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Global Wildlife Program Webinars

The GWP conducts regular virtual knowledge exchange events on a range of topics related to anti-poaching, community engagement, tourism concessions, counter-wildlife trafficking, anti-corruption, and consumer demand reduction. Click on the event's title or photo below to replay the video recording.
 

If you would like to join virtual events, please email gwp-info@worldbank.org.

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Lessons from Countering Wildlife Trafficking in Ethiopia and Thailand

May 2024

Kumara Wakjira, Director General,  Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority

Dr Fanuel Kebede, GEF-6 Project Coordinator, Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority

Arega Mekonnen, GEF-6 Project Manager, Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority

Dr Prasert Sornsathapornkul, Director, Thailand¡¯s Subdivision of Wild Fauna and Flora Protection, Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment

Doley Tshering, Principal Technical Adviser, Biodiversity, UNDP 

Eleanora (Nora) De Guzman, Social and Behavior Change Communication Lead, USAID End Wildlife Crime

Fetene Hailu, Project Manager, Horn of Africa, IFAW East Africa

Monica Zavagli, Counter Wildlife Trafficking lead, Global Wildlife Program, World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP

April 2024

Melissa Williams, Senior Agriculture Economist in the Agriculture & Food Global Practice, World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP

Bruce Jones, Partnerships Director, EarthRanger

Sarah Olson, Director of Health Research for the Health Program, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)

Henrik Cox, Project Lead, Sentinel and Conservation X Labs

Stephanie O¡¯Donnell, GWP Conservation Technology Consultant, and Executive Manager of WILDLABs 

March 2024

Patrick Roehrdanz, Director, Climate Change and Biodiversity, Conservation International

Mia Guarnieri, Wildlife biologist and environmental scientist, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management

Ezequiel Fabiano, Senior Lecturer, University of Namibia

Yudis Cerquera Vega, Treasurer of the community action board, Yar¨ª Peasant Business Association, Sustainable Amazon for Peace Project

Alexandra Zimmermann, Chair of the IUCN SSC Human-Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence Specialist Group

Lisa Farroway, Program Manager, Global Wildlife Program, World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP

November 2023

Micol Martini, Senior Expert and Technical Lead, Governance Practice, WWF International 

Daniela Sota Valdivia, Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Associate, UNODC 

Alastair Nelson, Managing Director, Conservation Synergies and Advisor to the Head Ranger of Kruger National Park on the Integrity Management Plan 

Alexandra Habershon, Program Manager and Global Lead for Anticorruption, Governance Global Practice, World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP 

July 2023

Kunzang Choden, PhD, Program Manager, Bhutan For Life Fund Secretariat

Cristina Sganga, Human Rights Expert

Theresa Sowry, CEO, Southern African Wildlife College

Monica Alvarez, Officer, International Ranger Federation

Rohit Singh, Asia Representative, International Ranger Federation, Director Wildlife Enforcement and Zero Poaching, World Wildlife Fund

Chris Galliers, President, International Ranger Federation

Lisa Farroway, Program Manager, Global Wildlife Program, World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP

April 2023

Franck Berthe, World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP

Catherine Machalaba, EcoHealth Alliance

Dao Nguyen, IUCN

Dr Kalpy Julien Coulibaly, Pasteur Institute of C?te d'Ivoire

Fran?ois Diaz, WOAH, founded as OIE

Jackson Katampi, Department of National Parks and Wildlife, Zambia

December 2022

Corine Dickelet, Republic of Congo 

Assim Serge Da, Republic of Congo  

Jean Aime Goulou, Republic of Congo  

Olivier Ondo Assame, Gabon  

Augustin Mihindou Mbina, Gabon  

Murielle Betoue Meyet, Gabon

Erwan Morand, World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP

Monica Zavagli, World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP

December 2022

Daniel Turner, ANIMONDIAL

Eliza Northrup, World Resources Institute

Chloe King, Solimar International

Carol Ritchie, EUROPARC Federation

Anna Spenceley, IUCN WCPA TAPAS Group

Wendy Li, World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP

Vanessa Satur, World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP

December 2022

Jointly with the GEF

Hannah Fairbank, GEF Secretariat

Claude Gascon, GEF

Chris Galliers, International Ranger Federation

Rohit Singh, Universal Ranger Support Alliance

Giovanni Soliman Bete Reyes, ICCA Consortium Philippines

Edson Gandiwa, Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife

Johannes Haas, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

Lisa Farroway, World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP

December 2022

Jointly with the GEF

Adriana Moreira, GEF Secretariat

Hannah Fairbank, GEF Secretariat

Marthin Kasaona, Namibia

Sydney Nkosi?, South Africa

Rambli Ahmad?, Malaysia

Urvashi Narain, World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP

Lisa Farroway, World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP

October 2022

Diego Juffe Bignoli, Biodiversity Decisions and IUCN Connectivity Conservation Specialist Group 

Annika?Keeley, Center for Large Landscape Conservation and IUCN Connectivity Conservation Specialist Group 

Jessica Thorn, School of Geography and Sustainable Development, University of St Andrews?

