Brian M. Griffiths

Brian Griffiths is passionate about sustainable natural resource management and wildlife economies in the Peruvian Amazon. He is a human ecologist that also engages with anthropology, ecology, and conservation biology, and prioritizes community-driven work. His recent projects include the ecology of natural Amazonian mineral licks and the influence of cultural practices on hunter behavior, each conducted in collaboration with the Indigenous Maijuna people of Peru. Brian has collaborated with international organizations like the Smithsonian and United Nations, among others, on topics ranging from environmental education to wildlife economics and is a Species Survival Commissioner for the IUCN. Brian helps direct the Amazon Center for Environmental Education and Research (ACEER, President) and OnePlanet (Director of Conservation Science). He holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Public Policy (George Mason University) and bachelor’s degrees in Plant Science and Environmental Engineering (University of Delaware), and is a faculty member in the Earth Commons at Georgetown University where he teaches courses in sustainability. He is also a Center for Social Justice Research, Teaching, and Service Faculty Fellow (2026-2027). Before coming to Georgetown, Brian was a Postdoctoral Fellow at George Mason University, the Executive Director of ACEER, and a Fulbright grantee.