ABE Ken-ichi

Biography

ABE Ken-ichi is a professor at RIHN. His areas of specialization are Asian area studies and environmental anthropology. Based on extensive fieldwork in tropical forests, he has written and edited a number of books, including “Extreme Conflicts and Tropical Forests” (2007, Springer), and “Good Earths: Regional and Historical Insights into China's Environment” (2009, Kyoto University Press). He has also collaborated with UNESCO on the “Water and Culture” subtheme of the World Water Forum and, as a member of the GIAHS Scientific Committee, contributed to the design of the FAO’s GIAHS program.

abek@chikyu.ac.jp