Dr Samuel McGlennon was awarded his PhD from the Australian National University in December, 2015. His research explored ​the limitations and possibilities of ​attempts to govern trade in the so-called 'deforestation commodities'​,​through certification schemes and Roundtables, illegal logging legislation and biofuels standards, among other innovations. These supply chain responses from overseas businesses, industries and governments ​have ​emerge​d​​​​​​during an 'age of experimentation' in which actors ​are seeking to address their connection to 'distant' problems such as tropical deforestation. Sam was based at CIFOR in Bogor, Indonesia for almost two years during his research, and now lives in Auckland, New Zealand.