Michael Brown is the President of Satya Development International, a consultancy specializing in the design, implementation, evaluation, and adaptive management of programs and projects in: community-based natural resource management and forest conservation , sustainable agriculture, livelihood and food security, anti-corruption, and good governance. Particular emphasis on environmental and social impact assessment at landscape scales. He has over 35 years of experience in international development in diverse technical sectors in developing countries across all regions of Africa, South Asia, parts of Latin America, the South Pacific, and the Caribbean, with extensive experience in remote regions of post conflict drylands and tropical forest countries. He can be reached at michaelbrown.sdi@gmail.com.