 Securing Right of Passage for Elephants in India
September 23, 2020 | 11AM - 12PM Eastern Time -------- Zoom Link: https://msu.zoom.us/j/94610796573 Meeting ID: 946 1079 6573 Passcode: 713354 -------- Upasana Ganguly heads the Right of Passage: Elephant Corridors Project at Wildlife Trust of India. With a Bachelor's Degree in Zoology (Hons.) and a Masters in Environmental Studies, she has been involved in the Wildlife NGO sector working on wildlife conservation issues over the last 7 years. She is one of the co-authors for the Right of Passage publication - the only blueprint to secure 101 Elephant Corridors across India. She also leads the network of Green Corridor Champions - training and empowering local community-based organizations for protecting elephant corridors and habitats across 11 states in India.
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 Careers in Conservation
September 16, 2020 | 11AM - 12PM Eastern Time -------- Zoom Meeting ID: 946 1079 6573 Passcode: 713354 -------- Do you have a conservation career that you enjoy? Please join our next WiNNsday on September 16 for an interactive discussion of the diverse types of careers that WiNN members are undertaking to conserve nature around the world. In addition to NGOs, government agencies and universities, organizations as diverse as Disney World, Shell Oil Company, The World Bank, and The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation have staff working on nature conservation. Leeanne Alonso will lead the session and we'll hear from several of WiNN's founding members about their unique and interesting career paths, including Ana Liz Flores (Wyss Foundation), Rebecca Kormos (filmmaker, IUCN Great Apes specialist group), Renee Gonzalez (Mexican Fund for the Conservation of Nature), and special guest Anne Savage (Proyecto Titi and Animal Kingdom (Disney). We also want to hear about your careers! Participants will have an opportunity to share their experiences and career paths during a brainstorming session and breakout groups. This will be a fun conversation of interest to all WiNNers- budding job seekers to established experts! You won't want to miss this so we hope you can join us!  We're pleased to announce that WiNNsdays are back this month!
You'll find the schedule for September's WiNNsday sessions below. Weekly reminders are sent out every Tuesday with all the relevant information for that week's WiNNsday session so keep an eye on your inbox! September 2020 WiNNsday Schedule: Sept 9th: Debby Ng and Chandrima Home “Dogs, Demography and Disease” Sept 16th: Conservation Career Panel (Moderated by Leeanne) Sept 23rd: Upasana Ganguly: 'Securing Right of Passage for Elephants in India' Sept 30th : Arya Sidharthan: “Science Communication” Here is the new zoom info for each week: Meeting ID: 946 1079 6573 Passcode: 713354 11 am to 12 pm Eastern Time (Detroit, Michigan Time) To find your time: https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/  Dogs, Demography and Disease
September 9 | 11 AM - 12 PM EST ---------- Zoom Meeting ID: 946 1079 6573 Passcode: 713354 ---------- Debby Ng is a disease ecologist and co-founder of the Himalayan Mutt Project (HMP), which was set up to reduce community and wildlife conflict with dogs. She will share how a search for red panda launched a community disease monitoring program in Nepal’s Himalaya. Chandrima Home is a recent Ph.D. graduate from the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), the Manipal Academy of Higher Education, and a full time mom. She works on bridging the science and communication divide by being a more communicative scientist and currently is a Grants Adviser at the DBT Welcome Trust India Alliance. Thank you to everyone who joined us for WiNNsdays!
We will be taking a break through July and August, with plans to resume in September. In the meantime, feel free to join the WiNN Global WhatsApp group (using this link) to stay in touch with your WiNN sisters! We will also be featuring news about member activities periodically - you can find those articles over on our "Recent News" page. If you have a submission that you'd like to share with WiNN, send us an email with the relevant information, or let us know via WhatsApp.  Caroline and Margaret will share with us their experiences with community conservation in Kenya. The overall aim of their project is to empower the local community members to use the ecosystem wisely and ensure sustainability so that the environment thrives, and the community members can meet their livelihoods. After the presentation they look forward to hearing from other WiNN members to gain insights on how community work will proceed post COVID-19 since this requires gathering and face to face participation.
