Daniel Miller
Keough School of Global Affairs
Associate Professor, Keough School of Global Affairs
- Environmental politics and policy
- Governance
- International aid
- Biodiversity conservation
- Forests and agroforestry
- Sustainable development
- Poverty alleviation
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phys.org
New agroforestry maps plot environmental, social and economic benefits of trees
February 07, 2025
Castle's goal, along with co-authors Chloe Wardropper, assistant professor in NRES, and Daniel Miller, associate professor at the University of Notre Dame, was to create a tool to target agroforestry where it would provide the greatest environmental benefits while also being economically viable, socially acceptable, and suited to areas where agroforestry-relevant trees are most likely to thrive.
Nutrition Insight
Forest resources improve nutrition security in low- and middle-income countries, experts reveal
July 31, 2024
“Previous research has shown that forests benefit people, but now we have evidence on a national scale. Forests are a vital source of food security for forest-adjacent households in Liberia, the most forested country in West Africa (compromising 69% of the land area),” comments study co-author Daniel C. Miller, associate professor of environmental policy at Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs, US.
Earth.com
Forests help reduce food insecurity in rural communities
July 25, 2024
“Forests are a vital source of food security for forest-adjacent households in Liberia,” said Professor Daniel C. Miller from Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs.
New Food
Forests alleviate hunger and boost sustainability, study finds
July 24, 2024
Forests can reduce hunger in rural households while also capturing carbon and advancing sustainability goals for low- and middle-income countries, according to new research by Daniel C. Miller, associate professor of environmental policy at Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs.
Technology Networks
Forests Can Feed Local Communities As Well As Capture Carbon, Study Finds
July 23, 2024
The research was conducted by Daniel C. Miller, associate professor of environmental policy at Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs.
Mother Jones
Our Fixation on Forests as a Climate Solution Is Causing Problems
May 20, 2024
Daniel Miller, a professor of environmental policy at the University of Notre Dame, said that a narrow focus on forests’ environmental benefits misses “a huge part of the story.” Miller’s research has shown that forests can help fight poverty, since the edible goods found in them are often available during times of the year when people might go hungry.
Grist
The world is obsessed with forests’ climate benefits. Here’s the problem.
May 10, 2024
Daniel Miller, a professor of environmental policy at the University of Notre Dame, said that a narrow focus on forests’ environmental benefits misses “a huge part of the story.” Miller’s research has shown that forests can help fight poverty, since the edible goods found in them are often available during times of the year when people might go hungry.