Jeffrey Ewing Herrick

Jeff Herrick is a soil scientist with the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service and is based at the Jornada Experimental Range in the southwestern US on the Mexican border. His educational background includes studies in the United States, New Zealand and Costa Rica, and he currently holds affiliate positions at New Mexico State University, and the University of Colorado in Boulder. He serves on UNEP’s International Resource Panel, which develops strategies for decoupling economic growth and improvements in human well-being from environmental degradation. He led development of the US national rangeland monitoring methods, co-led development of its rangeland assessment protocol, and continues to lead workshops and advise on the interpretation of standardized data from over 80,000 locations. Jeff currently leads the development of the global LandPKS app and is grateful for the many opportunities he has had to learn from, collaborate with scientists, and land managers throughout the world. He serves as the US’s Science and Technology Correspondent