Dr Julie Goodness

Julie holds a PhD in Sustainability Science from the Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University and an MESc from Yale University’s School of the Environment, as well as a dual BA. She has over a decade of experience in the environmental science and urban biodiversity, with application to management and governance for sustainability. She has a passion for exploring how actions at the local city-scale can help people to live healthier, happier lives connected to landscapes of ecological integrity. In her other work, she has served as a project manager, editor, and author of the Cities and Biodiversity Outlook, and has been a Fulbright Scholar in Cape Town, where she investigated urban biodiversity management policy, implementation, and best practices.