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Biography
Adrian joined the Business School in 2012 after being a Senior Lecturer, Reader and Professor of Geographical Sciences between 1985 and 2006. Prior to that he was a Lecturer and Senior Research Fellow at the University of Zambia for 10 years.
He has been involved in research, teaching and field activities concerned with African development and the environment for more than four decades. His work links field research to teaching and advisory support for a number of NGOs and government agencies. He has also worked with a range of international development agencies such as the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation, the World Bank and UK AID / DFID. He has also worked with the governments of Zambia, Ethiopia and Malawi, and with the World Conservation Union and the Ramsar Convention.
He has been the Director of the Centre for Wetlands, Environment and Livelihoods at the University and is also a Director of a European based NGO, Wetland Action.
Research Expertise and Interests
- Natural resource management and livelihoods in Africa
- Wetland and forests
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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CCWCNF: Community Conservation of Wild Coffee Natural Resources
Wood, A. (PI) & Snell, M. (CoI)
1/06/16 → 31/05/19
Project: Research
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CCWCNF: Community Conservation of Wild Coffee Natural Resources - Christensen Fund
Wood, A. (PI) & Snell, M. (CoI)
1/06/16 → 31/05/17
Project: Research
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Forest conservation through traceable supply chain development
Snell, M. (PI), Hwang, B. (PI) & Wood, A. (Advisor)
17/07/23 → 16/12/26
Project: Research
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SAB : Maintaining Seasonal Wetlands & their Livelihood Contributions in central Southern Africa
Wood, A. (PI) & Snell, M. (CoI)
16/08/16 → 15/11/16
Project: Research
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NTFP-ME: NTFP Micro-Enterprises for Competitive Forests and Livelihoods in Ethiopia
Snell, M. (PI) & Wood, A. (PI)
1/04/18 → 31/03/21
Project: Research
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Analysing wetland enterprise in northern Malawi using a modified community capitals framework: the case of garlic farming
Wood, A., Thawe, P. & Snell, M., 1 Oct 2025, In: Journal of Rural Studies. 119, 11 p., 103780.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Wetlands and Landscape Approaches
Dixon, A. & Wood, A., 29 Aug 2025, Routledge Handbook of Wetlands. Dixon, A. & Maddock, I. (eds.). 1st ed. Routledge, p. 472-486 15 p. (Routledge Environment and Sustainability Handbooks).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Internal governance challenges of young independent coffee cooperatives in South-west Ethiopia
Mswaka, W., Snell, M. & Wood, A., 1 Oct 2024, In: Journal of International Development. 36, 7, p. 2805-2825 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Assessing the Long-Term Ecological Sustainability of Dambo Cultivation in Southern Africa: Ten-Year Case Studies from Zambia and Malawi
Kotze, D. C. & Wood, A. P., 10 Feb 2021, In: Wetlands. 41, 2, 13 p., 21.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile6 Citations (Scopus) -
Assessing value chain interventions in Zambian and Ethiopian forest beekeeping systems
Meaton, J., Lowore, J. & Wood, A., 1 Jun 2021, In: Business Strategy and Development. 4, 2, p. 159-169 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access6 Citations (Scopus)
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Conservation as a livelihood: building enterprise on community forest management in SW Ethiopia
Snell, M. (Speaker), Wood, A. (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Hwang, B. (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Lowore, J. (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)
12 Oct 2023 → 13 Oct 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Triangulating methods to measure effectiveness of integrated conservation-development programmes
Snell, M. (Speaker), Wood, A. (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Hwang, B. (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)
10 Apr 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Triangulating methods to measure effectiveness of integrated conservation development programmes
Snell, M. (Speaker), Wood, A. (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Hwang, B. (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)
7 Apr 2022 → 8 Apr 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Forest and Coffee in Southwest Ethiopia
Snell, M. (Speaker), Wood, A. (Speaker) & Hwang, B. (Speaker)
9 Jun 2021 → 10 Jun 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Developing Ethical Forest-based Trade in South-west Ethiopia
Snell, M. (Speaker) & Wood, A. (Speaker)
10 Mar 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Press/Media
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Rights, revenues and responsibilities - solving conflicts using PFM for wild coffee conservation
Hesselden, F. & Wood, A.
6/01/17
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Making the forest pay:protecting wild coffee biodiversity whilst improving local livelihoods
Hesselden, F. & Wood, A.
22/05/16
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Protecting the home of wild coffee whilst improving local livelihoods: Participatory Forest Management for coffee forest conservation in Ethiopia
Hesselden, F. & Wood, A.
22/01/15
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment