Prof. Dr. Peter Edwards

Peter Edwards studied botany at Cambridge University, and obtained his Ph.D. degree for a thesis on Nutrient cycling in a New Guinea montane forest. Until his retirement in 2017, he was Professor of Plant Ecology, Dean of the Department of Environmental Systems Science at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich (ETH), and subsequently Director of the Singapore-ETH Centre.

He is author of around 350 refereed scientific papers and author/editor of several books covering a wide range of ecological and environmental topics. He also has a strong interest in the application of science and technology for better management. He was a founder and first Eexecutive Ssecretary of the Institute for Ecology and Environmental Management, a professional organization for environmental scientists in the UK. At ETH he was coordinator and member of the executive board of the Alliance for Global Sustainability, a research partnership between several leading universities. He currently chairs the Sustainability Research Initiative of the Swiss Academy of Natural Sciences.

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