Daniel Miller

Daniel C. Miller is associate professor of environmental policy in the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame. His areas of expertise include environmental politics and policy; governance; international aid; biodiversity conservation; forests; agroforestry; sustainable development; poverty alleviation

Miller’s research and teaching focus on international environmental politics and policy. He is especially interested in understanding the socioeconomic and ecological impacts of conservation funding in tropical countries and the political factors shaping those impacts. His research also explores the contribution forests and trees make to human well-being in rural areas around the world.

Miller has carried out fieldwork in more than ten countries, particularly in Africa. His research has been published in Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS,) Global Environmental Change, and World Development, and other journals. He is the coordinator of the Forests and Livelihoods: Assessment, Research and Engagement (FLARE) network.