Melissa Leach ndiye Mutungamiriri weInstitute of Development Studies (IDS) paYunivhesiti yeSussex. Akavamba uye akatungamirira pamwe chete ESRC STEPS (Social, Technological and Environmental Pathways to Sustainability) Centre (www.steps-centre.org) kubva ku2006 - 2014. Senyanzvi yezvemagariro evanhu akatungamirira mapurogiramu akawanda ekutsvakurudza, ezvematongerwo enyika akabatanidzwa. muAfrica nekumhiri, tichiita nesainzi, mutemo uye nharo dzeruzhinji pamusoro pezvekudya, hutano, murume kana mukadzi, kuchengetedza kwezvakatipoteredza uye budiriro.
Pakati pemabasa ekunze, aive mutevedzeri wasachigaro weScience Committee of Future Earth 2012 - 2017, munyori anotungamira we2016 World Social Science Report 2016 paChallenging Inequalities, uye inhengo yeInternational Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES-Chikafu). Iye ari a Fellow yeBritish Academy, Academy yeSocial Sayenzi, uye Academia Europea pamwe neInternational Science Council.
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