Olusegun Michael Ogundele is a transdisciplinary research scientist and community mobiliser. His research interests include conservation science and traditional ecological knowledge, political ecology, environmental governance research, science-policy co-production, politics of decision-making, meta-ecosystems and community ecology, political economy of nature markets and carbon credits, Climate sustainability, and legislative science advice. He has been working with local and indigenous communities since 2019. He is also a trained sustainability and circular economy consultant. Ogundele is a member of many academic research networks and professional groups – among this include Nigerian Environmental Society, Nigerian Science Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, International Network for Government Science Advice, Biodiversity Credit Alliance, Sydney Environment Institute, and the International Environmental Guardianship. He is the Executive Director, Initiative for Environmental Policy and Research Ltd/GTD, a Nigerian registered non-profit limited by guarantee organisation.
