Mazin Butros Qumsiyeh (born 1957 in Beit Sahour) is a Palestinian scientist and author , founder and director of the Palestine Museum of Natural History (PMNH) and the Palestine Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability (PIBS) at Bethlehem University ( ). Professor Mazin Qumsiyeh teaches and does research at Bethlehem and Birzeit Universities. He has published over 150 scientific papers on topics ranging from cultural heritage to human rights to biodiversity to cancer. He has published many books, some of which are listed below. He has also published hundreds of articles and letters to the editor. He serves on the board of a number of Palestinian youth and service organizations (see also ).

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