Key Research Interests and Expertise Environment-society relations in developing world; political ecology; environmental policy in S. and S.E Asia and southern/central Africa. Awards and Distinctions June 2009 Awarded an Honorary Doctorate at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway April 2009 Awarded the 2009 Robert McC. Netting Award for Cultural and Political Ecology (CAPE) in recognition of “distinguished research and professional activities that bridge geography and anthropology," by the Association of American Geographers 2008 The subject of a Special Issue of the journal Geoforum (2008) “In Honor of the Life work of Piers Blaikie in Political Ecology and Development Studies” (Geoforum 39, 687-772). 2006 Selected as one of 50 “Key Thinkers in Development” in the book 50 Key Development Thinkers edited by David Simon June 2004 The Royal Geographical Society Edward Heath Award for published work on Africa and Asia. January 2000 Life Member of the Royal Norwegian Society for Science and Letters, Oslo.