People, Food and Nature: What we do to the Earth & What it does back to us

Lisa Palmer has traveled the world for years documenting the cutting-edge innovations of people and organizations working on solutions to mitigating climate change, biodiversity loss, and global hunger.

In her book Hot, Hungry Planet Ms. Palmer focuses on three key concepts that support food security and resilience in a changing world: advances in the social, educational, and agricultural sectors; improved land use and farming technologies; and policy nudges with the potential to reduce adverse environmental impacts of agriculture while producing more food. Ms. Palmer breaks down this difficult subject through seven concise and easily-digestible case studies around the globe, presenting the stories of individuals in six key regions—India, sub-Saharan Africa, the United States, Latin America, the Middle East, and Indonesia.

Ms. Palmer will share stories and images from reporting trips around the world to show the realities of what humans do to the world and what it does back to us, sustaining our lives while also showing its force. Her presentation will paint a hopeful picture of both the world we want to live in, and the substantial strides required to get there.