Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China & Institute of Desertification Studies, Beijing International Dryland Management Consultant, Adelaide, Australia.

Dr. Victor Squires is an Australian. He has a PhD in Rangeland Science from Utah State University, USA. He is former Dean of the Faculty of Natural Resource Management at the University of Adelaide, Australia. He is author/editor of 11 books and numerous research papers on aspects of range/livestock relations. In 2015 Dr. Squires was honored by the Society for Range Management (USA) with an Outstanding Achievement Award. Dr. Squires has a background in teaching and applied research and holds a PhD degree in Natural Resources Management and Range Ecology, Masters Degree in Ecology and Botany, and Bachelor in Botany and Geography. He has more than 30 years experience of managing complex, multi-disciplinary projects in more than 10 countries in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Dr. Squires’ previous books include Rangeland Ecology and Management (Nova) Combating Desertification in Asia, Africa and the Middle East: Proven Practices (Springer) and River Basin Management in the twenty first century: Understanding People and Place (CRC).