
ConservationMarch 1, 2024
By Protecting the Planet, We’re Protecting People, Too
Boundaries for preserving fresh water, biodiversity and other planetary resources tighten when they must also protect people
Joyeeta Gupta is a professor of environment and development in the Global South at the University of Amsterdam and a professor at IHE Delft Institute for Water Education. She is one of three co-chairs of the Earth Commission. In 2023 she won the Spinoza Prize, the highest scientific research award bestowed by the Netherlands.

By Protecting the Planet, We’re Protecting People, Too
Boundaries for preserving fresh water, biodiversity and other planetary resources tighten when they must also protect people