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DAVID OLSON
[email protected]
+254 0729531063
EDUCATION
University of California, Davis
UC Berkeley
University of Virginia
PhD Zoology 1991
BA Environmental Science 1982
1978 – 1980
EXPERIENCE
2014 – present
WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION
Africa Wildlife Campaign Manager
I manage several campaigns relating to the welfare and
conservation of African wildlife including sustainable and humane
solutions to human-wildlife conflict (specifically, elephants, lions,
hyenas) around national parks in East Africa, the live trade in
African wildlife, and the use of elephants and lions in
entertainment.
2008 – present
CONSERVATION EARTH CONSULTING
Conservation Consultant
I provide consulting services for international and North American
conservation organizations on issues including conservation
strategy development, protected area design and management,
biodiversity and conservation assessments, priority-setting,
conservation tools, human-wildlife conflict, wildlife trade, species
recovery, restoration, workshop leadership, conservation training,
program and activity evaluation, and grant-writing. Presently
working closely with Biodiversity Wildlife Solutions program at
RESOLVE on global biodiversity mapping tools and appropriate
technologies that may be useful to save endangered wildlife. Recent
projects include a 10-Year Evaluation of the Critical Ecosystem
Partnership Fund; human-elephant/lion/hyena conflict mitigation;
appropriate technology applications for anti-poaching; global
biodiversity mapping tools; live wildlife trade issues; fire and access
management strategy for Southern California wildlands; evaluation
of the importance of Roadless Areas for clean water; adapting
conservation strategies for climate change in the Klamath-Siskiyou
Ecoregion; management plans for Appalachian protected areas;
planning for an ecosystem-based management workshop for Eastern
US forests; preparation of the Project Appraisal Document and
Operational Manual for the Save Our Species program of the IUCN,
World Bank, and Global Environment Facility; Catalina Island
Conservation Strategy; and design, facilitation, and strategy
development for the a regional conservation strategy workshop for
the Western Indian Ocean Islands Marine Ecoregion (WIOMER:
WWF, UNEP, CI, FFEM, Indian Ocean Commission).
www.conservationearthconsulting.com
2006 – 2008
IRVINE RANCH CONSERVANCY
Irvine, Orange County, Southern California
Director of Science & Stewardship
This position leads and manages an interdisciplinary team of
scientific and technical experts responsible for achieving the natural
resources conservation vision for the Irvine Ranch Land Reserve, a
50,000 acre reserve supporting a range of Southern California
ecosystems. I was responsible for developing and implementing
strategic plans, annual work plans and program budgets ($1.2
million plus), networking and developing partnerships, biological
monitoring, resource management plans, and a strong, applied
research program. A major goal was to balance the needs of partners,
landowners, academic institutions, NGOs and recreation advocates
to achieve long-term sustainability of natural resources on the
Reserve. I developed innovative approaches to climate change
management at the local scale, return-on-investment approaches for
prioritizing among restoration projects, monitoring programs,
species recovery programs, and a comprehensive fire management
approach.
2006
WORLD WILDLIFE FUND–CONSERVATION SCIENCE
Washington, DC
Director of Conservation Measures/Senior Scientist
Responsible for creating greater scientific rigor and technical
competency in WWF field programs in how one measures progress
towards successful conservation outcomes at the global,
ecoregional, and landscape (seascape) scales through a clear
delineation of targets and milestones. I worked closely with field
and global support programs around the world to tailor sciencebased principles of indices and measurement of biological and
conservation features to the realities on the ground and, to this end,
help develop a field-based constituency who embrace measures as
part of adaptive management for ecoregion action plans. We track
the status of biological targets, direct threats, and enabling
conditions (socio-economic factors), and the effectiveness of our
interventions that are intended to influence them. This position
required a blend of technical knowledge, with an emphasis on longterm conservation strategies, practicality, diplomacy, and teambuilding skills.
2001 – 2006
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY–SOUTH PACIFIC
Republic of the Fiji Islands
Program Director
Program Director for a biodiversity conservation program for the
South Pacific region. Responsibilities and activities include
establishing a new regional program, conservation research, project
management, financial and programmatic management, prioritysetting, capacity-building and training for Pacific islanders, acting
as an advisor for undergraduate and graduate students, community
awareness and education, advocacy with governments, industry, and
communities, developing networks and relationships, and
fundraising. Our conservation projects covered marine, terrestrial,
and freshwater habitats and species, and natural resources for
peoples of the Pacific region. Major projects include: a research
program for Fijian forest ecology and management, implications for
forestry and forest certification; marine research to design and
implement a network of marine reserves for Fiji’s Vatu-i-Ra and
Cakau Levu seascape integrated with ecosystem and watershed
management; assisting the Government of Fiji in developing
specific measures for implementation of Fiji’s National Biodiversity
Strategy and Action Plan, CITES, Red List, and World Heritage;
community awareness and education programs for forest and reef
conservation and resource management; and field research and
action for endangered species such as crested iguanas, Prosopeia
parrots, whale sharks, and Fijian giant longhorn beetles.
