Ruth DeFries
American geographer · United States · On the map · Scientists · Born 1956 · age 70
Ruth S. DeFries is an American environmental geographer who specializes in the use of remote sensing to study Earth's habitability under the influence of human activities, such as deforestation, that influence regulating biophysical and biogeochemical processes.
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2023Corresponding Fellow of the British AcademyAward2012Fellow of the Ecological Society of AmericaAward2007Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceAwardMacArthur Fellows ProgramAward1956Born20 October 1956
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She was one of 24 recipients of the 2007 MacArthur Fellowship, and was elected to the United States National Academy of Sciences in 2006.
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Scientists
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Born 1956 · age 70
