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Doug Boucher
Director of the Tropical Forest and Climate Initiative, and acting coordinator for international climate/energyExpertise
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Doug Boucher is the director of the Tropical Forest and Climate Initiative at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). He is leading UCS's efforts to persuade Congress to pass climate legislation that provides financial support for preserving tropical forests to curtail global warming emissions. He also is working to ensure that the treaty that follows the Kyoto Protocol includes a provision for countries to fund tropical forest preservation.
Prior to joining UCS, Dr. Boucher was a biology professor at Hood College, the University of Quebec, and McGill University. While in academia, he conducted research and taught courses in Latin America. He first traveled to Latin America as a member of the Peace Corps in 1971.
He has written numerous articles and essays on a wide range of biological, ecological, and other science-related topics in both English and Spanish.
Dr. Boucher earned a B.A. in ecology and history from Yale University and a Ph.D. in ecology and evolutionary biology from the University of Michigan.
Dr. Boucher has appeared on BBC radio and has been cited by the Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Christian Science Monitor and Papua New Guinea Post-Courier.
