Agenda Day 5

Innovative Environmental Practices

Partnerships, Replication & Financing

Seed Banks, Nursery Development, Innovative Sustainable Farming & Financing through Climate Sequestration

Regional seed banks on a small-scale help support nursery development for indigenous plants, and on a big scale to facilitate resilient reforestation and develop solutions to address climate change. Speakers will engage in a three-part discussion on: 1) innovative practices in seed bank development and introduce tools, training and technology including methods of containerized, solar-powered seed banks to meet a diversity of needs in the Caribbean region; 2) showcase local initiatives that are working across the region to develop seed banks and nurseries; and 3) share research on climate financing through carbon sequestration.

Introduce National, Regional & International sustainable initiatives for replication and partnerships purposes.

• International organizations will share from Honolulu and Guatemala tree planting techniques and on how to scale carbon capture from seed to forest with climate finance research partners.

• Caribbean local initiatives are making a difference in seed bank and nursery development and will share successes and challenges.

• Suriname sustainable forestry management initiatives will be shared for regional replication

• Grassroots sustainable farming initiatives for supporting farmers have emerged in the region and speakers will share their innovative techniques and methods to sequester or store carbon.

MODERATORS

• Kevin O’Hara - Executive Director, 1t.org

• Dr. Trina Halfhide, Lecturer in Environmental Science and Sustainable Technology, The University of The West Indies

• Dr. Michele Singh - Environmental Consultant & Researcher, Bahamas & Trinidad and Tobago, W.I.

• Reinier Taus, CTPP National Coordinator, Suriname and Executive Director at Institute for Food and Management

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS

• Dr. Diana Castillo Diaz, Terraformation, Seed Bank Specialist, Bogotá, Distrito Capital, Colombia

• Dr. Marian M. Chau, Terraformation, Forestry, Founder & Co-Chair, ICUN Seed Conservation Specialist Group, Hawaii

• John Goedschalk, MBA, Executive Director, Conservation International, Suriname

• Mr. Rawieskoemar Chatterpal MSc, The Centre for Agricultural Research (CELOS), Suriname

• Mr. Anwar Helstone, BSc, The Centre for Agricultural Research (CELOS), Suriname

• Dr. Wendy-Ann Isaac, Deputy Dean, University of West Indies, Department of Food Production, Trinidad and Tobago

• Sean Dixon-Sullivan, Founder, Contour Lines Corp, Honduras

• Donald Baldeosingh, Carbon Zero Institute of Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago