Rodolfo Dirzo

Rodolfo Dirzo is a conservation scientist with a passion for conserving the tropical forests of Latin America. He is currently Bing Professor in Environmental Sciences at Stanford University. However, Rodolfo taught for many years at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico where he still continues to collaborate. While at UNAM, he also directed the Los Tuxtlas Tropical Research Station in Southeast Mexico. Rodolfo’s scientific interests are focused on the ecology, evolution, and conservation of ecological processes in tropical forests.