Wilfredo Pachon, ASL Sustainable Amazon for Peace Project, Colombia

August 2022

Cindy Chimal, INTERPOL

Dr. Manoj Kumar, Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, Government of India

Erick Tran, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

Ayse Ko?ak, TikTok

Crawford Allan, TRAFFIC

Giavanna Grein, WWF

Edward van Asch, CITES Secretariat

Lisa Farroway, World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP

GWP-Webinar-Jul27-2022

Strengthening Sharing of Benefits from Tourism with Local Communities

July 27, 2022

Anna Spenceley, IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) Tourism and Protected Areas Specialist Group (TAPAS Group)

Vanice Mirembe Daawa, Uganda Wildlife Authority

Phonesuck Inthavong, Nam Et-Phou Louey National Park, Lao PDR

Mayra Castellanos, Cerro Azul, Colombia

William Alexander Rojas Melendez, Cerro Azul Puerta de Chiribiquete, Colombia

Adam Thalhath, Six Senses Laamu, Maldives

Shaha Hashim, Blue Marine Foundation

Genevieve Connors, World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP

Vanessa Satur, World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP

Wendy Li, World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP

Webinar recording in Spanish

indigenous people, local communities, conservation

Sharing Successful Experiences of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities' Engagement in Conservation

May 2022

(co-hosted with the Amazon Sustainable Landscapes Program)

Majka Burhardt, Legado

Diana Alvira, Legado

Lilian Painter, Wildlife Conservation Society

Mauricio Sarabia Vie, T'simane Moset¨¦n Regional Council of Pil¨®n Lajas 

Agustin Vicente Mamani Pe?a, Central Ind¨ªgena del Pueblo Leco de Apolo 

Siddharth Nair, SECURE Himalaya Project, UNDP 

Valerie Hickey, World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP

January 2022

Atty. Theresa Tenazas, Philippines

Ardi Risman, Philippines

Esteven Toledo, Philippines

Francesco Ricciardi, ADB

Lodigario ¡°Garie¡± Rigor, ADB

Cecilia Fischer, ADB

Monica Zavagli, World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP

Presentation:

October 2021

Joni Seager, Bentley University

Rob Parry-Jones, WWF International

Tamara Leger, WWF International

Valerie Hickey, World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP

Lisa Farroway, World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP

Munashe Matare, GWP Zimbabwe Project

Yayat Afianto, UNDP Indonesia

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How Can Collaborative Management Partnerships Advance Protected Area Conservation and Development Goals?

September 2021

Lisa Farroway, World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP

Ariella Kageruka, Rwanda Development Board

Kathleen H. Fitzgerald, Conservation Capital

Raymond Bourdeaux, World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP 

Mateus Mutemba, Government of Mozambique

Jean Labuschagne, African Parks

Keith Vincent, Wilderness Safaris 

Presentation:

Web Page: Collaborative Management Partnership Toolkit

June 2021

Karin Kemper, World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP

Urvashi Narain, World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP

Mark Lundell, World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP

Natalia Jauri, Government of Argentina

Sindhu Prasad Dhungana, Government of Nepal

William Katongo, Government of Zambia

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April 2021

Lisa Farroway, World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP

Sue Snyman, Research at the African Leadership University¡¯s School of Wildlife Conservation

Presentation: 

Richard Diggle, WWF-Namibia 

Carina Piment, Conexsus Brazil

Jasper Makala, Mpingo Conservation & Development Initiative Tanzania

Joke Hoffman, BioCarbon Partners 

Marissa Balfour, Wildlife Friendly Enterprise Network

Adrian Dellecker, Luc Hoffman Institute

July 2020

Adriana Moreira, World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP

Jorge A. Ahumada, Conservation International

Tanya Birch, Google Earth Outreach

Jonathan Palmer, Wildlife Conservation Society

Nagaraja Rao Harshadeep, World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP

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Nature-Based Tourism: Tools and Resources for Sustainable Development

July 2020

Garo Batmanian, World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP

Anna Spenceley, Tools and Resources for Nature-Based Tourism

Presentation: 

Steve Noakes, Pacific Asia Tourism & Binna Burra Lodge, Australia

Presentation: 

Paul Eshoo, Sustainable Tourism Advisor 

Urvashi Narain, World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP

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Geospatial-Based Conservation Solutions

June 2020

Erick Fernandes, World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP

David Gadsden, ESRI

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Laly Lichtenfeld, African People & Wildlife

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Chipangura Chirara, UNDP, Zimbabwe

Jaime Cavalier, Global Environment Facility

Presentation:

May 2020

Garo Batmanian, World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP

Susan Chomba, World Agroforestry (ICRAF)

Presentation:

Mathew Reddy, Global Environment Facility

Timothy H. Brown, World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP 

Ioannis Vasileiou, World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP

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Southeast Asia ¨C At the Heart of Wildlife Trade

March 2020

Andr¨¦ Rodrigues de Aquino, World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP Group

Kanitha Krishnasamy, TRAFFIC in Southeast Asia

Monica Zavagli, TRAFFIC

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Giovanni Broussard, UNODC Global Programme for Combatting Wildlife and Forest Crimes in Southeast Asia

 

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Combating Maritime Trafficking of Wildlife

February 2020

Charlotte de Fontaubert, World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP Group

Timothy Wittig, Basel Institute on Governance

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Tom Milliken, Wildlife Trade Consultant

Daniel Sepetu, CMA CGM Transportation & Shipping Company

Swalleh Taher Faraj, Kenya Revenue Authority

November 2019

Muthukumara S. Mani, World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP

Paul Steele, IIED

Presentation: 

Barbara Chabbaga, AB Consultants

Athula Senaratne, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka

Milanthi Sarukkali, Spark Actuarial, Sri Lanka

Richard W. Diggle, WWF Namibia

Presentation: 

October 2019

Megan Hill, USAID

Judy Boshoven, Foundations of Success

Presentation: 

Dilys Roe, IIED

Timothy Brown, World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP Group

September 2019

Eleanora De Guzman, USAID Wildlife Asia

Sunny Patel, Trends Digital

David Cumplido, Trends, Digital

Jan Vertefeuille, WWF

Anny Liang, WWF

John Baker, Wild Aid

Presentation: 

June 2019

Amy Dickman, Ruaha Carnivore Project and Lion Conservation Alliance

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May 2019

Richard Bergl, North Carolina Zoological Park

Presentation: 

Efrain Laureano, Chemonics

Presentation: 

Padu Franco, WCS Colombia

Presentation: 

Claire Lewis, Frankfurt Zoological Society

April 2019

Channing Mavrellis, Global Financial Integrity

Presentation: 

Sophie Le Clue, ADM Capital Foundation

Sam Inglis, ADM Capital Foundation

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March 2019

Michael Morantz, OECD

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Phil Franks, IIED

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February 2019

Mark Zimsky, Global Environment Facility

Penny Stock, UNDP

Glen Jeffries, Conservation Capital

Oliver Withers, Zoological Society of London

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February 2019

Tawanda Gotosa, SADC Secretariat

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Nyambe Nyambe, KAZA TFCA Secretariat

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Artificial Intelligence Cameras for Wildlife Conservation

January 2019

Karl Burkart, Leonardo Di Caprio Foundation

Kyler Abernathy, National Geographic Labs

Eric Dinerstein, WildTech, RESOLVE

Anna Bethke, Intel¡¯s Artificial Intelligence Products Group

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December 2018

Fran?ois Duclos, Parks Canada

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George Stirrett Wood, World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP

November 2018

John M. Sellar, Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

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Vivek Menon, Wildlife Trust of India

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October 2018

Julian Lee, World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP

Presentation: (in French)

Maxime Nzita Nganga, Congo Basin Forest Partnership

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Application of Science and Innovative Technology to Combat Wildlife Crime

October 2018

Samuel Wasser, Center for Conservation Biology, University of Washington

Elliott Harbin, Homeland Security Investigations Environmental Crimes Program

Kate Brooks, Filmmaker

August 2018

Kai Collins, Conservation Manager, Wilderness Safaris

Presentation:

Robin Naidoo, Senior Conservation Scientist, WWF

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Tourism Concessions in Protected Areas

May 2018

Hermione Nevill, World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP/IFC

Presentation: 

Susan Snyman, IUCN WCPA Tourism and Protected Areas Specialist Group

Presentation: 

Richard Diggle, WWF

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April 2018

Dr. Alexandra Zimmermann, IUCN Species Survival Commission

Presentation: 

Dr. Sumith Pilapitiya, Elephant Ethologist and former Wildlife Director General, Sri Lanka

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March 2018

Ravikant Singh and Raja Brij Bhushan, Binomial Solutions

Presentation: 

Sophie Maxwell, Zoological Society of London

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February 2018

Lisa Samford, Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival & Conservation Summit

Rhett Butler, Mongabay

Ellen Windemuth, Off the Fence Productions

Susan Kelly, Planet3 and Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival

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Co-Management Conservation Models in Africa

February 2018

Mujon Baghai, Mujon Baghai Consulting

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Greg Carr, Carr Foundation

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Andrew Parker, Africa Parks

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January 2018

Jeff Frank, FLIR System

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Robert Hannaford, UAV & Drone Solutions

Colby Loucks, WWF-US

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