1993 – 2001
WORLD WILDLIFE FUND–CONSERVATION SCIENCE
Washington, DC
Senior Scientist & Program Director
International biodiversity conservation, particularly in the area of
priority-setting and developing conservation strategies for
ecoregions. The Conservation Science Program focused on:
 Developing and applying priority-setting methods for
biodiversity conservation for terrestrial, marine, and
freshwater ecosystems at different biogeographic scales;
 Designing long-term conservation strategies for terrestrial,
marine, and freshwater ecoregions;
 Formulating and testing predictive models for mapping
patterns of biodiversity;
 Developing conservation strategies for threatened species,
habitats, and phenomena;
 Applying Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as tools
for conservation planning; and
 Assisting field staff and projects in all aspects of
conservation biology and landscape ecology.
I helped the team initiate the ecoregion approach for WWF’s
conservation programs and applied it to develop long-term
conservation strategies for a wide range of regions and ecosystems.
This position afforded me opportunities to work on an extraordinary
diversity of conservation projects ranging from Siberian tigers,
cycads, and land snails to coniferous forests, tropical lakes, subpolar
seas, coral reefs, and grasslands. I have also been fortunate to work
with conservation specialists and biologists from around the world
and learn of their conservation approaches and challenges. My
responsibilities included managing up to twenty employees,
strategic planning, technical training for staff and partners,
interacting with specialists, colleagues, and consultants, preparing
grant proposals, assisting with communications with the media and
public, and administering budgets and small grant programs.
1999 – 2000
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
Washington, DC
Technical Consultant
Provided data and analyses for Diversity of Life, Africa
Biodiversity, Wild World maps and websites, and EarthPulse.
1995
WORLD WILDLIFE FUND/HOME BOX OFFICE/WTTG
Technical Consultant
Scientific consultant for two television specials: Going, going,
almost gone: Animals in danger, WWF/Home Box Office Kid’s
Special on endangered species, 1995 Emmy Award for Best Prime
Time Children’s Special; The Web of Life, WTTG (Public
Television Station) special on biodiversity conservation.
1993
USDA–INTERAGENCY SCIENTIFIC ANALYSIS TEAM
Portland, Oregon
Technical Specialist for Pacific NW Forest Invertebrates
Scientific advisor for a panel on the impact of proposed forestry
options for the Pacific Northwest on invertebrate biodiversity and
ecosystem integrity.
1992 – 1993
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
Division of Environmental Studies
Lecturer
Principles of Environmental Science (EST 110). The course covered
basic environmental principles and approaches to investigating and
understanding ecosystems and environmental issues. 135 students.
1992 – 1993
USDA FOREST SERVICE
Spotted Owl Recovery Team, Olympia, Washington
Invertebrate Specialist
Prepared report on the efficacy of Spotted Owl conservation
strategies for conserving Pacific Northwest invertebrates and
associated ecosystem functions. Invertebrate specialist for
Interagency Ecosystem Conservation Strategy Workshop.
1992 - 1993
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Education Abroad Program, Costa Rica
Instructor
Field course in tropical ecology and conservation. The curriculum
covered tropical forest ecology and management and required
students to develop and carry out field projects. Two quarters. 25
students.
1991
JONES & STOKES ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS
Biologist
Field surveys and habitat assessments for the California gnatcatcher
and cactus wren on the Irvine Ranch, Orange County. Shorebird
surveys for San Pablo Bay salt marshes.
1985 – 1991
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
Department of Zoology & Division of Environmental Studies
Teaching Assistant
General courses in zoology and biology (12 quarters), coordinated
labs for two summer sessions. Graduate course in advanced
population ecology.
1988 – 2000
WORLD WILDLIFE FUND
WWF Natural History Tour Representative & Naturalist
Peruvian Amazon, Papua New Guinea, Queensland, Micronesia,
Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, Cook Islands, Niue, Society Islands,
Tonga, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Philippines.
1986 – 1991
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
Departments of Entomology & Zoology
Research Assistant
Field surveys and lab analysis of local ant faunas and museum
collections. Field surveys for biogeography study of California
butterflies. Research assistant for study on induced resistance to
herbivory by plants.
1989 – 1990
BETCHART EXPEDITIONS, California
Expedition Leader & Naturalist
Expedition Leader for natural history tours to Madagascar, East
Africa, Costa Rica, and California.
1983
FRIENDS OF THE RIVER, San Francisco, California
Consultant
Prepared report on environmental effects of small-scale
hydropower projects.
1981
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
National Geographic Society, UCB Museum of Paleontology
Field Research Assistant
Late Cretaceous mammals from the Judith River Formation of
Montana.
1980 – 1982
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
Museum of Paleontology
Museum Preparator
Preparation and curation of fossil specimens.
1979
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE, ORONO, Cuatro Cienegas,
Mexico
Research Assistant
Earthwatch Scholarship: Polymorphism in cichlid fishes of Cuatro
Cienegas, Mexico.
WORKSHOP LEADERSHIP
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Human-Wildlife Conflict in Tanzania, Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute,
Tanzania Wildlife Division, Tanzania National Parks, Arusha, Tanzani, August
2014.
