Adam Markham

Deputy Director, Climate & Energy Program, Union of Concerned Scientists

Adam Markham is Deputy Director for Climate & Energy at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), a science advocacy NGO based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. A conservationist and climate policy expert, he works to accelerate effective responses to the climate crisis, and writes about climate impacts on biodiversity and cultural heritage. He is a member of the World Commission on Protected Areas and the Climate & Heritage Working Group of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS). He was lead author for the recent UNESCO report – World Heritage and Tourism in a Changing Climate.

Chaco Canyon at risk: Interior nominee Bernhardt wants to drill on lands sacred to tribes

The push to open our fragile public lands to more drilling is well and truly on, and it’s clear that David Bernhardt, President Trump’s choice to become the new Secretary of the Interior, is pulling all the strings.
Mountain gorilla conservation depends on healthy local communities

One of the biggest threats facing mountain gorillas is the danger of catching diseases from people.
Climate Science and National Monuments are Under Siege at the Department of the Interior

Secretary of the Interior, Ryan Zinke has encouraged and overseen an unprecedented attack on climate science and public lands. He should be held accountable.

Adam Markham

Chaco Canyon at risk: Interior nominee Bernhardt wants to drill on lands sacred to tribes

Mountain gorilla conservation depends on healthy local communities

Climate Science and National Monuments are Under Siege at the Department of the Interior

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