Wednesday, June 24 11 AM EST Use the Zoom link below and enter the accompanying password when prompted to join this event! Zoom Link: https://msu.zoom.us/j/265618773 Password: 571250 About Dr. Caroline Ouko Dr. Caroline A. Ouko is a multi-skilled professional with 15 years’ experience in leadership, policy development and facilitating change in the Agriculture and Environment sectors. She has a PhD in Environmental Policy from the University of Nairobi – Centre for Advanced Studies in Environmental Law and Policy (CASELAP). With over 15 years progressive involvement in various initiatives geared towards supporting the global agenda on environmental management both in Kenya and Canada, she has a strong track record in networking and stakeholder engagement, partnership modelling and relationship building. She has successfully designed and executed successful programmes applying innovative participatory approaches involving the government agencies, local communities and private partnerships. She has also led the CETRAD team in various research projects funded by the Eastern and Southern Africa Partnership Project (ESAPP), National Centres of Competence in Research (NCCR), Act Change Transform (ACT!) among others. Twitter @OukoAchieng https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-ouko-aaa47818/ About Dr. Margaret Awuor Owuor Dr. Margaret is a scholar and environment scientist focusing on aquatic ecosystems and ecosystem services. She Lecturers in the Department of Hydrology and Aquatic Sciences, School of Water Resources Science and Technology, South Eastern Kenya University. Currently, the Head of Department. Margaret holds a PhD from the University of Cadiz, Spain and the University of Algarve, Portugal. She has a Masters in Water and Coastal Management. Her research focuses on various areas with her focus being on using the ecosystem services approach to map and value the benefits we receive from nature. She has also been working on enhancing community involvement and participation in conservation through education, awareness through tree planting initiatives. Margaret has a lot of interest in community outreach leading to her experience in working with community groups. With these experiences, Margaret was elected and the Education and Science Officer of the Society for Conservation Biology, Africa Chapter. Twitter @awuor_owuor https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaret-owuor-51b11417/  Wednesday, June 17
11 AM EST Use the Zoom link below and enter the accompanying password when prompted to join this event! Zoom Link: https://msu.zoom.us/j/265618773 Password: 571250  The Realm of the Sky - An Indigenous Perspective on Birds as Valuable Coastal Indicators
Session Leader: Midori Nicolson Midori will give us a unique presentation on the significance of birds in Kwakwakawakw culture of British Columbia, Canada, and specifically how they utilize birds in their field work in fisheries as indicators of species abundance and overall ecosystem health. Midori is Musgamagw Dzawada̱ʼenux̱w from Gwayi, Kingcome Inlet, a small coastal village in British Columbia, Canada. She is a biologist and fisheries manager for the Musgamagw Dzawada̱ʼenux̱w Fisheries Group and sits on her nation’s governance body. She has worked as a consulting biologist, land and marine resources director, and a Fisheries and Oceans Canada Coastal Planner. The focus of her work is to increase indigenous capacity & stewardship regarding lands and aquatic resources, while recognizing the essential voice of women in stewardship. Wednesday, June 10 11 AM EST Use the Zoom link below and enter the accompanying password when prompted to join this event! Zoom Link: https://msu.zoom.us/j/265618773 Password: 571250  Seeking Failure: How to Practice Courage, Vulnerability, and Resilience in Your Life and Career Leader: Tracy Melvin, WiNN Michigan State University Chapter What constrains you? What terrifies you? What if you fail at everything you’ve been working hard for? We surround ourselves with a blanket of fear about failing, but what if we built ourselves up with a new kind of courage – the true courage of living an authentic, vulnerable and resilient existence? This session teaches experiential resilience through radical empathy, understanding criticism, building “soul-rituals” and examining the self. We will also open the session for storytelling about wading through big failures and what leadership means to all of us. Please join us in a very personal WiNNsday! Tracy is an amazing woman and wears many hats! She is a PhD candidate in the Applied Forest and Wildlife Ecology Lab in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Michigan State University; Leadership Development Fellow in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources; a Student Trustee for The Nature Conservancy, Michigan Field Office; and Director of Strategic Partnerships for Ecologists Without Borders! Wednesday, June 3 11 AM EST Use the Zoom link below and enter the accompanying password when prompted to join this event! Zoom Link: https://msu.zoom.us/j/265618773 Password: 571250   Join us for WiNNsday on May 27 to discuss how the global pandemic is affecting wildlife and conservation efforts around the world.
Shriparna Saxena will share her experiences with fish conservation in India in the midst of the pandemic, and Julie Claussen will give us an overview of the issues. We then want to hear from you! What have you seen and how has this pandemic affected your conservation work? We will do Zoom breakout groups to discuss. Look for a questionnaire coming this week on the WiNN WhatsApp group. See you then! Wednesday, May 27 11 AM EST Use the Zoom link below and enter the accompanying password when prompted to join this event! Zoom Link: https://msu.zoom.us/j/265618773 Password: 571250 |
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