As part of our leadership in the conservation community, the Center for Conservation Innovation convenes a bi-monthly seminar where we open the doors of Defenders for anyone to come an hear from–and talk with–invited speakers.
Outdoor recreation has increased in recent years, with the global COVID-19 pandemic underscoring the need for people to connect to nature. However, recreation can contribute to biodiversity loss via land use change and wildlife disturbance. As a …
Climate change is here and occurring today.
Indigenous people retain their connection to the land, water, and natural resources with deep understanding of climate change impacts as a result of experiencing multi-year droughts, annual precipitation …
In this CCI Seminar Series event, speakers Ritwick Ghosh and Steven Wolf review existing and emerging models biodiversity offsetting (i.e., compensatory mitigation) to make sense of the contemporary moment and to identify pathways forward. Their …
In this CCI Seminar Series event, speaker Michael Waasegiizhig Price presents on the cultural aspects of wolves and their relationship to the Anishinaabe people, the Native Americans of the Great Lakes. The controversial 2021 wolf hunt in Wisconsin …
Conservation scientists recommend protecting more land in a connected and representative system of protected areas (e.g. 30% by 2030). In this CCI Seminar Series event, speaker Travis Belote presents his research mapping the remaining unprotected …
Large-scale solar is rapidly emerging as the lowest-cost way to generate electricity and there are now more than 300,000 acres of such projects across the country. As this new land use grows, are there tradeoffs in a clean energy future? Eight …
EWN is the intentional alignment of natural and engineering processes to efficiently and sustainably deliver economic, environmental and social benefits (“Triple-Win” solutions) through collaborative processes. With recent advances in the fields of …
The Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute partners with the private sector to understand the impacts of infrastructure development on biodiversity and to design best practices grounded in science to minimize the impacts of sustainable …
WRI's 'Data into Action' strategy combines open data platforms, information and communication technologies, artificial intelligence, and human networks to drive more transparent and accountable management of the planet's resources. As part of this …
As we move out of the information age and into the attention age, conservation organizations need new tools to tell their story, stand out in the crowd, and connect with their audience. ...
