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Rob Manes

Co-Director, Regenerative Grazing Lands Strategy, North America Agriculture Program

Topeka, KS

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Area of Expertise

Sustainable Grazing

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Christine Griffiths
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Biography

Rob has been with The Nature Conservancy since 2005 and was named co-director of the North America Regenerative Grazing Lands Strategy in 2022. As such, he leads an interdisciplinary team of science, conservation and policy experts dedicated to working with ranchers to achieve conservation outcomes on 240 million acres (30%) of U.S. grazing lands by 2030.

Previously, Rob was the director of the Kansas program, where he was responsible for all aspects of TNC’s work in the state, including conservation, administration and fundraising.

Rob has spent more than 35 years in the conservation field, including 20 with the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks and five years with the Wildlife Management Institute. He represents TNC on several national and federal boards including the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef. A Kansas State University graduate, Rob also holds a master’s degree in environmental science from Friends University.

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