Gustavo Fonseca
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Gustavo Fonseca
"Senior Vice President for Science at Conservation International and Executive Director of the Center for Applied Biodiversity Science. Fonseca is a founding member of Brazil's Biodiversity Trust Fund, a member of the Steering Committee of IUCN's Species Survival Committee, and also a member of the Government of Brazil's Presidential Committee on the Agenda 21. His scientific experience ranges from mammalogy and primatology to interdisciplinary aspects of biodiversity conservation. He has published over 80 scholarly papers in addition to dozens of popular articles. In 2001, Fonseca was awarded the Golden Ark Prize from the Dutch Government for his accomplishment in the science of biodiversity conservation." [1]
- Former Director, All Species Foundation