A Regional Strategy for Marine Biodiversity and Fisheries of the Western Indian
Ocean Islands Priority-Setting Workshop, Antananarivo, Madagascar, November
2009. Indian Ocean Commission/WWF/FFEM/CI/WCS/
Save Our Species Fund specialist consultations. 2010. Cambridge, UK, Gland,
Switzerland, Paris, France. IUCN, GEF, The World Bank.
Fire Prevention in Southern California Wildlands. 2008. Irvine, California, Irvine
Ranch Conservancy, Orange County Fire Authority.
Kubulau Marine Protected Area Network Community Planning and Awareness
Workshops. 2004–2006. Kubulau, Vanua Levu, Fiji. Wildlife Conservation
Society, Wetlands-Oceania, Fiji Ministry of Fisheries and Forests, Bua Province,
Kubulau Traditional Leadership.
Fiji Ecosystem-Based Management of Coastal Marine Resources Workshop; the
Science behind Marine Reserve Networks. 2004. Lami, Fiji. Wildlife Conservation
Society, WWF, University of the South Pacific, Fiji Locally-Managed Marine
Areas Network, Wetlands-Oceania, Fiji Ministry of Fisheries and Forests.
Fiji Subregional Profile Workshop for the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.
2003. Suva, Fiji, Wildlife Conservation Society, Conservation International.
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Heritage Trees of Fiji: The Cultural and Natural value of Fiji’s Forests. 2002.
Traditional landowners and community members of Fiji, Fiji Department of
Forestry, Department of Environment, Fijian Affairs Board.
A Conservation Assessment of the Mesoamerican Reef Ecoregion. 2000. Cancun,
Mexico, World Wildlife Fund.
A Biological Vision for the Congolian Forests and Freshwater Ecoregions. 2000.
Libreville, Gabon, World Wildlife Fund-Gabon, World Wildlife Fund-US.
A Conservation Assessment of the Valdivian Temperate Forest Ecoregion. 1999.
Valdivia, Chile, World Wildlife Fund.
A Conservation Assessment of the Mesoamerican Reef Ecoregion: Preliminary
Meeting. 1999. Belize City, Belize, World Wildlife Fund.
A Conservation Assessment of the Bering Sea Ecoregion. 1999. Anchorage,
Alaska, World Wildlife Fund, The Nature Conservancy.
A Conservation Assessment of the Chihuahuan Desert Ecoregion. 1998. Monterey,
Mexico, World Wildlife Fund, The Nature Conservancy.
Ecoregions of Mexico. 1998. Mexico City, Mexico, CONABIO, INEGI, World
Wildlife Fund-Mexico.
A Conservation Assessment of Terrestrial and Marine Ecoregions of Africa. 1997.
Capetown, South Africa, World Wildlife Fund.
A Conservation Assessment of Terrestrial Ecoregions of North America. 1995.
Washington DC, World Wildlife Fund.
A Conservation Assessment of Freshwater Ecoregions of North America. 1995.
Washington DC, World Wildlife Fund.
Botanical Information Gaps for Conservation Planning for Latin America and the
Caribbean. 1994. Washington DC, World Wildlife Fund.
A Conservation Assessment of Mangrove Ecoregions of Latin America and the
Caribbean. 1994. Washington DC, World Wildlife Fund.
Priority Terrestrial Ecoregions for Latin America and the Caribbean. 1993. Miami,
Florida, USA. World Wildlife Fund, Conservation International, The Nature
Conservancy, Biodiversity Support Program.
PUBLICATIONS
Olson, D. In prep. First aid for a wounded planet. Conservation Earth Consulting,
Nairobi, Kenya.
Olson, D. In prep. Seven dangerous notions of conservation. Conservation Earth
Consulting, Nairobi, Kenya.
Olson, D. 2014. Microrefugia and climate change adaptation: a practical guide for
wildland managers. Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences, Global Change.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/referenceworks/9780124095489
Dinerstein, E, A Baccini, M Anderson, G Fiske, E Wikramanayake, D McLaughlin, G
Powell, D Olson, A Joshi. In press. Guiding agricultural expansion to spare tropical
forests. Conservation Letters.
Underwood, EC, D Olson, AD Hollander, JF Quinn. 2014. Ever-wet tropical forests as
biodiversity refuges. Nature Climate Change 4:740–741. doi:10.1038/nclimate2351
Olson, D. 2013. A conservation strategy for Catalina Island. Draft submitted to the
Catalina Island Conservancy, Avalon, California.
Olson, D, DA DellaSala, RF Noss, JR Strittholt, J Kass, ME Koopman, TF Allnutt. 2012.
Climate change refugia for biodiversity in the Klamath-Siskiyou ecoregion. Natural
Areas Journal 32(s):65-74.
http://www.geosinstitute.org/images/stories/pdfs/Publications/ClimateChange/natareasjrn
l_ksclimatechangerefugia_olson%20et%20al_2012.pdf
DellaSala, DA, JR Karr, D Olson, R Nauman, J Leonard. 2011. Roadless areas and clean
water. Geos Institute, Ashland, OR (www.geosinstitute.org).
