Dr. Dickson Adom is a researcher in the pluridisciplinary fields of History of African Art and Culture, Anthropology, Art, Education, Biodiversity Conservation and Environmental Sustainability. He is a lecturer in the Department of Educational Innovations in Science and Technology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana. He also holds an extraordinary researcher position in the School of Economic Sciences, Northwest University, South Africa.

Dr. Dickson Adom holds a first class BA, Master of philosophy and PhD degrees from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Ghana. He is a senior researcher in the Department of Educational Innovations in Science and Technology and has written extensively on local people’s participation in agricultural and cultural issues.He is an expert in the use of Traditional Knowledge Systems and cultural anthropology issues in enhancing the conservation of the environment and its rich biological diversities.

Also, he undertakes studies in Rural Community Participation in Environmental Development Schemes, International Conventions related to Biodiversity Conservation, Protected Areas and Ecosystem Management through Community Involvement Approaches and Strategies, Agricultural Anthropology, NFTPs in Biodiversity Management in Forest-Fringe Communities, Development of Biodiversity Conservation Strategies, Ecotourism Development, Cultural Practices in Biodiversity Management and other areas in this field.