Wednesday 11 November – Connecting Wild Nature
GLOBAL CONNECTIVITY
Chair – Harvey Locke – Vice President for Conservation Strategy, The WILD Foundation; Strategic Advisor, Yellowstone to Yukon Initiative; Connectivity – a Global Imperative, English & español
- Dr. Ghana Gurung, Conservation Program Director, WWF Nepal – The Terai Arc Landscape Project: Rhinos, Tigers, Elephants, and People in the Foothills of the Himalaya, English & español
- Rick Ridgeway, Vice President of Environmental Initiatives and Special Media Projects, Patagonia, Inc and Chairman of Freedom to Roam – Freedom to Roam – Bringing Connectivity into the Mainstream of Society, English & español
- Dr. Graeme Worboys, Chair, IUCN WCPA Mountain Biomes Working Group – Great Eastern Ranges – From the Alps to Atherton, Australia, English & español
- Dr. Lisa Graumlich, Professor and Director, School of Natural Resources and the Environment, The University of Arizona – Yellowstone to Yukon: Connectivity in Practice for Climate Change Adaptation, English & español
Book launch – Connectivity Conservation: A Global Guide – Dr Nik Lopoukhine, Chair, World Commission on Protected Areas (IUCN), English & español
Kenton R. Miller Award for Innovation in Protected Area Sustainability Presented jointly by World Commission on Protected Areas (IUCN) and The Wild Foundation for globally outstanding Innovations in the protection of wilderness by Dr Nik Lopoukhine, Vance G. Martin, Kenton Miller.
CONNECTIVITY IN THE AMERICAS: US-Mexico Connectivity – The Borderlands of Arizona, New Mexico, Mexico
- Valer Austin, President, Cuenca los Ojos Foundation, English & español
- Mario Cirett Galan, CONANP
- Diana Hadley, Executive Director, Northern Jaguar Project, English & español
- Oscar Moctezuma, Executive Director, Naturalia, English & español(coming soon)
- Melanie Emerson, Executive Director, Sky Island Alliance, English & español
CONNECTIVITY IN THE AMERICAS: Mesoamerican Biological Corridor
- Chair – Pedro Alvarez Icaza, Director, Mesoamerican Biological Corridor, English & español
- Dr Jose Sarukhan –Senior Researcher, Institute of Ecology – UNAM (National Autonomous University of Mexico)
- Mtra. Julia Carabias, Director, Mexican Nature and Ecosystems, AC
- Ing. Carlos Murrieta Cummings, Director Corporativo de Operaciones, Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX )
– AFTERNOON CONCURRENT SESSIONS –
THE WILD BLUE II – GULF OF CALIFORNIA: From Oases to Upwellings: The environmental services and conservation value of the Gulf of California marine wilderness
- Chair: Dr Exequiel Ezcurra, University of California, Riverside
- Dr Richard Cudney, UC Santa Cruz; Upper Gulf of California
- Dr Enriqueta Velarde, Universidad Veracruzana; Seabirds and sardines
- Alberto Mellado Moreno y Mayra Estrella Astorga, Comcáac (Seri) tribe, The Infiernillo Channel and Seri Tribal Marine Wilderness
- Dr Octavio Aburto-Oropeza, Scripps Institution of Oceanography; Mangroves and Reefs
- Dr Alejandro Robles, Noroeste Sustentable; Resolving Conflicts in the Gulf of California
iLCP “12 Shots” at the Fiesta Americana
