Urban Biodiversity: A Transatlantic Dialogue

Though seemingly at odds with one another, a wide variety of living organisms and habitats exist in and around dense urban areas. With more than half of the world’s population now living in cities, and the urban footprint steadily growing, policymakers must think about how to protect the biodiversity that remains within urban areas and how to make our cities more hospitable to wildlife in the future.

Next month, the international community is scheduled to come together to discuss the future of the Convention on Biological Diversity. One of the key items that will be negotiated at the upcoming COP15 is the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. In advance of COP15, join the Guarini Center and the German Consulate General in New York for a conversation with experts from New York City and Berlin to discuss the role of local governments in implementing global biodiversity targets, including the ways in which cities can support biodiversity.

OPENING REMARKS

Bryce Rudyk, Director, International Environmental Law Program, Guarini Center on Environmental, Energy and Land Use Law

PANELISTS

Dr. Georgina Cullman, Ecologist, NYC Department of Parks & Recreation

Dr. Dustin R. Partridge, Director of Conservation & Science, NYC Audubon Society

Sandra Naumann, Senior Fellow, Coordinator of Biodiversity & Nature-based Solutions, Ecologic Institute

Wolfram von Heynitz, Deputy Consul General, Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany New York

MODERATOR

Benji Jones, Senior Environmental Reporter, Vox

N?etworking reception sponsored by Deputy Consul General Wolfram von Heynitz to follow.

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