Prof. Erle ELLIS

Professor, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Erle Ellis is a Professor of Geography and Environmental Systems at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) where he directs the Anthroecology Laboratory. His research investigates the ecology of human landscapes at local to global scales towards informing sustainable stewardship of the Anthropocene biosphere. He teaches environmental science at UMBC and has taught ecology at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design. His first book, Anthropocene: A Very Short Introduction, was published in 2018.