Farah Carrasco-Rueda is a biologist with a Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Ecology from the University of Florida.  Her research focuses on assessing the impacts of anthropogenic activities on biodiversity, mainly in the Amazon Region. She has carried out research in the Peruvian Amazon evaluating the impacts of human activities, including gas pipeline construction and agricultural activities, on biodiversity and ecological aspects of mammals (including bats, medium-sized and large mammals). She has contributed to the private sector in Peru as a consultant, undertaking biological baselines and inventories, technical and scientific reporting, and management of teams during field research. From 2011 to 2013, Dr. Carrasco-Rueda contributed to the biodiversity program at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, collaborating with Repsol Exploración Perú. Her involvement focused on the canopy bridges project, which assessed the effects of pipeline construction on the environment and examined the utility of natural canopy bridges for arboreal mammals.

Her experience focuses on effective coordination and support for transboundary conservation initiatives. Since June 2019, she has collaborated with the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, currently as a consultant and previously as the coordinator of Putumayo Biocultural Corridor — an effort to help conserve 12 million hectares of the most biologically diverse forest areas in the world. She has worked collaboratively with government entities, NGOs, indigenous and local organizations, and academic institutions. 

In 2017, she was honored with the Women in Conservation Science Award, a distinction conferred by Bat Conservation International. Farah actively participates in volunteer groups focused on empowering women and advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion.