Awards delight for Jasper
Aberystwyth alumnus Jasper Kenter has recently won two prestigious European awards for his research in the Solomon Islands, a remote island chain in the South Pacific Ocean. The prizes include the first ‘European spotlight on student research award’ by the Society for Conservation Biology, and a prize from the European Society for Ecological Economics for best student paper. Jasper’s paper on valuing Solomon Islands rainforests was also recently published in the scientific journal Global Environmental Change, one of the top journals in environmental studies. Jasper graduated from Aberystwyth in 2010 with a first class degree in countryside conservation. Since then he has started a PhD in ecological economics and environmental sustainability at the University of Aberdeen. His ongoing research looks at why nature is important to people, and the economic benefits that nature brings, such as clean water, healthy soil, food and building materials. With support of his lecturers at the Instit...