Professor of Political Science and Director of the Natural Resource Center, Colorado Mesa University
Roles: Inclusive Conservation, integrating Traditional Knowledge and Indigenous Populations in all stages of the project from data collection to protected area management. International biodiversity offset governance.
Dr. Casey teaches a wide variety of courses at Colorado Mesa University including Environmental Politics and Policy, Political Geography and Environmental Political Theory. He has been researching protected areas and public lands policy for over 15 years. His research emphasis is on participatory planning and management of protected areas (known as inclusive conservation) in the United States and comparatively in other nations around the world. The field of inclusive conservation focuses on the incorporation of knowledge from local communities and marginalized groups into the planning and management practices of landscapes protected for their biodiversity values which can be done through collaboration and various co-management arrangements. Dr. Casey will be working to ensure that indigenous knowledge and rights are respected and well-integrated into the Limelight Rainforest approach.
Education:
PhD., Arizona State University, 1996
M.A., University of San Francisco, 1992
B.S., Northern Arizona University, 1989