeen – School Biological Sciences
- 2. Climate change The ClimateChange (Scotland) Act 2009 – created a statutory framework for GHG emissions reductions by setting a 42% reduction target for 2020, and an 80% reduction target for 2050. Source: UKCCC
- 3. What is therole of land use in climate change mitigation and adaptation. Why is land use so important?
- 4. Not an enclosedsystem – This is reality! Source: D. Feliciano
- 5. • NERC KEfellowship: Understanding Socio- Economics in the Adoption of Sustainable Agricultural Practices (USE-ASAP). Stakeholder analysis UsersCollaborative research Two-way exchange