DellaSala, DA, JR Karr, D Olson. 2011. Roadless areas and clean water. Journal of Soil
and Water 66(3):78A-84A. doi:10.2489/jswc.66.3.78A
Wilson, KA, M Lulow, J Burger, Y-C Fang, C Andersen, D Olson, M O’Connell, MF
McBride. 2011. Optimal restoration: Accounting for space, time and uncertainty. Journal
of Applied Ecology 48:715-725.
McBride, MF, KA Wilson, J Burger, Y-C Fang, M Lulow, D Olson, M O’Connell, HP
Possingham. 2010. Mathematical problem definition for ecological restoration planning.
Ecological Modeling 221:2243-2250.
Olson, D. 2010. A decade of conservation by the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
2001-2010: An independent evaluation of CEPF’s global impact. Conservation Earth for
the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Arlington, Virginia. 100 pages.
Indian Ocean Commission. 2010. A regional strategy for the conservation of ecosystems
and fisheries in the Western Indian Ocean Marine Ecoregion (WIOMER). Final draft for
review. IOC, WWF, FFEM, WCS, CI, Antananarivo, Madagascar.
IUCN/GEF/World Bank. 2009. Save Our Species (SOS): Project Appraisal Document,
Operational Manual. Drafts for review. World Bank, Washington, DC.
Olson, D, L Farley, A Patrick, D Watling, M Tuiwawa, V Masibalavu, L Lenoa, A Bogiva,
I Qauqau, J Atherton, A Caginitoba, M Tokota’a, S Prasad, W Naisilisili, A Raikabula, K
Mailautoka, C Morley, T Allnutt. 2010. Priority forests for conservation in Fiji:
Landscapes, hotspots, processes. Oryx 44:57-70.
Olson, D, M O’Connell, R Rayburn, Y-C Fang, J Burger. 2009. Managing for climate
change within protected area landscapes. Natural Areas Journal 29:394-399.
Irvine Ranch Conservancy. 2008. Wildland fire ignition reduction strategy–Irvine Ranch
Conservancy. Unpublished report, D Olson, M O’Connell, Y-C Fang, editors, Irvine Ranch
Conservancy, Irvine, California.
Irvine Ranch Conservancy. 2008. Irvine Ranch Wildlands access management 2008.
Unpublished report, D Olson, M O’Connell, D Raetz, J Burger, Y-C Fang, editors, Irvine
Ranch Conservancy, Irvine, California.
Abell, R, ML Thieme, C Revenga, M Bryer, M Kottelat, N Bogutskaya, B Coasd, N
Mandrak, S Contreras-Balderas, W Bussing, MLJ Stiassny, P Skelton, GA Allen, P
Unmack, A Naseka, R Ng, N Sindorf, J Robertson, E Armijo, JV Higgins, TH Heibel, E
Wikramanayake, D Olson, HL López, RE Reis, JG Lundberg, MH Sabaj Pérez, P Petry.
2008. Freshwater ecoregions of the World: A new map of biogeographic units for
freshwater biodiversity conservation. BioScience 58:403-414.
Lamoreux, JF, JC Morrison, TH Ricketts, DM Olson, E Dinerstein, MW McKnight, HH
Shugart. 2007. The multi-faceted nature of biodiversity conservation: Reply to Leroux and
Schmiegelow. Conservation Biology 21:269-270.
Olson, D, L Farley, W Naisilisili, A Raikabula, O Prasad, J Atherton, C Morley. 2006.
Remote forest refugia for Fijian wildlife. Conservation Biology 20:568-572.
Lamoreux, JF, JC Morrison, TH Ricketts, D Olson, E Dinerstein, MW McKnight, HH
Shugart. 2006. Global tests of biodiversity surrogates and the importance of endemism.
Nature 440:212-214.
Lal, S, L Tuvou, S Prasad, G Gravelle, A Cagitoba, L Farley, D Olson. 2005. Fiji’s
Xixuthrus longhorn beetles vulnerable, not extinct. Oryx 39:371-372.
Leslie, MS, DS Weber, A Batibasaga, D Olson, HC Rosenbaum. 2005. First record of
Blainville’s beaked whale, Mesoplodon densirostris (Cetacea: Ziphiidae), in Fiji. Pacific
Conservation Biology 11:302-304.
Thieme, ML, R Abell, MLJ Stiassny, P Skelton, B Lehner, GG Teugels, E Dinerstein, A
Kamdem Toham, N Burgess, D Olson. 2005. Freshwater ecoregions of Africa and
Madagascar: A conservation assessment. Island Press, Washington, DC.
Olson, D. 2005. Conservation science and its application in Fiji. Society for Conservation
Biology Newsletter 12 (2): http://conbio.net/SCB/Publications/Newsletter/Archives/20055May/v12n2007.cfm#A21.
Olson, D, L Farley, A Patrick, T Tui. 2005. Comments on Fiji’s Draft Forest Policy
Statement. Submitted by the Wildlife Conservation Society to Fiji Department of Forestry,
Suva, Fiji.
Burgess, ND, JA D'Amico, E Dinerstein, E Underwood, D Olson, K Newman, I Itoua.
2004. A conservation appraisal of the terrestrial ecoregions of Africa and its islands. Island
Press, Washington, DC.
