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Ranaivo Rasolofoson is an Assistant Professor in the School of the Environment at the University of Toronto. He conducts independent research that transcends disciplines, addressing global challenges related to human health, development, and environmental sustainability. Ranaivo employs integrated approaches across social sciences, economics, ecology, nutrition, public health, and public policy to investigate the health and social environmental impacts of environmental change programs. His research has been published in leading interdisciplinary conservation journals such as Science Advances, Nature Communications, and Lancet Planetary Health. Ranaivo collaborates with both academic and non-academic organizations including the World Bank, WWF, and USAID. His expertise includes the processing of global remote sensing and socio-economic datasets while working directly in the field with local communities. His investigations have covered topics like community forest management and its effects on deforestation and subjective wellbeing in Madagascar, as well as the impact of environmental resources on health and extreme weather resilience. Currently, he explores the integration of community conservation and nutrition programs to deliver environmental benefits in low-income countries.
Department of Sociology