Conversations on nature, economy and resilience.

Evidence-based conversations with environmental and sustainability practitioners from Jamaica, the Caribbean, Small Island States, The World.

Meet Peter Edwards: introducing EcoNexus

Peter shares his academic background in marine science and environmental economics, his professional career, and the challenges of running the family farm in Jamaica from abroad. He also introduces the EcoNexus framework and the four questions about ecology, ecosystems, economics and people that guide every conversation.

Nature, economy and people are one system. It's time we treated them that way.

In Episode 1, Dr. Peter Edwards introduces himself and the EcoNexus framework: four questions about ecology, ecosystems, economics and people. Over the season, we put those questions to work on Jamaica's biggest challenges, from recovery after Hurricane Melissa to El Niño drought.

Five threads that connect people and nature on small islands.

Dr. Peter Edwards

A Jamaican marine scientist and environmental economist, Peter has spent his career measuring how people and ecosystems depend on each other, from coral reef economics at NOAA to fieldwork across the Caribbean. As Environment Sector Lead for the Global Jamaica Diaspora Council, he connects the region's environmental professionals at home and abroad. EcoNexus is where those conversations go public.

Speaking, facilitation & advisory

New conversations, the evidence behind them, and examples worth copying, once a month.