Olson, D, L Farley. 2004. Fiji Country Profile for the Critical Ecosystem Partnershhip
Fund. Final report to Conservation International, Apia, Samoa.
Olson, D, L Farley, A Patrick. 2004. Conservation of Fiji’s forests & wildlife: Building
conservation landscapes into forestry operations & forest certification. Report presented
to Fiji’s Ministry of Fisheries and Forests. Wildlife Conservation Society, Suva, Fiji.
Olson, D, G Keppel. 2004. A new population of the Fijian crested iguana (Brachylophus
vitiensis) on Macuata Island, Ra, Viti Levu. Report to The National Trust for Fiji, Suva,
Fiji.
Yanega, D, D Olson, S Shute, Z Komiya. 2004. The Xixuthrus species of Fiji (Coleoptera:
Cerambycidae: Prioninae). Zootaxa 777:1-10.
Kamdem-Toham, AW, AW Adeleke, ND Burgess, R Carroll, J D’Amico, E Dinerstein, D
Olson, L Some. 2003. Forest conservation in the Congo Basin. Science 299:346.
Kamdem-Toham, A, J D'Amico, D Olson, A Blom, L Trowbridge, N Burgess, M Thieme,
R Abell, RW Carroll, S Gartlan, O Langrand, R Mikala Mussavu, D O'Hara, H Strand.
2003. Biological priorities for conservation in the Guinean-Congolian Forest and
Freshwater region. WWF-CARPO, Libreville, Gabon.
Olson, D (editor). 2003. Heritage trees of Fiji. Final workshop report. Wildlife
Conservation Society, Fiji Ministry of Fisheries and Forests, Fijian Affairs Board, and The
National Trust for Fiji, Suva, Fiji.
Redford, KH, P Coppolillo, EW Sanderson, GAB da Fonseca, E Dinerstein, C Groves, G
Mace, S Maginnis, RA Mittermeier, R Noss, D Olson, JG Robinson, A Vedder, M Wright.
2003. Mapping the conservation landscape. Conservation Biology 17:116-131.
Allnutt, TF, WW Wettengel, J Valdés Reyna, RC de Leon Garcia, EE Iñigo Elias, D Olson.
2002. The efficacy of TM satellite imagery for rapid assessment of Chihuahuan xeric
habitat intactness for ecoregion-scale conservation planning. Journal of Arid Environments
52:138-153.
Olson, D, E Dinerstein. 2002. The Global 200: Priority ecoregions for global conservation.
Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 89:199-224.
Olson, D, MV Tuiwawa, J Niukula, P Bicoloa, G Keppel, A Naikatini, B Thaman, L
Vakausausa. 2002. Conservation of Fijian dry forest and Fijian crested iguanas on Yadua
Taba Island: A status assessment, recommendations for conservation action, and
provisional vascular plant and ant list from a field survey, May 23-25, 2002. Final report
to The National Trust for Fiji, The University of the South Pacific–South Pacific Regional
Herbarium & Department of Geography, and the Wildlife Conservation Society–South
Pacific Program, Suva, Fiji.
Olson, D, E Dinerstein, ED Wikramanayake, GVN Powell. 2002. Conservation biology
for the biodiversity crisis. Conservation Biology 16:1-3.
Pressey, B, D Olson. 2002. A framework for conservation planning. Report to the World
Wildlife Fund–International, Gland, Switzerland.
Wikramanayake, ED, E Dinerstein, CJ Loucks, D Olson, J Morrison, J Lamoreux, M
McKnight, P Hedao. 2002. Ecoregions in ascendance: Reply to Jepson and Whittaker.
Conservation Biology 16:238-243.
Wikramanayake, ED, E Dinerstein, CJ Loucks, M McKnight, D Olson. 2002. The
terrestrial ecoregions of the Indo-Pacific: A conservation assessment. Island Press,
Washington, DC. 643 pp.
Loucks CJ, Lü Zhi, E Dinerstein, Wang Hao, D Olson, Chunquan Zhu, Wang Dajun. 2001.
Giant pandas in a changing landscape. Science 294:1465.
Olson, D, E Dinerstein, ED Wikramanayake, ND Burgess, GVN Powell, EC Underwood,
JA D’Amico, HE Strand, JC Morrison, CJ Loucks, TF Allnutt, JF Lamoreux, TH Ricketts,
I Itoua, WW Wettengel, Y Kura, P Hedao, K Kassem. 2001. Terrestrial ecoregions of the
world: A new map of life on Earth. BioScience 51:933-938.
Olson, DM. 2001. Speaking with one voice. Wild Earth 11:10-13.
Dinerstein, E, D Olson, J Atchley, C Loucks, S Contreras-Balderas, R Abell, E Iñigo, E
Enkerlin, C Williams, G Castilleja. 2001. Ecoregion-based conservation in the
Chihuahuan Desert: A biological assessment. World Wildlife Fund, Comisíon National
para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad (CONABIO), The Nature Conservancy,
PRONATURA Noreste, and the Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de
Monterrey (ITESM), Washington, DC.
