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March 2012 Present: Director of Asia Climate Change Education Center, South Korea January 2013 Present: Acting Director of Jeju Secretariat, UNESCO World Network of Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves March 2012 Present: Emeritus Professor of Environmental Sociology at Jeju National University, South KoreaEducational Attainment BA and MA in Sociology from Korea University, South Korea PhD in Environmental Sociology from The University of Queensland, Australia Past Major Professional Activities Since 2000 Professor at Jeju National University, South Korea (March 1981 February 2012) President, Asia-Pacific Sociological Association Teaching Professor at The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom Member, Presidential Commission on Sustainable Development of the Republic of Korea Delegate of South Korean Government to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Delegate of South Korean Government to OECD Environmental Meeting Research Associate, Environmental Policy Committee for Sustainable Development, The National Assembly of Republic of Korea Academic Research Publications: 13 books including Environmental Sociology and 60 academic research papers in domestic and international journals Unpublished Research Projects; 100 environment-related projects funded by domestic and international organizations