Prof. Jon Paul RODRIGUEZ

Chair, IUCN Species Survival Commission

Jon Paul Rodríguez works for the conservation of species and ecosystems since he was a biology undergraduate at Universidad Central of Venezuela (UCV). With other students he co-founded Provita in 1987, an NGO that has championed evidence-based projects, including the Red Book of Venezuelan Fauna and the Red Book of Terrestrial Ecosystems of Venezuela. After graduating from UCV in 1991, he went to Princeton University for a PhD in ecology and evolutionary biology (1999). He currently Chairs the IUCN Species Survival Commission, is ecology Professor at the Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Investigation, and continues active in Provita as the organization’s President. He defines himself as a biologist that is interested in generating information useful for conservation policies, without being a politician. Jon Paul is author in more than 230 publications, including books, chapters, and peer-reviewed articles in major international scientific journals.