Rate My Professor Ahimsa Campos-Arceiz

Ahimsa Campos-Arceiz is Professor and Principal Investigator at the Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute and Center for Integrative Conservation, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences. In environmental sciences, his research centers on the ecology and conservation of Asian megafauna, particularly elephants, human-wildlife conflicts such as human-elephant interactions, seed dispersal by large animals, conservation policy and governance in Southeast Asia, local capacity building, and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in science and conservation. He has published approximately 55 peer-reviewed papers in high-impact journals, accumulating over 1,700 citations as of 2020 with an H-index of 21, and around 20 additional papers in non-ISI outlets focused on outreach and capacity building. His work has significantly influenced tropical conservation ecology through leadership roles, including Past-President of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation (2018-2020) and former President of the Society for Conservation Biology Asia Section (2014-2017).