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Biographies of Editors
Avery Cohn received a Master’s of Environmental Science from the Yale School of
Forestry & Environmental Studies in 2004. His master’s thesis, “Selling Coffee,
Betting the Farm,” explored interactions between agro-biodiversity conservation
initiatives, agriculture certification schemes, and the livelihoods of small farmers in
El Salvador. As a consultant he has researched ecologically friendly and socially just
soybean production in Brazil. He is currently a student in the Environmental Studies
Doctoral Program at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Jonathan Cook received a Master’s of Environmental Science from the Yale School of
Forestry & Environmental Studies in 2004. His master’s thesis, “Networking Against
Oil in the Ecuadorian Amazon,” analyzed the mechanics of a recent transnational
environmental campaign. He is currently a Program Officer at World Wildlife Fund
in Washington, DC, helping to manage several projects related to trade, agriculture,
and the environment. Previously, he worked for three years in the environmental
community, and wrote for publications including Orion and OnEarth. He holds a
B.A. in Environmental Studies from Harvard University.
Margarita Fernández received a Master’s of Environmental Science from the Yale
School of Forestry & Environmental Studies in 2004. Her thesis work explored social
networks and community-based management systems of urban agriculture in New
York City and Havana, Cuba. Previously, she worked for five years on rural and urban
agriculture and food security issues in Latin America and the United States. She has
worked as a researcher, small-scale farmer, and community organizer at NGOs in
Costa Rica, Venezuela, Cuba, and New York. She is currently working in Laos,
producing extension materials about shifting agriculture and natural resource
management.
Rebecca Reider received a Master’s of Environmental Management from the Yale
School of Forestry & Environmental Studies in 2005. She has worked as a volunteer
on community agricultural projects in Guatemala, and as a student, has conducted
research on behalf of an indigenous communities association in the Ecuadorian
Amazon. She has also worked as an environmental educator and writer in the U.S.
She holds a B.A. in History and Science from Harvard University and is currently a
Fulbright Scholar in New Zealand.
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