Luther Bois Anukur is the Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO) for the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), which is comprised of 24 countries in the Horn of Africa, East Africa and Southern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean. Prior to joining IUCN, he served as the Deputy Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa with Plan International, Regional Director for Panos Eastern Africa, Country Director World Vision International and Programme Director with ChildFund International.

Luther has extensive experience in programme development and management, operational research and applied policy work on governance, organizational development, institutional capacity building, public policy formulation and advocacy across a range of sectors engaging widely with diverse groups of practitioners and policy makers.