By focusing on sustainability and welfare, his work links together inter-disciplinary (social, economic, political and cultural) perspectives and methods to understanding the mechanisms and the effects of ecosystem change on poverty and food security. His work uses a variety of methods, including participatory action research, to identify conceptual gaps in research expertise, develop strategies to reconnect the poor with their native ecosystem resources and provide anti-poverty solutions. He has previously been working in Bolivia, Brazil, Ireland, Russia and Zambia to develop inter-disciplinary approaches to poverty alleviation, recently focusing on the sustainable management and equitable sharing of aquatic genetic resources. More‌‌