TAHIA DEVISSCHER

Director

Master's Degree in Academic Discipline Environmental Science, Management and Policy, Lund University

Dr Tahia Devisscher is a research and teaching fellow at the University of British Columbia, Canada. She is currently investigating the extent to which forests and green space in and around cities can increase social-ecological resilience, and improve the way in which urbanites relate to, benefit from, and engage with nature. Over the past decade, Tahia has supported global to local strategies to improve human well-being and address climate change adaptation through nature-based solutions. She has collaborated with partners in more than 20 countries, mainly across the Global South. Tahia has an interdisciplinary background and a PhD in ecosystems science from the University of Oxford, UK.