Mega-Eco Project Symposium

INTRODUCTION (9:30 - 10:30am)

with Keynote Speaker: Tony Hiss (author, Rescuing the Planet: Protecting Half the Land to Heal the Earth)

PANEL 1: CONNECTIVITY PROJECTS (10:30 - 12:15 pm)

• Strong Roots Gorilla Corridor: Dominique Bikaba
• Yellowstone to Yukon: Jodi Hilty
• Heart of the Amazon Colombia Project: Ana Maria Gonzalez Velosa and Andrea Fernanda Calderón (Spanish) with translations by David Gouverneur

and discussion with Expert Panelists:

• Emmanuelle Cohen-Shacham (IUCN Nature-based Solutions Thematic Lead)
• Gary Tabor (Center for Large Landscape Conservation)
• Keith Bowers (Biohabitats)
• David Kuhn (World Wildife Fund)
• Kyra Northwest (International Buffalo Relations Institute)

PANEL 2: ANTI-DESERTIFICATION PROJECTS (12:15 - 1:30 pm)

• Great Green Wall Initiative: Elvis Paul Nfor Tangem
• Ten Billion Trees Tsunami: Faiz Ali Khan

and discussion with Expert Panelists (listed above)

BREAK FOR LUNCH (1:30 - 2:30 pm)

PANEL 3: WATERSHED PROJECTS (2:30 - 4:20 pm)

• Upper Mississippi River Restoration Program: Marshall Plumley
• Araguaia Biodiversity Corridor: Ben Valks
• Four Major River Restoration: Yongjun Jo (Landscape Architect)

and discussion with Expert Panelists (listed above)

PANEL 4: METROPOLITAN PROJECTS (4:20 - 5:30 pm)

• Sao Paulo Greenbelt Project: Rodrigo Victor
• Sponge Cities: Hexing Chang (Turenscape)

and discussion with Expert Panelists (listed above)

CLOSING REMARKS (5:30 - 6:00 pm)

with Matthijs Bouw (UPenn)

Important: If you are unable to attend in person, you may register for the symposium to receive email notification when the video recording is published.

For more information, contact: [email protected]

Host or Publisher Weitzman School of Design