Author: Tarsicio Granizo
Born: 05/17/1962
Bio: Ecuadorian biologist, Tarsicio Granizo has worked for more than 20 years in conservation in numerous Governmental and non-Governmental organizations, in Ecuador, Paraguay and the USA. Before joining The Nature Conservancy (TNC) he worked at the IUCN – The World Conservation Union as the South American Wetlands Coordinator. He started at TNC in 1998 as Protected Areas Specialist for the Ecuador Country Program. In 2001 was transferred to the TNC’s headquarters in Arlington, Virginia as the Andes Division Conservation Program Director. Currently he is based in Quito, Ecuador, as Director of External Affairs for South America. He has been author and co-author of several publications manly related to bird conservation (Principal Editor of the Red Data Book of the Birds of Ecuador), wetlands, and protected areas management. He has also been a professor in the Instituto Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico.