“Climate and Biodiversity” is the next topic in the Climate Emergency Mobilization Task Force’s fifth series of summits, this series focusing on “Climate, Colonization, and Rights for Humans and Nature.”
Online. Register here
Program:
9:00 AM
Land Acknowledgement
9:10 AM
Welcome
- Cheryl Davila, Founder, CEMTF & Former Councilmember, City of Berkeley
Speakers:
9:15 AM
Advancing Social Justice in Marginalized Communities & Among University Students
- Leonida Odongo, Founding Director, Haki Nawiri Afrika
9:40 AM
The Importance of Microbial Diversity in California Estuarine Ecosystems
- Karis Polfer, Steering Committee Member, CEMTF
10: 05 AM
From the Grassroots to the Global – Biodiversity Conservation beyond Protected Acres
- Liz Chamberlin, Director of Innovation, Point Blue
10:30 AM
Connected California: Helping People and Wildlife Coexist and Thrive
- Neal Sharma, Senior Manager, California Wildlife Program, Wildlife Conservation Network
10:55 AM Break
11:00 AM
Biodiversity Conservation Using Science, Policy, and Law
- Tiffany Yap, Senior Scientist, Urban Wildlands Program, Center for Biological Diversity
11:25 AM
Bioblitz!
- Martha Arlette Cerda, Naturalist, Tilden Nature Area, East Bay Regional Park District
11:35 AM
Q & A
11:50 AM
Announcements & Closing
- Cheryl Davila