Mark Plotkin | |
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![]() Mark Plotkin with a Waura Chief in 2007 | |
Born | May 21, 1955 |
Occupation(s) | Ethnobotanist, advocate, author, and podcast host |
Known for | Tropical rainforest conservation |
Mark J. Plotkin (born May 21, 1955) is an ethnobotanist and a plant explorer in the Neotropics, where he is an expert on rainforest ecosystems. Plotkin is an advocate for tropical rainforest conservation and host of the Plants of the Gods: Hallucinogens, Healing, Culture and Conservation podcast.