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My primary interests as a researcher center on the intersection of local and global interests (trans-society/trans-border ) and capacities in addressing global political economy; green economy, natural resource management challenges, environmental sustainability, and the effects of climate change. I am also interested in risk analysis, public policies, and behaviors that contribute to the goal of catalyzing action across the global community, increase public awareness and change public attitudes on global climate change; natural resource governance issues, human rights abuse, and environmental degradation. My career goal is to utilize scientific and cultural knowledge, research skills, and extensive experiences to help address the challenges of global environmental change, the green economy, and sustainability. I am interested as well in assessing the economic, social and environmental impacts on natural resources/ environmental sustainability. My ultimate objective is to cultivate and engage multidisciplinary knowledge-based networks to minimize the impact of climate change on marginalized societies and to reduce societal conflict over natural resources