Environmentalist

Drawing on more than 40 years of fieldwork and the cross-disciplinary thinking it has inspired, José's research challenges the notion that nature conservation stands in the way of human flourishing, arguing instead that it is the very foundation of human flourishing. He contends that nations serious about human well-being must treat natural ecosystems as critical infrastructure, on par with hospitals and schools. He has published more than 150 peer-reviewed works and co-edited nine books, with contributions to journals including Nature, Journal of Biogeography, Bioscience, Land Use Policy, Biological Conservation, Conservation Biology, Trends in Ecology and Evolution, and Ecological Economics.