Dinerstein, E, G Powell, D Olson, E Wikramanayake, R Abell, C Loucks, E Underwood,
T Allnutt, W Wettengel, T Ricketts, H Strand, S O’Connor, N Burgess. 2000. A workbook
for conducting biological assessments and developing biodiversity visions for ecoregionbased conservation. Conservation Science Program, World Wildlife Fund, Washington,
DC. 249 pp.
Fonseca, G, A Balmford, C Bibby, L Boitani, F Corsi, T Brooks, C Gascon, S Olivieri, RA
Mittermeier, N Burgess, E Dinerstein, D Olson, L Hannah, J Lovett, D Moyer, C Rahbek,
S Stuart, P Williams. 2000.… following Africa’s lead in setting priorities. Nature 405:393394.
Abell, R, D Olson, E Dinerstein, P Hurley, S Walters, C Loucks, T Allnutt, WW Wettengel.
2000. A conservation assessment of the freshwater ecoregions of North America. Island
Press, Washington, DC. 319 pp.
Cooperrider, A, R Noss, HC Welsh, Jr., C Carroll, W Zielinski, D Olson, SK Nelson, BG
Marcot. 2000. Terrestrial fauna of redwood forests: Invertebrates. Pages 119-164 in R Noss
(editor). The redwood forests. Island Press, Washington, DC.
DellaSala, DA, SB Reid, TJ Frest, JR Strittholt, D Olson. 1999. A global perspective on
the biodiversity of the Klamath-Siskiyou Ecoregion. Natural Areas Journal 19:300-319.
Banks, D, M Williams, J Pearce, A Springer, R Hagenstein, D Olson. 1999. Ecoregionbased conservation in the Bering Sea: Identifying important areas for biodiversity
conservation. World Wildlife Fund, The Nature Conservancy of Alaska, Anchorage,
Alaska.
Olson, D, I Davidson, P Canevari, E Dinerstein, G Castro, R Abell, E Toledo (editors).
1999. Freshwater biodiversity of Latin America and the Caribbean: A conservation
assessment. Biodiversity Support Program, Washington, DC. 70 pp.
Ricketts, T, E Dinerstein, D Olson, C Loucks, WM Eichbaum, D Dellasala, K Kavanagh,
P Hedao, P Hurley, K Carney, R Abell, S Walters. 1999. A conservation assessment of the
terrestrial ecoregions of the North America. Island Press, Washington, DC.
Ricketts, TH, E Dinerstein, D Olson, C Loucks. 1999. Who’s where in North America:
Patterns of species richness and the utility of indicator taxa for conservation. BioScience
49:369-381.
Wikramanayake, ED, E Dinerstein, JG Robinson, U Karanth, A Rabinowitz, D Olson, T
Mathew, P Hedao, M Conner, G Hemley, D Bolze. 1999. Where can tigers live in the
future? A framework for identifying high-priority areas for the conservation of tigers in the
wild. Pages 254-272 in J Seidensticker, S Christie, and P Jackson (editors). Riding the
tiger: Tiger conservation in human-dominated landscapes. Cambridge University Press,
Cambridge, UK.
Wikramanayake, ED, E Dinerstein, JG Robinson, U Karanth, A Rabinowitz, D Olson, T
Mathew, P Hedao, M Conner, G Hemley, D Bolze. 1998. An ecology-based method for
defining priorities for large mammal conservation: The tiger as case study. Conservation
Biology 12:865-878.
Olson, D, E Dinerstein. 1998. The Global 200: A representation approach to conserving
the Earth’s distinctive ecoregions. Conservation Biology 12:502-515.
Olson, D, E Dinerstein, P Hurley. 1998. The big picture: The biodiversity of Maryland in
a global and continental context. Pages 85-88 in GD Therres (editor). Conservation of
biological diversity: A key to the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem and beyond.
Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Annapolis, MD.
Olson D, E Dinerstein, P Canevari, I Davidson, G Castro, V Morisset, R Abell, E Toledo.
1998. Freshwater biodiversity of Latin America and the Caribbean: A conservation
assessment. Biodiversity Support Program, Washington, DC.
Dinerstein, E, E Wikramanayake, J Robinson, U Karanth, A Rabinowitz, D Olson, T
Mathew, P Hedao, M Connor, G Hemley, D Bolze. 1997. A framework for identifying high
priority areas and actions for the conservation of tigers in the wild. World Willdlife Fund
& Wildlife Conservation Society, Washington, DC.
Greth, A, E Dinerstein, D Olson. 1997. Emergency conservation measures for a critically
endangered Global 200 ecoregion: Tropical dry forests of New Caledonia. World Wildlife
Fund-France, World Wildlife Fund-US, Washington, DC.
DellaSala, DA, D Olson. 1996. Seeing the forests for more than just the trees. Wildlife
Society Bulletin 24:770-776.
DellaSala, DA, JR Strittholt, RF Noss, D Olson. 1996. A critical role for core reserves in
managing Inland Northwest landscapes for natural resources and biodiversity. Wildlife
Society Bulletin 24:209-221.
Olson, D, E Dinerstein, G Castro, E Maravi. 1996. Identifying gaps in botanical
information for biodiversity conservation in Latin America and the Caribbean. Report to
the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, World Wildlife Fund, Washington, DC.
