Dr. Leo Charles Zulu

Leo Zulu, Director of the African Studies Center and Associate Professor at Michigan State University, specializes in human geography, natural resource management, environmental governance, solid biomass energy, biodiversity conservation, sustainable livelihoods, land use change, climate change adaptation, and health geography, focusing on southern Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. With over 30 years of international experience, he integrates interdisciplinary approaches to address complex environmental, social, economic, and health issues within a sustainable development context. Dr. Zulu is dedicated to policy enhancement through evidence-based research, collaborating with national governments and international agencies like the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the United Nations Environment Program, and Least Developed Countries Experts group on climate adaptation. His recent work includes publications on forest landscape restoration, gender and youth inclusion in sustainable agriculture, land-change dynamics, and the book Africa in the Post-2015 Development Agenda: A Geographical Perspective.