Benjamin Bagadion

Benjamin C. Bagadion Jr. taught courses in sustainable development management at the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) for 26 years, during which he also served a term as the undersecretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. He has published two other books, Windward: Steering Community-driven Projects for Environmental Protection (2006) and Bending the Wind: Lessons from Mt. Makiling: Empowering People for Natural Resources Management (1999). He also worked as a community organizers for farmers, fisherfolk, the urban poor, and sugar plantation workers, and advised numerous civil society organizations. He obtained Ph.D. in Development Sociology from Cornell University.