Mark Plotkin

Dr Mark Plotkin has led the Amazon Conservation Team and guided its vision since 1996, when he co-founded the organization. Dr Plotkin has previously served as research associate in ethnobotanical conservation at the Botanical Museum of Harvard University, and director of plant conservation at the World Wide Fund for Nature. His most recent book is The Amazon: What Everyone Needs to Know. In 2019, he received the Shinagel Award for Public Service from Harvard University.