Giuseppe Donati is a Professor in Biological Anthropology on the MSc in Primate Conservation and the Anthropology Programme, Oxford Brookes University. He has researched the behavior, ecology, and conservation of lemurs and New World monkeys. His current research questions investigate how primates cope with fluctuating resource availability and quality and how they tolerate anthropogenic changes. As an active member of the IUCN Lemur Specialist Group, he is regularly involved in the assessment of the Lemur conservation status and the designing of their Conservation Action Plans. He has carried out research in the region of Fort Dauphin (South-eastern Madagascar) since 1999. There, in collaboration with various institutions and NGOs, he is co-leading long-term studies on the fauna and the flora and their conservation management in the protected areas of Mandena, Sainte Luce, Tsitongambarika, and Ambatotsirongorongo. He is involved in the design of the Lemur Conservation Action Plan and has a leading role in coordinating lemur research and conservation in South-eastern Madagascar.