Wes Jackson
Wes Jackson (born 1936 near Topeka , Kansas ) is an American biologist .
Jackson studied biology and botany in Kansas and genetics at North Carolina State University . He was a professor of biology at Kansas Wesleyan and California State University in Sacramento .
In 1976 he founded the "Land Institute", which mainly researches
- to grow hardy, high-yielding and ecologically sound perennial cereals ( " perennials " ),
- To grow grasses, cereals for CO 2 sequestration ,
- to make agriculture more sustainable through the use of perennial crops ,
- Find alternatives to the use of fossil fuels in agriculture.
Wes Jackson criticized the current form of agriculture, in his view, a reduction of genetic diversity, a leaching of the soil has and destruction of rural areas result. His vision is sustainable agriculture based on perennial plants and alternative cultivation methods.
Wes is a councilor on the World Future Council .
Awards
- 1992: MacArthur Fellowship
- 2000: Right Livelihood Award (honorary award)
Web links
Commons : Wes Jackson - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Sustainability and politics. An interview with Wes Jackson from "The Land Institute" ( September 9, 2006 memento in the Internet Archive )
- Land institutes
- Council member of the World Future Council
- Wes Jackson in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely accessible)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jackson, Wes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American biologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Topeka , Kansas |