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Arthur J. Hanson, O.C., PhD
BSc (First Class Honours, Zoology) University of British Columbia
MSc (Fisheries) University of British Columbia
PhD (Fisheries Ecology) University of Michigan
E-mail: ajhanson@mts.net
Art Hanson is Distinguished Fellow, and former President of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). He was Professor and Director of the School for Resource and Environmental Studies at Dalhousie University. Prior to that, during the mid-1970s, he worked with the Ford Foundation in Indonesia. Dr. Hanson addresses environment and economy, biodiversity, oceans, and international development concerns globally, in Asia and in Canada.
He has served on Canada’s National Round Table on the Environment and Economy (NRTEE), as Canada’s Ministerial Ocean Ambassador with the Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans, and in a number of other national advisory posts. He has initiated several major international development activities in Southeast Asia, and currently is a Member and Lead Expert of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED). He is Chairing a Working Party on Biotechnology, Sustainable Development and Canada’s Future Economy for the Canadian Biotechnology Advisory Committee. Dr. Hanson is a member of the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI). He is an Officer of the Order of Canada.