Forests: A Force for Change
NYBG Climate Week 2022 Symposium The Thomas E. Lovejoy, Ph.D. and Edward O. Wilson, Ph.D., Panel discussion exploring why forests are crucial to solving to the climate crisis. Hear which global policies hold the most promise, why understanding species diversity is key to protecting forests, how NYBG works with local communities from the Amazon to New York City to preserve forests, and what you can do to help.
Panelists: Josefina Braña Varela, Vice President & Deputy Lead of Forests, World Wildlife Fund
Lúcia Lohmann, Ph.D., Professor, University of São Paulo & Executive Director, Association for Tropical Biology & Conservation
Douglas C. Daly, Ph.D., B.A. Krukoff Curator of Amazonian Botany, Institute of Systematic Botany, NYBG
Eliot Nagele, Director of the Thain Family Forest, NYBG. Moderated by Cristián Samper, Managing Director and Leader of Climate Solutions, Bezos Earth Fund.
