Michael Twigg is the program director of land use, nature and agriculture at the Smart Prosperity Institute, where he and his team are working to develop innovative strategies for advancing Canada’s nature economy. Michael’s work focuses on the intersection of conservation, food systems and community development as key drivers of economic growth and prosperity; research that has been applied in Ontario’s Greenbelt, in coastal communities across Nunavut, and in support of First Nations in British Columbia. He is a graduate of l’Institut d’études politique de Paris.