Chris Filardi
Dr. Chris Filardi is a research scientist by training who brings to Nia Tero over 30 years’ experience building grassroots partnerships alongside Indigenous Peoples who sustain thriving homelands and waters. Before overseeing Nia Tero’s programs globally, Chris established Pacific Programs at the American Museum of Natural History – a regional network of research and area-based conservation initiatives – and directed and grew that effort across the tropical Pacific for over a decade. He has worked with Round River Conservation Studies, Conservation International, the Nature Conservancy, and the Wildlife Conservation Society on fostering Indigenous-led biodiversity science and Indigenous Peoples’ care for collectively-held territory in area-based conservation efforts.
