Dr. Ophelia Soliku is a senior lecturer in the Department of Community Development at SD Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies, Wa, Ghana. She holds a doctoral degree in environmental policy and governance from the University of Freiburg, Germany. Dr. Soliku’s research interests focus on the interrelationship between nature conservation, conservation conflicts, and natural resources governance. She is a recipient of several grants and fellowships, including the Social Science Research Council’s African Peacebuilding Network Individual Research Grant in 2022, International Foundation for Science grant, and Queen Elizabeth Scholars fellowship. Dr. Soliku has participated in several national and international conferences. She is also published in highly reputable journals, including Biodiversity Conservation, Forest Policy and Economics, Oryx, and Society & Natural Resources.