Eric Lambin, a geographer and environmental scientist, divides his time between University of Louvain and Stanford University. His research tries to better understand the causes and impacts of land use changes in different parts of the world. He was awarded the 2014 Volvo Environment Prize and 2019 Blue Planet Prize. He published several broad audience books, including “An Ecology of Happiness” (University of Chicago Press, 2012). He is member of the Group of Chief Scientific Advisors to the European Commission.