Chris Williams

Former Associate Fellow

Chris Williams joined NEF in 2011 as the Marine Socio-economics Coordinator. Currently Chris works on fisheries management problems, regenerative agriculture, nature restoration and Community Economic Development.

More from Chris Williams

Blog

How to save our public farmland

Public land is a public asset. It shouldn't be sold off to counteract budget cuts.

Chris Williams

30 March 2022

Blog

Losing the plot

When we sell-off our public farmland, we miss our chance to use agriculture to benefit everyone.

Chris Williams

29 March 2022

Blog

Who gets to fish in the EU?

The fish in our seas are a public resource that we all share – so how we decide to fish them matters.

Chris Williams

04 October 2021

Publications

Credit where due

Financing a just transition to agroecology in the aftermath of Brexit

Chris Williams, Duncan McCann, Andrew Pendleton, Joshua Humphreys, Jaime Silverstein

30 June 2021

Blog

Seaspiracy – fact or fantasy?

Raising awareness is important but this documentary failed to get the narrative and facts right

Chris Williams

07 April 2021

Blog

The future of farming is agroecological

The problem with our global food system – and how to fix it

Chris Williams

01 February 2021

Blog

A raw deal for UK fishers

Politicians haven't delivered on Brexit promises, leaving fishers feeling betrayed and lied to

Chris Williams

25 January 2021

Blog

UK fishing: deal or no deal

The only viable option appears to be an agreement that sounds like ‘taking back control’, but changes very little.

Chris Williams

19 November 2020

Blog

Light on the horizon: the story of the Eastbourne fishing quay

How fishers in Eastbourne worked together to build their own community fishing quay

Chris Williams

24 August 2020

Blog

Discarded at sea

Why do workers' rights get forgotten when we talk about the fishing industry?

Chris Williams

13 July 2020

Publications

Beneath the surface

Labour vulnerability in the UK fishing industry

Griffin Carpenter, Chris Williams, Emily Scurrah

30 June 2020

Blog

Full nets and empty shelves

When it comes to seafood, the current crisis is one of oversupply not undersupply

Chris Williams

26 March 2020

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