Paul holds an M.S. degree in Natural Resource Management from Humboldt State University, earned in 1972. His thesis was titled “Feasibility of Artificial Reefs in Intertidal Waters.” In 2006, he completed a Doctor of Technology degree in the Department of Nature Conservation at Tshwane University of Technology in South Africa, with a dissertation titled “A Critical Review of the Western Approaches to Nature Conservation and Development in Africa.”

On ResearchGate, Paul has a profile where one can download a 7-volume book titled "A Critical Evaluation of Conservation in Sub-Saharan Africa," published by Edwin Mellen Press, which is essentially his doctoral thesis. Additionally, he has contributed to several peer-reviewed papers and PowerPoint presentations. He also co-authored a book titled "The Development of Taliban Factions in Afghanistan and Pakistan, A Geographical Account," published in February 2010 by Amin, Osinski, and DeGeorges, also from Edwin Mellen Press.