Register to join thought leaders from across North America in sharing strategies for creating a more nature-positive future.
DENVER, Colorado: The Salazar Center for North American Conservation will host its fifth annual International Symposium on Conservation Impact on October 11-12, 2023, in Denver, Colorado at the CSU Spur campus.
Registration is now open.
Nature-positive solutions are increasingly being recognized as critical tools to making progress towards both climate and biodiversity goals, and countries around the world have committed to measurable targets and funding to help reach them. In response to this crucial moment, the Salazar Center’s fifth annual International Symposium on Conservation Impact is focused on nature-positive solutions and how they can catapult our communities towards durable, high-impact outcomes for climate, biodiversity, and human well-being.
Conservation practitioners, researchers, decision-makers, funders, and interested partners are invited to join thought leaders from across North America in sharing ideas for creating a more nature-positive future. The event will use keynote presentations, curated panel discussions, and interactive breakout sessions to facilitate honest dialogue around issues such as:
- How can we design and implement nature-positive solutions to ensure more equitable outcomes for communities and people? How do we ensure these solutions benefit nature and human well-being?
- How do Indigenous-led projects provide innovations for a nature-positive world?
- How can nature-positive approaches help the U.S., Canada, and Mexico meet their national conservation and climate targets?
- How is the private sector working to promote and fund long-lasting and effective solutions to solve both climate and nature challenges?
“If we are to have a real chance of halting the intertwined crises of climate change and biodiversity loss, we urgently need to move from commitments to implementing actions, but many of us in the conservation space need more clarity to get there” says Salazar Center Assistant Director of Programs, Jen Kovecses. “This year’s symposium will be a place where we will convene thought changers and leaders, conservation disruptors and doers, advocates, funders, and policy makers, so we can grow a more effective community of practice around these connected challenges.”
The Center is excited to host the Symposium exclusively in-person at the new CSU Spur campus in Denver, Colorado. A key component of the agenda includes dedicated networking and collaboration time for all participants, including a series of breakout sessions on the second day. These sessions will serve as interactive workshops for participants to engage and share in specific elements of the prior day’s conversations. A detailed agenda and additional details around Symposium logistics are available online.
The symposium is made possible with support from the Walton Family Foundation, Colorado Water Center, the Center for Large Landscape Conservation, and Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO).
Contact: Emily Barbo, Senior Communications Manager, emily.barbo@colostate.edu