Dr Rachel GOLDEN KRONER
Environmental Governance Fellow, Conservation International
Rachel Golden Kroner, PhD, is a Fellow in the Moore Center for Science at Conservation International, focused on environmental governance and a co-chair of the IUCN WCPA Task Force on COVID-19. She uses principles from geography, economics, and conservation biology to explore what works, where and why in conservation. This work includes pioneering research on how protected areas have been altered and lost around the world (PADDD), and the resulting ecological, economic and social impacts.
Rachel holds Ph.D. in environmental science and policy from George Mason University, an M.S. in sustainable development and conservation biology from the University of Maryland, and a B.A. in biology with a specialization in ecology and conservation biology from Boston University.