Olson, D, E Dinerstein, G Cintrón, P Iolster. 1996. A conservation assessment of mangrove
ecosystems of Latin America and the Caribbean. Final report for The Ford Foundation.
World Wildlife Fund, Washington, DC.
Olson, D, PS Ward. 1996. The ant fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Kirindy Forest
(tropical dry forest) in western Madagascar. Primate Report 44:161-164.
Olson, D, A Andriamiadana. 1996. The effects of selective logging on the leaf litter
invertebrate community of a tropical dry forest in western Madagascar. Primate Reports
44:175-188.
DellaSala, DA, D Olson, SL Crane. 1995. Ecosystem management and biodiversity
conservation: Applications to inland Pacific Northwest forests. Pages 139-160 in RL
Everett and DM Baumgartner (editors). Ecosystem management in Western Interior
Forests. Symposium proceedings May 3-5, 1994. Spokane, Washington. Cooperative
Extension, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington.
Dinerstein, E, D Olson, DJ Graham, AL Webster, SA Primm, MP Bookbinder, G Ledec.
1995. A conservation assessment of the terrestrial ecoregions of Latin America and the
Caribbean. The World Bank, Washington, D.C.
DellaSala, DL, D Olson, SE Barth, SL Crane. 1995. Forest health: Moving beyond the
rhetoric to restore healthy landscapes in the Inland Northwest. Wildlife Society Bulletin
23:346-356.
DellaSala, DL, D Olson. 1995. ‘Health crisis’ is excuse to raze federal forests. The
Christian Science Monitor, March 30, 1995:19.
DellaSala, DL, D Olson, SL Crane. 1994. Ecosystems under fire. The Christian Science
Monitor, September 22, 1994:18.
Dinerstein, E, V Krever, D Olson, L Williams. 1994. An emergency strategy to rescue
Russia’s biological diversity. Conservation Biology 8:934-942.
Krever, V, E Dinerstein, D Olson, L Williams. 1994. Conserving Russia’s biological
diversity: An analytical framework and initial investment portfolio. World Wildlife Fund,
Washington, DC.
Olson, D. 1994. Distribution of leaf litter invertebrates along a Neotropical altitudinal
gradient. The Journal of Tropical Ecology 10:129-150.
Olson, D, E Dinerstein. 1994. Assessing the conservation potential and degree of threat
among ecoregions of Latin America and the Caribbean: A proposed landscape ecology
approach. LATEN Dissemination Note #10, The World Bank, Latin America Technical
Department Environment Division, Washington, DC.
Olson, D, DL DellaSala, E Dinerstein, SA Primm, M Forney. 1994. Identifying and
designing a system of core reserves for the inland forests of the Pacific Northwest: A
landscape ecology approach. Report submitted to the USDA Forest Service Ecosystem
Management Team for the Columbia Basin.
Olson, D. 1992. The Northern Spotted Owl Conservation Strategy: Implications for Pacific
Northwest forest invertebrates and associated ecosystem processes. Final report prepared
for the Northern Spotted Owl EIS Team, USDA Forest Service.
Olson, D. 1992. Rates of predation by ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the canopy,
understory, leaf litter, and edge habitats of a lowland rainforest in southwestern Cameroon.
Pages 101-109 in Hallé, F, and O Pascal (editors). Biologie d’une Canopé de Forêt
Équatoriale - II, Rapport de Mission: Radeau des Cimes, Octobre/Novembre 1991,
Réserve de Campo, Cameroun. Opération Canopée, Lyon, France.
Olson, D. 1992. Guide to the birds of Madagascar: Book review. Biological Conservation
62:67-68.
Olson, D. 1991. A comparison of the efficacy of litter sifting and pitfall traps for sampling
leaf litter ants in a tropical wet forest, Costa Rica. Biotropica 23:166-172.
Grants, Awards, Honors
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Save Our Species Fund. 2010. IUCN, GEF, The World Bank. $10,000,000.
Prepared proposal for program grant.
California Department of Fish and Game. 2008. Cactus scrub restoration. $30,000.
California Department of Fish and Game. 2008. Artificial nest structures for Cactus
Wren. $22,000.
ESRI. 2007. Conservation GIS software & training for IRLR Trust. $20,000.
US Department of State. 2006. Invasive Fire ant awareness for Customs and
Quarantine Personnel of Pacific Island Nations. Oceans, Environment, and Science
Initiative Program (OESI). $25,000.
JF Thye Foundation. 2006. Namena Marine Protected Area Project. $10,000.
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation & David & Lucile Packard Foundation. 2005.
Fiji Seascape-Ecosystem-Based Management Project. $1,250,000.
Australia Regional Natural Heritage Program. 2005. Saving Samoa’s endangered
Ma’oma’o and Manumea. $152,000.
Australia Regional Natural Heritage Program. 2005. Saving Fiji’s forest hotspots.
$138,000.
US Department of State–Fiji, Tuvalu, Samoa, Tokelau. 2004. Protection of forested
watersheds for healthy freshwater and coastal marine resources. $19,000.
