Dr. Gleb Raygorodetsky is an Indigenous Peoples ally, biocultural heritage expert, and author with more than three decades of experience working with and for Indigenous Peoples and local communities around the world. His work explores ethical relationships between Indigenous ways of knowing, biocultural heritage, and conservation. He is a National Geographic Explorer, Advisor to The Biomimicry Institute Indigenous Advisory Council, and Honorary Member of the Indigenous and Community Conserved Areas Consortium. Gleb’s writing includes the award-winning The Archipelago of Hope (2017), contributions to National Geographic’s 2024 special issue Indigenous Futures, and Guardians of Life: Indigenous Knowledge, Indigenous Science, and Restoring the Planet (2026).
