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Libby Blanchard

Gates Cambridge Scholar, PhD, Affiliated Research Scholar at the University of Cambridge Conservation Research Institute

Libby Blanchard, PhD, is a Gates Cambridge Scholar and Affiliated Research Scholar at the University of Cambridge Conservation Research Institute, where she studies political ecology, political economy and climate change policy, with a special interest in environmental justice issues.

Prior to her research at Cambridge, Libby worked in the specialty coffee industry for six years, where she raised over $4 million and directed projects for livelihood improvement and conservation programs with coffee producers in 11 countries. These projects were featured in the Clinton Global Initiative, National Geographic's Wild Chronicles series, and the Stanford Social Innovation Review.

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