Despite sustained efforts to combat global deforestation, tropical forest management that provides for human livelihoods and conservation remains an elusive goal. Creative problem solving and knowledge-sharing are key to finding lasting solutions to this intractable problem. Recent innovations are providing new approaches in community engagement, market-based strategies for reducing agricultural encroachment, and carbon-based climate change mitigation schemes.
On January 27-29, the Yale Chapter of the International Society of Tropical Foresters will bring together practitioners and researchers from government, academia, and environmental and development organizations to explore innovations in tropical forest conservation and management.
Keynote Address:
Calestous Juma, Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center for Science & International Affairs
Featured Panels:
Achieving on-the-ground results through effective community engagement:
Benjamin Hodgdon, Rainforest Alliance
Marina Campos, Rainforest Foundation
Matthew Sommerville, Imperial College of London
Challenges and successes along commodity supply chains:
Nathalie Walker, National Wildlife Federation
Peter Pinchot, EcoMadera Forest Conservation LLC
The role of technology in modeling forest carbon:
Doug Morton, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Michael Obersteiner, International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis
REDD at the national, sub-national and project scales:
Charles Palmer, London School of Economics
Doug Boucher, Union of Concerned Scientists
John O. Niles, Tropical Forest Group
Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
Kroon Hall, Third Floor, 195 Prospect Street New Haven, Connecticut 06511
Open to the public for speakers, poster session, and networking opportunities.
For registration and more information, visit www.yale.edu/istf or email [email protected]
Who we are: The Yale Chapter of the International Society of Tropical Foresters participates in a range of social, educational, and professional activities that promote the sharing of experiences and knowledge related to resource management in tropical countries. Each year, ISTF organizes a two-day conference at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies in New Haven, Connecticut to discuss emerging topics in the tropics. For more information please visit http://www.yale.edu/istf
