Budhi Gunawan (1962) is a lecturer in the Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Padjadjaran (1988 - present), and in the Environmental Science Study Program, Universitas Padjadjaran (1999 - present). As an anthropologist, he has been involved in research related to socio-ecological and development issues since he joined the Institute of Ecology/Center for Environment and Sustainability Science, Universitas Padjadjaran, as researcher in 1993. Having been involved in the research of human–nature relation issues, his interest is expanding to political ecology issues.