William M. Adams

William "Bill" M. Adams (born 1955) is a British geographer. He is Professor of Conservation and Development in the Department of Geography at the University of Cambridge and the Claudio Segré Chair of Conservation and Development at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva.
Personal life.
Adams studied geography and graduated with a B.A. from the University of Cambridge, followed by an M.Sc. in conservation, from the University College London. He obtained a Ph.D. at the University of Cambridge. He has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Stockholm, and the Royal Geographical Society’s Busk Medal.
Work.
Bill Adams is a member of the Political Ecology group. He explores the ideas behind conservation initiatives and resource management, and the implications of these ideas in practice.
His research fields are: