NYBG’s Climate Week 2023 Symposium Examines the Past, Present, and Future of Ecological Restoration as a Means for Increasing Resilience in a Changing World

Art of the Garden

Sep 14

Not a moment too soon.

In conjunction with the global Climate Week 2023 in New York City, The New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) is hosting an important and topical symposium: “Cultivating Resilience.” The 2023 Symposium aims to examine the past, present, and future of Ecological Restoration as a Means for Increasing Resilience in a Changing World”

Here are the details NYBG shared with me to pass on to you, dear friends of Nature.

What:

Climate Week 2023 Symposium: Cultivating Resilience

As leaders from around the world convene in New York City for Climate Week NYC 2023, The NewYork Botanical Garden (NYBG) will host a symposium to examine ecological restoration: its history,current trends, and the crucial work that needs to continue on a global scale.

Jennifer Bernstein, CEO and The William C. Steere Sr. President of The New York Botanical Garden, will welcome symposium guests.

The keynote address, Wild by Design: Caring for Biodiversity in a Changing World, will be given by ecologist and historian Laura J. Martin, Ph.D., followed The Promise of Ecosystem Restoration, a panel discussion with distinguished scientists and practitioners.

Who:

Keynote Speaker: Laura J. Martin, Ph.D., ecologist, historian, author, and Professor of Environmental Studies at Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts.

Panel Moderator: Mauricio Diazgranados, Ph.D, Chief Science Officer and Dean of the International Plant Science Center, NYBG

Panelists:

Todd Forrest, Arthur and Janet Ross Vice President for Horticulture, NYBG
Eric Sanderson, Ph.D., Vice President for Urban Conservation Strategy, NYBG
Sarah Charlop-Powers, Executive Director and Co-Founder, Natural Areas Conservancy
Daniel Kinka, Ph.D., Senior Wildlife Restoration Manager, American Prairie

When:

Thursday, September 21, 2023; 9:30 a.m.–12 p.m.

Where:

The New York Botanical Garden, Ross Lecture Hall, 2900 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York

Registration

$35/$39 (Garden Member/Non-Member);

To register, go to: https://www.nybg.org/event/climate-week-symposium/