Lukas R. Wibowo is a scientist working with the Centre for Research and Development on Social, Economics, Policy and Climate Change and the Research, Development and Innovation Agency of the Indonesian Ministry of Environment. A social scientist, he has focused on a range of research topics including: governance; the politics of natural resources; tenure and conflict; rural development and sustainable palm oil development. He graduated from Indonesia's Gadjah Mada University and Australia's Charles Sturt University.