Women’s Leadership in Conservation and Peace | Wilson Center


When and Where

  • 29/04/2016
    9:30 am-11:30 am

  • Wilson Center
    Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center One Woodrow Wilson Plaza 1300 Pennsylvania, Ave., NW
    Washington DC
    20004
    United States
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Women's Leadership in Conservation and Peace | Wilson Center

Event Details

Join us in a discussion of the cross-cutting benefits when women are leaders in natural resource management and conservation, with access to jobs and political participation. Panelists will explore current and emerging trends in programming to further empower women in conservation and peacebuilding.

Women’s Leadership in Conservation and Peace

Friday, April 29, 2016

9:30 AM – 11:30 AM 

Coffee available at 9:00 AM

5th Floor Conference Room

Speakers

Mayesha Alam, Associate Director, Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security, Georgetown University

Eleanor Blomstrom, Program Director, Head of Office, Women’s Environment & Development Organization (WEDO)

Melanie Greenberg, CEO, Alliance for Peacebuilding                                               

Milagros Sandoval, Manager, Environmental Policy, Conservation International (Peru)

Moderated by Roger-Mark De Souza, Director, Population, Environmental Security, and Resilience, Wilson Center
Women often play a critical but under-realized role in peace, prosperity, and the management of natural resources. Join us in a discussion of the cross-cutting benefits when women are leaders in natural resource management and conservation, with access to jobs and political participation. Panelists will explore current and emerging trends in programming to further empower women in conservation and peacebuilding.
This event is cosponsored by Conservation International and the Wilson Center’s Women in Public Service Project.
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