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Dr. Francisco Dallmeier, Director of the Smithsonian
Institution/Monitoring and Assessment of Biodiversity Program (MAB), is a conservation
biologist with oversight responsibility for the international network of biodiversity
research and monitoring sites located in 23 countries. The MAB program is dedicated
to the conservation of biological diversity through an integrated approach,
which Dr. Dallmeier pioneered, that combines research and training in an adaptive
management framework. The program provides scientific information and builds
in country capacity to foster the sustainable use of natural resources.
MAB is a program of the Smithsonian's National Zoological Park. Dr. Dallmeier
was appointed Acting Director of the Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives
in 2002.
Dr. Dallmeier has published and edited over one hundred publications including
several books including two landmark publications on forest monitoring and assessment
(Parthenon Press) documented new approaches to biodiversity conservation based
on adaptive management approaches. He is the editor of the SI/MAB Biodiversity
Series, co-author of a children’s book and editor and co-author of a recent
special issue of the Journal of Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. He
co-authored the special publication “Biodiversity, connecting with the tapestry
of life” for the Office of Science and Technology of the US Presidency .He has
successfully implemented multi-million dollar conservation and development partnerships
in critical areas with high biological diversity in Peru and Gabon with Shell
Oil.
Dr. Dallmeier has received over 60 awards to conduct biodiversity research
and education programs nationally and internationally.
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