Presentations

Keynote talk by Dra. Andrea Encalada, Science Panel for the Amazon (SPA)

Panel: The ASL and its contribution to the reduction of zoonotic diseases

● Mariana Vale, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Costs and benefits of monitoring and preventing disease spillover in tropical forests, and possible applications to the Amazon.

● Marcia Chame, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Brazil. Community participation in monitoring zoonoses.

● Mark Zimsky, Senior Biodiversity Specialist, GEF. GEF perspective on the work of the COVID-19 task force.

Panel: Panel: Sustainable value chains for the recovery of the Amazon - Ideas for the ASL

● James Leslie, Technical Advisor on Climate Change and Ecosystems, UNDP Peru y Miguel Mejía, Coordinator, Sustainable Amazon Project for Peace, UNDP Colombia. Program Green Commodities.

● Luisa Peña, Bioguaviare.

● Carina Pimenta, Executive Director, Conexsus, Brazil. Activating the business ecosystem rural and forest communities in Amazonia.

● Francinaldo "Naldo" Lima, Assessor técnico -Brasil. Network of canteens in Terra do Meio.

Panel: The power of Amazonian knowledge: the basis for a sustainable future

● Mariana Varese, Director, Amazon Landscapes, Wildlife Conservation Society and Paulo Moutinho, Senior Scientific, IPAM-Brazil. Knowledge dialogue at different scales.

● Kurt Holle, Country, Director, WWF Peru. Training experiences in indigenous territorial governance: a river of knowledge flowing through the Amazon region.

● Diana “Tita” Alvira, Manager, Conservation for Wellbeing, Field Museum. Conservation for well-being: Quality of Life Plans as a tool for conservation and integrated territorial management.