Digital maps, when they are well designed and used ethically, hold the power to help bring context to complex environmental and humanitarian issues and to move the needle on some of our most pressing challenges. Come learn about leading-edge tools and platforms that are bringing together technology, data and human networks to mobilize faster and more effective stewardship of our environment. With:
Rebecca Moore, founder of Google Earth Outreach and Google Engine;
David Kroodsma, Research Director at Global Fishing Watch;
Madhusudan Mysore, Ph.D, who manages the India-based
Nature Conservation Foundation; and
Eric Dinerstein, Director of WildTech and the Biodiversity and Wildlife Solutions Program at RESOLVE, former Chief Scientist at the World Wildlife Fund. Hosted by:
Andrew Revkin, Strategic Adviser for Environmental and Science Journalism at the National Geographic Society, one of the nation’s most experienced environmental and scientific reporters and authors.