Kuang-Chung Lee is a Professor in the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Studies at National Dong-Hwa University (NDHU) in Taiwan. He holds a Ph.D. in Geography from the University College of London (2001), After completing his undergraduate studies in Geography at National Taiwan University in 1989, he worked for the Council of Agriculture and the Taroko National Park in Taiwan.

 He has carried out more than 30 research projects which mainly focus on community participation, natural and cultural landscape conservation, collaborative planning, and management of protected areas and rural areas. He is currently a member of IUCN’s World Commission on Protected Areas, ICOMOS and ProGEO, He serves as the focal point at his university for the International Partnership of the Satoyama Initiative (IPSI).