Fighting to Preserve our Planet’s Biodiversity: Women Scientists on the Frontlines
We are facing ever more dire threats to the diversity of life in the biosphere. We are in the midst of the 6th great extinction of life forms in Earth’s history (the only one caused by human beings). Young people in such movements as Extinction Rebellion are rising up to demand action, and some of the most courageous engaged scientists of our era, many of them women, are working on the frontlines to analyze and explain what is happening on the ground and what needs to be done to reverse our species’ catastrophic trajectory. With: Anne Laudisoit, PH.D, eco-epidemiologist and wildlife biologist, with extensive experience in Africa, Senior Scientist with the EcoHealth Alliance; Madhavi Colton, Program Director of the Coral Reef Alliance; Carly Vynne, Ph.D, Strategic Partner at RESOLVE, advisor to the Global Deal for Nature.
Sausalito Room
October 20th | 2:45 pm to 4:15 pm
Panelists
Anne Laudisoit
Wildlife Field Biologist
Anne Laudisoit is a Belgian explorer, wildlife field biologist and disease ecologist specializing in tracking emerging and neglected vector-borne zoonotic diseases in a wide range of ecological and social contexts from Tanzania, Madagascar and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to Kazakhstan. Since 2015, in partnership with local researchers and villagers, she has been exploring and helping develop conservation plans for previously unstudied, remote, often war-torn regions of DRC’s Ituri province. Anne's image is a copyright of Caroline Thirion.Madhavi Colton
Program Director
Coral Reef Alliance
Madhavi Colton, Ph.D., a marine ecologist who has worked around the world, is Program Director of the Coral Reef Alliance, where she oversees an international portfolio of community-driven conservation programs to address threats to reefs and spearheads new scientific research into how ecosystems adapt to climate change. Her main current focus is to build partnerships between academic researchers, non-profit organizations, governments, and local communities to implement durable conservation solutions.Carly Vynne, PhD
Co-Author & Strategic Advisor
The Global Deal for Nature
Carly Vynne, Ph.D, is an ecologist and conservation strategist who seeks out creative solutions for how we can leave more room for nature in a rapidly changing world. She recently co-authored The Global Deal for Nature, which calls for an ambitious, time-bound set of nature-based targets that must be achieved if we are to solve the climate and extinction crises. Vynne is also the founder and principal consultant at Osprey Insights.
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