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Bob Fisher is an anthropologist specializing in the social political ecological aspects of natural resource management, particularly community forestry. His PhD research focused on human ecology and the strategies for adapting to drought in the Thar Desert of Rajasthan. Bob has extensive experience working in various countries, including Nepal, India, Mozambique, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea, Pakistan, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Liberia, and Ghana. He was involved in the Nepal-Australia Forestry Project in the late 1980s and served as a Senior Lecturer in the School of Geosciences at the University of Sydney, as well as being a Senior Researcher with the Mekong Research Group. His recent publications include 'Linking Conservation Poverty Reduction: Landscapes, People Power' (2008, Earthscan) and an edited volume 'Adaptive Collaborative Management of Community Forests in Asia: Experiences from Nepal, Indonesia, and the Philippines' (2007, CIFOR). Bob's work aims to combine theoretical and applied interests with a strong focus on action research.
University of Sydney • Sydney
Teaching and research in the social political ecological aspects of natural resource management.
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