Program-Specific Researcher, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University -Academic Qualifications: Ph.D., Geography, York University, Canada 2011 -Research Interests: Political Ecology, Resource Geography, Agrarian Studies, Southeast Asia Area Studies Keith has conducted research on the political ecology and political economy of forestry in Southeast Asia for the past 14 years, including in Laos, Thailand, Sarawak, Cambodia and Vietnam. His 2011 doctoral dissertation is entitled “Grounding Global Forest Economies: Resource Governance and Commodity Power in Rural Laos.” Keith has also worked with a number of policy research organizations, including the Rights and Resources Initiative, Forest Trends, and the Centre for International Forestry Research, on issues related to Asian forest markets and […]

Program-Specific Researcher, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University -Academic Qualifications: Ph.D (Urban and Industrial Entomology), Universiti Sains Malaysia 2010 -Research Interests: Termite and ant communities associated with agricultural intensification and urbanization in Southeast Asia, The evolutionary adaptive strategies of termites, Insect pest management program The restoration of natural ecosystem services is pivotal to promoting sustainability in agriculture. Today, there is increasing evidence demonstrates that termites and ants have a great influence on “high biomass society,” particularly as a soil quality enhancer and pollinator, respectively. Considering Southeast Asia has great diversity in termite and ant fauna, many aspects of their roles in human resource utilization and agro-industrial production are understudied. […]