Adam Gebb

Adam Gebb is a dedicated conservation strategist who focuses on landscape connectivity and its role in safeguarding biodiversity. As the Executive Director of the Andes Amazon Conservancy, he partners with Indigenous communities in Ecuador to protect crucial wildlife migration corridors that connect the Andes Mountains to the Amazon rainforest. With more than 30 years of experience in wildlands conservation, he has led extensive studies on wildlife migration and developed strategies that preserve ecosystems while addressing the needs of local communities.

Originally from New York City, Adam earned a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration with a concentration in International Marketing from Northeastern University in Boston. However, his growing interest in environmental conservation led him to shift his career focus. In 1989, he began studying ethno-ecology and tropical ecology at San Francisco State University, which took him to Northern Thailand. He experienced firsthand the vital connections between tropical ecosystems and the Indigenous communities that live within them.

While in Thailand, Adam saw the gap between government-led conservation efforts and the needs of local populations. This experience shaped his conservation philosophy, reinforcing his belief that sustainable solutions must be built in collaboration with Indigenous communities who have long been the stewards of these lands. Since then, he has focused on creating conservation strategies that combine traditional knowledge with modern science to achieve long-term environmental solutions.

In 2018, Adam founded the Andes Amazon Conservancy in Ecuador, where he works alongside Indigenous nations like the Shuar, Kichwa, Shiwiar, and Sapara to protect some of the world’s most biodiverse rainforests. One of his major initiatives is the creation of a 300-kilometer wildlife migration corridor that reconnects the Andes and the Amazon. This corridor is crucial for maintaining ecological balance by allowing wildlife to move freely between habitats. This is especially important in regions like the Amazon, where deforestation and infrastructure development are increasingly fragmenting ecosystems.

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