Bruce Stein

Dr. Stein is a biologist with expertise in biodiversity conservation and climate change. He has been a leader in the emerging field of climate adaptation and led development of the widely used “climate-smart conservation” approach to adaptation planning. Dr. Stein has advised numerous U.S. federal agencies on biodiversity and climate change issues, including the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Geological Survey, and Department of Defense, and serves as the adaptation lead for the IUCN Species Survival Commission’s Climate Change Specialist Group. Among his publications is the award-winning book Precious Heritage: The Status of Biodiversity in the United States (Oxford University Press). Dr. 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.