Dr. Albert Banunle is a multidisciplinary environmental scientist with interest in circular bioeconomy/bioresources valorisation technologies, climate-smart agriculture, sustainable waste management practices, environmental partnerships, sustainability governance, and human security. Albert obtained his PhD degree in Environmental Science from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology under the Building Stronger Universities (BSU III) project by DANIDA with a secondment fellowship at Aarhus University in Denmark. His PhD research was on "Harnessing the bioresource potential of biowaste and aquatic invasive plants in the Owabi Catchment in the Ashanti Region, Ghana." Albert also holds a M.Sc. degree in Environmental Partnership Management with distinction from the University of Aberdeen (UK), a M.Sc. degree in Environmental Science, and a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc. Hons.) in Agriculture with a specialisation in Agricultural Economics and Farm Management from the KNUST.

In the last 10 years, Albert has worked on research and development-oriented projects for international and local organizations, including the Commonwealth Secretariat, USAID, ACDI/VOCA, the Ghana Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU), the World Food Programme (WFP), the African Union (AU), and the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP), among others.  Albert worked with the Commonwealth Scholarship Secretariat as Knowledge Hub Coordinator (KHC), responsible for coordinating scholars, interactions, and trainings on strengthening resilience and responding to crises from November 2020 to October 2021.

Albert has received several awards and fellowships. He studied his PhD as a DANIDA Building Stronger Universities (BSUIII) fellow at KNUST with a secondment fellowship at Aarhus University in Denmark. He is an awardee of the Commonwealth Shared Scholar to study for a master's degree in the UK by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO). While in the UK, he was awarded the Scottish Innovative Student Award (SISA III: Innovative Champion) during his time of study at the University of Aberdeen. Albert has extensive research and publication experience, and his publications have appeared in Springer and Elsevier, among other high-impact factor journals. He serves as a reviewer for a number of international peer-reviewed journals. Albert is also a member of the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) and Circular Economy Club (CEC) .