Prof Rob Marchant has a passion for understanding and unravelling the links between societies, environments and ecosystems across the tropics, and particularly Africa. As much of his research is focused in East Africa, he has developed close collaborations with the numerous University, NGO, UN and Governmental institutions that have resulted in many joint projects, publications and continued professional and organisational development. For example, with the University of Dar es Salaam, he helped establish a Masters Course in Natural and Environmental Resource Management. He is a member of the Scientific Leadership Council for the Mountain Research Initiative; a multidisciplinary scientific organization that addresses global change issues in mountain regions around the world where he helps coordinate their Mountain Socioecological Futures working group. Rob Marchant has co-authored more than 300 articles, a sole authored book on the Future sustainability of East Africa and has contributed to IPCC and IPBES reports, on Mountains and Africa respectively. Through his work he strives to enhance opportunity, build collaborations, innovations and impact to support development agenda and

to deal with the challenges around changing climate and their impact on our ecosystems and societies.numerous deep-rooted collaborations with University, NGO and Governments Departments in numerous countries across the Global South. At the University of York Rob Marchant is currently research lead for the Valuing Voices project - a Wellcome Trust initiative to support international research partnerships and to ensure these are equitable and just as possible.  At the University of York is also co-lead for the Resilient Socioecological Futures theme at the York Environmental Sustainability Institute