02/12/2020
Received an urgent request last Saturday and the Little Rock team has been given a great opportunity to serve and support a worthy cause. We will be providing event tech support for Green Releaf's event tomorrow which will be streamed live from their FB page. ❤️
How might we enable climate-resilient ecosystems to address our climate vulnerability while meeting our needs for food security and economic recovery from the pandemic?
We look forward to the insights and presentations of specialists and organizations from the Philippines and the Netherlands in this exchange of learnings in response to this inquiry through The Round Table: Regenerative Ecosystems for Climate Resilience and Pandemic Recovery, part 1 of our series on designing regenerative systems. This will be on December 3, from 3-6 pm (UTC+8) with the following speakers and moderators:
OPENING REMARKS:
ASEC Ricardo L. Calderon OIC, Assistant Secretary for Climate Change, Director of the Biodiversity Management Bureau Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Philippines
Saskia de Lang, Netherlands Ambassador to the Philippines
PANELISTS:
Dr. Rodel Lasco, Executive Director of the Oscar Lopez Center
Willem Ferwerda, CEO of Commonland
Ipat Luna, Environmental Lawyer and Consultant, Office of the Deputy Secretary Loren Legarda
Annadel Cabanban, Country Representative (Philippines), Wetlands International
CLOSING REMARKS:
Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda
Commissioner, Global Commission on Adaptation and Representative for the Lone District of Antique
MODERATORS:
Paula Aberasturi, Environmental Consultant, and Proprietor of Down to Earth Farms
Sarah Queblatin, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Green Releaf Initiative
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To register and to learn more about the topics and the speakers visit www.greenreleaf.org/events
Registrations close by Tuesday, 1 December, 10 pm UTC +8.
This event is organized by Green Releaf and the Food Gardens Movement PH in partnership with the Embassy of the Netherlands in the Philippines and Commonland.
We thank Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Oscar M. Lopez Center, Wetlands International, the Office of Deputy Secretary Loren Legarda, and DowntoEarth: Farm Store and Cafe for co-presenting and moderating.
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