Professor Rachael Garrett

Role: Independent member

Date appointed: 1 February 2025 

Profile

Rachael Garrett is the Moran Professor of Conservation and Development at the University of Cambridge, Department of Geography and the Director of the University of Cambridge Conservation Research Institute.

Within the broad fields of conservation and sustainable development, Rachael conducts research on the drivers of land use change, agricultural sustainability and resilience, conservation policy effectiveness and equity, and just and transformative sustainability transitions.

Rachael is the co-chair of the Global Land Program Science Steering Committee. She also serves on the UN Science Panel on Sustainability Standards, UN Science Panel for the Amazon, Cambridge Conservation Initiative Council, Cambridge Global Food Security Steering Committee, and Cambridge Zero Advisory Board. She is committed to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and chairs the EDI committee at the University of Cambridge Department of Geography in addition to other initiatives.