Paving the Path to the Future
Thursday, September 14 – NB: All times are GMT
| Plenary # | Time (GMT) | Topics and Titles | Presenters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction | 14:00-14:15 | Welcome and Introduction Purpose of GCLIE | Wendy Collinson Wildlife and Transport Project Manager The Endangered Wildlife Trust, South Africa |
| 14:15-14:25 | Logistics (housekeeping) and outline of Day 1 | Fraser Shilling Road Ecology Center, UC Davis, California | |
| 14:25-14:30 | Welcome from ACLIE and introduction | Oscar Mohale Wildlife and Energy Programme Manager The Endangered Wildlife Trust, South Africa | |
| Plenary # | Time (GMT) | Topic | Speaker |
| Introduction | 14:30-14:35 | Continental updates: what has been done, what is being done, what direction in the future | Wendy Collinson |
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| 14:35-14:50 | Africa and ACLIE | Sarah Chiles Ewaso Lions and Grevy’s Zebra Trust Nairobi, Kenya | |
| 14:50-15:05 | Europe and IENE | Elke Hahn Austrian Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology Chair of the IENE Governance Board | |
| 15:05-15:20 | Latin America and TWG | Fernanda Teixeira Núcleo de Ecologia de Rodovias e Ferrovias (NERF) Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul IUCN Transport Working Group | |
| 15:20-15:35 | North America and ICOET | Fraser Shilling | |
| 15:35-15:50 | Australia and ANET | Rodney van der Ree IUCN Transport Working Group ANET | |
| 15:50-16:00 | Review of two international conferences related to Asia Transportation Ecology | Yun Wang China Academy of Transportation Sciences | |
| Discussion | 16:00-16:15 | Panel discussion and field Q&A | Wendy Collinson |
| 2 | 16:15-16:25 | Introduction: Regional/multinational / large-scale projects | Fraser Shilling |
| 16:25-16:40 | The BISON Project – Biodiversity and Infrastructure synergies and opportunities for European Transport Networks | Yannick Autret Transport, energy, and environment expert Ministry of Ecological Transition - France | |
| 16:40-16:55 | ALIGN Project Asias’ Linear Infrastructure safeGuarding Nature | Sandesh Singh Hamal ALIGN Project Chief of Party, WWF Nepal | |
| 16:55-17:10 | ALIGN Project - Mongolia | Chimeddorj Buyanaa Conservation Director, WWF Mongolia | |
| 17:10-17:25 | The Global Strategy for Ecologically Sustainable Transport and other Linear Infrastructure | Lazaros Georgiadis - Greece | |
| Discussion | 17:25-17:50 | Panel discussion and field Q&A | Wendy Collinson |
| Summation | 17:50-18:00 | Summation of Day 1 | Fraser Shilling |
Friday, September 15 – NB: All times are GMT: Each session is 1.5 hr in length
| Plenary # | Time (GMT) | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction | 14:00-14:10 | Welcome Recap of Day 1 | Fraser Shilling |
| 14:10-14:15 | Introduction of day 2, and outline of session | Wendy Collinson | |
| 14:15-14:30 | Opening Remarks: Pushing Forward Faster – Building on the new Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) and other policy windows to generate the enabling environment for nature-positive infrastructure. | Kate Newman VP Sustainable Infrastructure WWF US | |
| 14:30-14:45 | Wildlife crossings in the new Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of the United States | Renee Callahan ARC Solutions, USA | |
| 14:45-15:00 | Enabling legislative and policy support for wildlife - friendly Infrastructure: Experience from India | Dr Asha Rajvanshi Former Scientist G and Head, EIA Cell, Wildlife Institute of India | |
| 15:00-15:15 | Designing and testing Colombia’s Green Road Infrastructure Guidelines | Maria Ximena Barrera Rey WWF Colombia | |
| 15:15-15:30 | Promoting wildlife crossings and monitoring to mitigate the impact of road infrastructure in Argentina | Diego Varela Instituto de Biología Subtropical | |
| 15:30-16:10 | Panel and Audience Discussion Q&A, Discussion and Recommendations | All speakers Moderator: Wendy Collinson | |
| 16:10-16:15 | Wrap-Up and Closing Remarks Thank you and close | Fraser Shilling / Wendy Collinson |