
Lance Robinson is a senior scientist at the International Livestock Research Institute specializing in natural resources management, environmental governance, social-ecological resilience, and the connections among these areas, with an emphasis on pastoralist settings. His PhD research among Kenyan pastoralists focused on the connection between social-ecological resilience and the approaches to participation used by formal sector agencies working with pastoralists. His current research work centers around participatory and community-based approaches to rangeland management, and landscape governance in rangelands. He also has over fifteen years’ experience working in rural development in Latin America, Africa and Asia.