US Department of State–Fiji, Tuvalu, Samoa, Tokelau. 2004. Mapping bleaching
refugia for Fiji’s coral reefs. $17,000.
National Science Foundation. 2004. Fiji Terrestrial Arthropod Survey. (assisted
Bishop Museum in preparation) $400,000.
National Fish & Wildlife Foundation. 2004. Marine protected area management
plan for Namena, Fiji. $27,000.
Schlinger Foundation. 2003. Invertebrate surveys and conservation in Fiji.
$105,000.
Private Donor. 2003. Marine research for MPA design. $10,000.
David & Lucile Packard Foundation. 2003. Marine conservation research for
tropical coastal MPA design: Coral bleaching refugia; predictive model for
spawning aggregrations; whale shark migration. $50,000.
USAID/EAPEI. 2003. Forest certification and reserve networks in Fiji. $400,000.
Private Donor. 2002. Conservation of the endangered Fiji petrel. $5,000.
Private Donor. 2002. Conservation of the endangered Fiji longhorn beetle. $25,000.
WWF. 1999-2000. WWF Research Small Grants Program. $100,000.
Private Donor. 2000. WWF giant otter conservation. $50,000.
Hewlett-Packard, Inc. 1998. Enhancement of computer hardware for GIS lab.
Approximately $15,000.
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Commission
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(NAFTA).
1997.
WWF/TNC/CONABIO workshop for conservation assessment of the biodiversity
of the Chihuahuan Desert, Monterrey, Mexico, 1997. $60,000.
Private Donor. 1997. WWF emergency measures for the conservation of the highly
endangered tropical dry forests of New Caledonia, South Pacific. $14,000.
National Air and Space Agency (NASA). 1997. Evaluation of the efficacy of
Thematic Mapper satellite data for assessing the intactness of desert habitats.
$65,000.
US Environmental Protection Agency. 1996. Conservation assessment of
freshwater biodiversity conservation for North America. $50,000.
Commisión on Environmental Cooperation (NAFTA). 1996. Analysis for a
conservation assessment of terrestrial ecoregions of North America. $250,000.
J.P. Mellon Foundation. 1996. Botanical Gaps for Conservation in Latin America
and the Caribbean Project. $250,000.
Hewlett-Packard, Inc. 1996. Computer hardware for WWF Conservation Science
GIS lab. $100,000.
USAID–Global Bureau. 1995. WWF priority-setting for freshwater, wetland, and
marine ecoregions of Latin America and the Caribbean. $223,000.
USAID–Biodiversity Support Program. 1994. WWF priority-setting for terrestrial
ecoregions of Latin America and the Caribbean. $43,000.
USAID–Global Bureau. 1994. Conservation of Amur tigers in the Russian Far East.
$50,000.
The Ford Foundation. 1994. Conservation priority-setting workshop for mangrove
ecosystems of Latin America and the Caribbean. $15,000.
The World Bank–LATEN Division. 1993. Identifying geographic priorities for
biodiversity conservation in Latin America and the Caribbean. $140,000.
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. 1993. Developing an
analytical framework and investment portfolio for the conservation of biodiversity
in Russia. $50,000.
Radeau des Cimes Research Grant, Foundation ELF, Cameroon, Central Africa,
1991: Relative rates of ant predation in four rainforest biotopes in southwest
Cameroon.
World Wide Fund for Nature Research Grant, Morondava, Madagascar, 1991: The
effects of selective logging on the leaf litter invertebrate community in a tropical
dry forest of western Madagascar. $5,000.
Greta Kramer and James Hilary Balderston Memorial Fund Fellowship, Panama,
1990: Beta-diversity in tropical leaf litter invertebrate communities. $3,000.
Smithsonian Short-Term Research Fellowship, Panama, 1987: Distribution of leaf
litter invertebrates along a Neotropical altitudinal gradient. $1,000.
Sigma Xi Research Grant, Panama, 1987. $300.
Organization for Tropical Studies, Jesse Noyes Post-Course Research Fellowship,
Costa Rica, 1987: A comparison of the efficacy of litter sifting and pitfall traps for
sampling forest floor ants in tropical lowland forest.
Phi Beta Kappa, University of California, Berkeley, 1982.
Earthwatch Scholarship, Research in the Chihuahuan Desert, Coahuila, Mexico,
1979: Genetic polymorphism within the Cuatro Ciénegas cichlid.
REFERENCES
Eric Dinerstein, PhD
Director
Biodiversity Wildlife Solutions
RESOLVE
1255 23rd Street, NW, Suite 275
Washington, DC 20037 USA
1+202/944-2300, [email protected]
Reed Noss, PhD
Department of Biology, University of Central Florida
P.O.Box 160000, Orlando, FL 32816 USA
1+407/823-0975, [email protected]
Michael O’Connell, PhD
Executive Director
Irvine Ranch Conservancy
4727 Portola Parkway
Irvine, CA 92602 USA
1+714/508-4750, [email protected]
John Morrison, MS
Director, Conservation Planning & Measures
World Wildlife Fund – US
289 Paradise Circle
Morgantown, WV 26508 USA
1+304/291-8215, [email protected]

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