Biodiversity, Adventure, Conservation & Climate Change.

Dr. Bruce Stein s a scientific expert on biodiversity and
wildlife conservation, and serves as the National Wildlife
Federation’s chief scientist. The author of numerous publications
on conservation biology, endangered species, and climate change,
he is also a sought-after speaker and instructor.


Since joining the National Wildlife Federation in 2008, Stein has
spearheaded the organization’s work to develop new approaches for
carrying out wildlife conservation in an era of climate change.
Known as “climate-smart conservation,” these techniques have been
widely adopted by wildlife and land managers in the United States
and internationally. Stein has served as a scientific advisor to
various government agencies, including the U.S. Department of
Interior and Department of Defense, and is on the steering
committee of the International Union for the Conservation of
Nature’s (IUCN) Climate Change Specialist Group.


Prior to joining the National Wildlife Federation, he helped
establish the non-profit organization NatureServe, where he
served as Chief Scientist, and he spent more than a decade as a
senior scientist with The Nature Conservancy. A botanist by
training, Stein received his bachelor’s degree from the
University of California, Santa Cruz, and his Ph.D. from
Washington University, St. Louis and the Missouri Botanical
Garden.


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