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Dr. Agnes Lee Agama, Regional Coordinator
Agnes received a BA Honours degree with a double major in Social Psychology and Anthropology from the Australian National University in 1997, and finished her PhD in Environmental Anthropology at the University of Kent, UK, in 2004. Her research interests focus on the social transformation of local communities who live alongside protected areas, especially transformations in indigenous plant knowledge and changes in local attitudes towards plant conservation and community-based forest management in Sabah. From 1997 to 2003, Agnes worked for WWF Malaysia on the People and Plants Southeast Asia Program and several community-based conservation initiatives. She continues to work closely with local communities in Sabah and builds partnerships with local government agencies to support sustainable livelihoods approaches. She speaks English and Bahasa Malaysia fluently.
Agnes is Project Coordinator for the Darwin Initiative project carried out jointly by The Global Diversity Foundation, Sabah Parks and Universiti Malaysia Sabah. The project is carrying out a three-year ethnobiological assessment of resources and landscapes in the area of Buayan-Kionop in the Crocker Range. Working closely with the local communities and partner institutions, project results will inform the establishment of Community Use Zones that allow community access and use of designated areas within the Crocker Range Park.
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Adam Murphy, Field Coordinator
Adam received a MSc in Conservation Biology from the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) at the University of Kent in 2003. His research interests include ethnobiology, biodiversity management and medium-large mammal biology. Originally from the UK, he has worked in Tanzania on wildlife management issues. In 2005, Adam started working in Sabah on a research project in the Crocker Range Park to investigate the biological impacts of subsistence hunting and joined the GDF team in 2007. He is fluent in English and Bahasa Malaysia.
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