Petch Manopawitr

Industry : Science

Dr Petch is a conservation scientist with 20 years experience
in biodiversity research, protected area management, and
conservation science training. His organisation, ReReef, is a
Thailand-based environmental and sustainability enterprise with
outreach in SE Asia providing practical solutions for a healthy
planet by empowering consumers and building business cases
for a circular economy. His conservation career has taken him
from the Seub Nakhasathien Foundation, the Wildlife Conservation
Society (WCS) Thailand, Asian Waterbird Census (AWC), and
WWF Thailand. He also lends his expertise to UNDP and the
Zoological Society of London as technical advisor, and has a
string of fellowships at leading international universities such as
Cornell, University of Hawaii, Duke University and Hawai’i Institute
of Marine Biology. He is also an environmental columnist for
various publications including National Geographic Thailand, and
received the 2018 National Geographic Thailand Explorer Award.
He has plans to publish books on Earth’s extinction crisis and
solutions, and help steer Thailand towards a sustainable pathway.
His hobbies include reading, trekking, bird watching, and nature
photography.