“On Wednesday, I risked arrest by locking myself onto an entrance to the JP Morgan Chase building in downtown LA. I can’t stand by – and nor should you” - Peter Kalmus, climate scientist and author

• Six promises you can make to help reduce carbon emissions

Single sentence version:
Change #1:

• Nature Needs Half (NNH)
  • The science
  • Focus on the boreal forests native to Wisconsin and their role in mitigating the climate crisis.
• The original intent of the NNH founders was not merely a spatial target, but to recognize that a right and just relationship with nature requires respecting nature's needs too, thus making NNH a transformative vision
• The Indigenous worldview on reciprocity with the land
  • How NNH fits in
  • How increased Indigenous Leadership in conservation can help achieve a cultural shift in the way we regard nature

Vice President of Policy & Communications [WILD]
Amy Lewis has spent the last 15 years researching the building blocks of collective action. She has brought this knowledge to bear in her own work as an award-winning nonprofit leader and as a scholar of environmental policy. Her research explores the relationship between democratic decision-making and policies that benefit the environment. More

Indigenous Relations Advisor [Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative - y2y]
Gwen has been working on environmental protection and management for more than 17 years.  She grew up in the Y2Y region near Nelson, British Columbia, and comes from a legacy of environmental conservation advocacy. Gwen’s passion for water and the preservation of headwater environments led her to complete a Master of Science in Renewable Resources from the University of Alberta, with a focus on forest hydrology. More