Join us as we explore ecorestoration programs from different continents that create an empowering alternative to colonial and extractive solutions to climate change. As top down aid programs face political challenges, we will talk with the directors of programs in Senegal and the Amazon who are working from the ground up with local communities to leverage ecorestoration into both climate and economic resilience.
Don’t miss this opportunity to hear our panelists address:
– How has the loss of USAID and other funding affected you?
– Do partnerships with large NGOs and funders create dependency or agency for local communities?
– What change in funding structures would most help your programs?
– What would it take to scale the kind of work you do?
– How can citizens of other countries support work in the global south? Is giving money the only option or are other types of support also helpful, i.e. political, educational, volunteering?
– Are there policy changes that would accelerate your work and the impact of your work?
– How do you navigate conflicts between different ethnic, economic & political groups and constituencies within the countries where you work, especially, so that marginalized groups are truly empowered?
Speakers
John Leary, Founder, Executive Director, Mother Trees
Rob de Laet, Climate Strategist, Project Lead, Cooling the Climate, Co-Author, Cooling Climate Chaos: A Proposal to Cool the Planet Within 20 Years
Moderator
Beck Mordini, Executive Director, Biodiversity for a Livable Climate