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Mark J. Plotkin
Mark J. Plotkin, Ph.D., is an ethnobotanist and president of the Amazon Conservation Team, an environmental organization whose express goal is to conserve biodiversity, health, and...view moreMark J. Plotkin, Ph.D., is an ethnobotanist and president of the Amazon Conservation Team, an environmental organization whose express goal is to conserve biodiversity, health, and culture in tropical America by working in partnership with the indigenous peoples there. He studied at Harvard and Yale and earned his Ph.D. from Tufts University. He received the San Diego Zoo Gold Medal for Conservation (1993) and in 2001 TIME magazine named him an Environmental
Hero for the Planet.” In 2004 he was awarded the Roy Chapman Andrews Distinguished Explorer Award and in 2005 Smithsonian magazine hailed him as one of “35 Who Made a Difference.” He is the author of several books including Tales of a Shaman’s Apprentice and Medicine Quest: In Search of Nature’s Healing Secrets.view less
Books by Mark J. Plotkin
The Jaguar that Roams the Mind: An Amazonian Plant Spirit Odyssey Where the Gods Reign: Plants and Peoples of the Colombian Amazon Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Audiobooks by Mark J. Plotkin
Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Amazon: What Everyone Needs to Know Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5