Bas Verschuuren
Bas Verschuuren is dedicated to the human-nature relations through the management and governance of nature and cultural heritage in area-based conservation.
Professor Bas Verschuuren is an assistant professor focussing on the role of human-nature relations in the management and governance of nature and cultural heritage in area-based conservation. Conceptual and theoretical areas of interest include: political ontology; cultural anthropology, phenomenology and ethnography.
His research is applied, participatory and co-constructed with local communities, Indigenous peoples, conservation experts, NGOs and governments. He has published over 40 book chapters and journal articles as well as five edited books on human-nature interactions. Complementary to his teaching and research, Bas consults for international conservation organisations such as IUCN and UNESCO.
He serves as a co-chair to the IUCN WCPA Specialist group on Cultural and Spiritual Values of Protected Areas (www.csvpa.org) is the co-founder of the Sacred Natural Sites Initiative (www.sacrednaturalsites.org), a member of EarthCollective (www.earthcollective.net) and The RCB religion and Conservation Working Group.
