Tomas Chaigneau

I am an environmental social scientist who studies the relationship between the natural environment and peoples’ wellbeing. This involves understanding how individuals derive wellbeing from the coast but also how their actions can impact their adjacent environment. Through an interdisciplinary approach focusing on socio-ecological systems, pro-environmental behaviour and wellbeing literature I explore how best to ensure that conservation and natural resource management measures are contributing to wellbeing and poverty alleviation sustainably over time. My research has primarily focused along the coast and has recently explored the links between coastal ecosystem services and wellbeing in East Africa.