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Paving the Path to the Future

Thursday, September 14 – NB: All times are GMT

Plenary #Time (GMT)Topics and TitlesPresenters
Introduction 14:00-14:15Welcome and Introduction
Purpose of GCLIE
Wendy Collinson
Wildlife and Transport Project Manager
The Endangered Wildlife Trust, South Africa
14:15-14:25Logistics (housekeeping) and outline of Day 1Fraser Shilling
Road Ecology Center, UC Davis, California
14:25-14:30Welcome from ACLIE and introductionOscar Mohale
Wildlife and Energy Programme Manager
The Endangered Wildlife Trust, South Africa
Plenary #Time (GMT)TopicSpeaker
Introduction14:30-14:35Continental updates: what has been done, what is being done, what direction in the futureWendy Collinson
1
14:35-14:50Africa and ACLIESarah Chiles
Ewaso Lions and Grevy’s Zebra Trust
Nairobi, Kenya
14:50-15:05Europe and IENEElke Hahn
Austrian Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology
Chair of the IENE Governance Board
15:05-15:20Latin America and TWGFernanda Teixeira
Núcleo de Ecologia de Rodovias e Ferrovias (NERF)
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
IUCN Transport Working Group
15:20-15:35North America and ICOETFraser Shilling
15:35-15:50Australia and ANETRodney van der Ree
IUCN Transport Working Group
ANET
15:50-16:00Review of two international conferences related to Asia Transportation EcologyYun Wang
China Academy of Transportation Sciences
Discussion16:00-16:15Panel discussion and field Q&AWendy Collinson
 
2 16:15-16:25Introduction: Regional/multinational / large-scale projectsFraser Shilling
16:25-16:40The BISON Project – Biodiversity and Infrastructure synergies and opportunities for European Transport Networks Yannick Autret
Transport, energy, and environment expert
Ministry of Ecological Transition - France
16:40-16:55ALIGN Project
Asias’ Linear Infrastructure safeGuarding Nature
Sandesh Singh Hamal
ALIGN Project Chief of Party, WWF Nepal
16:55-17:10ALIGN Project - MongoliaChimeddorj Buyanaa
Conservation Director, WWF Mongolia
17:10-17:25The Global Strategy for Ecologically Sustainable Transport and other Linear InfrastructureLazaros Georgiadis - Greece
Discussion17:25-17:50Panel discussion and field Q&AWendy Collinson
Summation17:50-18:00Summation of Day 1Fraser Shilling

 

Friday, September 15 – NB: All times are GMT: Each session is 1.5 hr in length

Plenary #Time (GMT)TopicSpeaker
Introduction14:00-14:10Welcome
Recap of Day 1
Fraser Shilling
 14:10-14:15Introduction of day 2, and outline of sessionWendy Collinson
  14:15-14:30Opening 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
14:30-14:45Wildlife crossings in the new Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of the United StatesRenee Callahan
ARC Solutions, USA
14:45-15:00Enabling legislative and policy support for wildlife - friendly Infrastructure: Experience from IndiaDr Asha Rajvanshi
Former Scientist G and Head, EIA Cell, Wildlife Institute of India
15:00-15:15Designing and testing Colombia’s Green Road Infrastructure GuidelinesMaria Ximena Barrera Rey
WWF Colombia
15:15-15:30Promoting wildlife crossings and monitoring to mitigate the impact of road infrastructure in ArgentinaDiego Varela
Instituto de Biología Subtropical
15:30-16:10Panel and Audience Discussion
Q&A, Discussion and Recommendations
All speakers
Moderator: Wendy Collinson
16:10-16:15Wrap-Up and Closing Remarks
Thank you and close
Fraser Shilling / Wendy Collinson
GCLIE 2023 — GLOBAL CONGRESS: Linear Infrastructure and Environment