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Perimeter Defense: Innovative Technologies for Detecting
andPreventing Illegal Logging
Wednesday, September 16, 2015Location: California Academy of
Sciences, San Francisco, CA
8:00-9:00 Breakfast (East Garden)
9:00-9:30 Welcome remarksMeg Lowman, California Academy of
Sciences
Aaron Steele, World Resources Institute
9:30-10:00 Session 1: State of illegal logging detection and
preventionWhat are the current barriers to effective detection and
prevention of illegal logging?
Scott Landis, Greenwood
Fermin Chimatani, ECA- Amarakaeri Communal Reserve
Maria Rosales, Guatemala Agency for Protected Areas (CONAP)
Roger Ngoufo, Cameroon Environmental Watch
10:00-10:30 Coffee break
10:30-noon Session 2: State of perimeter defense technology
How relevant is perimeter defense technology to illegal logging?
What technologies arecurrently available and being used in the
field for forest monitoring and detection of unwantedactivities?
What technologies are currently not being used but can be applied
for thesepurposes?
Nir Tenenbaum, Wildeas, Perimeter Defense Technology 101
Gregor MacLennan, Digital Democracy
Nathan Hahn, RESOLVE, Trailguard
Dan Lopez, Urthecast
Topher White, Rainforest Connection
Anjali Nayar, TIMBY
Noon-1:00 Lunch (East Garden)
1:00-2:30 Session 3: Applying technology to a demo siteDemo
site: Maya Biosphere ReserveRepresentatives from the Guatemala
Agency for Protected Areas (CONAP) will describe thelocation, land
use, physical conditions, and the threats of illegal activities in
the reserve. Groupdiscussion on how technology can help address
these issues will follow.
Demo site presenter: Adalberto Lopez, Guatemala Agency for
Protected Areas (CONAP)
2:30-3:00 Coffee break
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3:00-4:30 Session 4: Information platformsWhat platforms have
been developed for aggregating and sharing information? How can
databe made more accessible for better monitoring of forests and
decision-making?
Alyssa Barrett, World Resources Institute, Global Forest
Watch
Rolando Navarro, Peru Agency for Supervision of Forest Resources
and Wildlife(OSINFOR)
Thomas Snitch, University of Maryland
Leo Bottrill, Moabi
4:30-6:30 Networking reception
Un-Conference DayFriday, September 18, 2015, 9am-2pmLocation:
California Academy of SciencesCo-hosted with Pivot Point
This half-day gathering will facilitate knowledge exchange
through group discussions and interactive exercises.Topics will
include challenges and barriers to applying tech to forest defense,
how to identify and evaluateapplicability of various tech
solutions, lessons learned from past experiences of tech
deployment, as well astopics raised during the main Wednesday
event.
Aspiration Tech will lead discussion and activities.
Breakfast and lunch with be served.
