Climate & Biodiversity

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Friday, July 19, 2024

 9AM - NOON

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Program:

9:00 AM

Land Acknowledgement.  Kim Deocampo

9:10 AM

Welcome

• Cheryl Davila, Founder, CEMTF & Former Councilmember, City of Berkeley

Speakers:

9:15 AM

The Importance of Microbial Diversity in California Estuarine Ecosystems

• Karis Polfer, Steering Committee Member, CEMTF

9:40 AM

Advancing Social Justice in Marginalized Communities & Among University Students

• Leonida Odongo, Founding Director, Haki Nawiri Afrika, Kenya

10: 05 AM

From the Grassroots to the Global - Biodiversity Conservation beyond Protected Acres

• Liz Chamberlin, Director of Innovation, Point Blue

10:30 AM

Connected California: Helping People and Wildlife Coexist and Thrive

• Neal Sharma, Senior Manager, California Wildlife Program, Wildlife Conservation Network

10:55 AM Break

11:00 AM

Biodiversity Conservation Using Science, Policy, and Law

• Tiffany Yap, Senior Scientist, Urban Wildlands Program, Center for Biological Diversity

11:25 AM

Bioblitz!

• Martha Arlette Cerda, Naturalist, Tilden Nature Area, East Bay Regional Park District

11:35 AM

Q & A

11:50 AM

Announcements & Closing

• Cheryl Davila

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Cheryl Davila 

Founder & Chair CEMTF 

Former Councilmember, City of Berkeley, CA

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As a Councilmember, Cheryl was a champion for the climate. Under her leadership the Climate Emergency Declaration passed unanimously in June 2018 which was the third  in the world. Now over 2335 governments around the world have since declared climate emergencies. 

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Cheryl founded CEMTF in 2019. Did you know CEMTF was the brainchild of the prohibition of natural gas infrastructure in new buildings? True. 

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CEMTF is in its 5th year! We’ll be celebrating in our 5th year soon. Stay tuned! 

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