Ronald Nigh (born October 29, 1947) is an American ecological anthropologist focusing on Caribbean areas and the Maya region in Mesoamerica.
[2] He then spent one year at a public research institute continuing his work on traditional Maya agriculture and its relationship to biodiversity and forest regeneration.
From 1985 to 1988, Nigh worked for several environmental NGOs,[2] including The Nature Conservancy and Greenpeace, developing programs in Mexico, where he has spent most of his professional career.
Nigh was a part of the team who founded DANA, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting sustainable agriculture in Mexico and Central America.
Nigh and Ford argue that Maya practices serve as solutions to contemporary problems, such as sustainability, climate change, and natural resource scarcity.