b'The Pulte InstituteforGlobal DevelopmentSustainabilityFLARE Network: Collaboration to Create a Sustainable Future for People and Forests The Forests and Livelihoods: Assessment, Research, and Engagement Network (FLARE) is an international community of researchers, practitioners, and policymakers committed to developing greater knowledge at the intersection of forests and livelihoods and applying it to policy and practice. Since 2023, the network has made its administrative home in the Pulte Institute. Daniel C. Miller, Keough School associate professor and Pulte Institute core affiliated faculty member, also serves asLizzie Stifelcoordinator of FLARE. Now in its tenth year, FLARE, through its conferences and meetings with partner organizations, facilitatesGlobal Affairs, Political Science, 24collaboration that drives research essential tohuman flourishingThe FLARE conference firmly grounded within the context of sustainability. In Octoberallowed me to showcase my 2023, members gathered in Nairobi, Kenya, for its annualresearch about the impact meeting, the networks first-ever in the Global South. of trees in farmlands and forests on the well-being of households in Ethiopia. As someone relatively new to research, this event helped me discover a new perspective: the need to embrace holistic and naturalistic approaches that can rejuvenate both our forests and livelihoods two realms that should complement one another. On this page: Professor Daniel C. Miller and Susan Ostermann in conversation with FLARE conference attendees in Nairobi, Kenya, October 2023. Image by Phillip Rachel Ventures Entertainment. 2624 | Sustainability'