Washington's recovering wolf population faces flawed state management. Despite public support, the state wildlife agency, influenced by the livestock industry, continues lethal wolf management and

Washington's recovering wolf population faces flawed state management. Despite public support, the state wildlife agency, influenced by the livestock industry, continues lethal wolf management and defied Governor Inslee's reform orders. This approach lacks accountability, transparency, and science-based nonlethal strategies.

Learn from experts Amaroq Weiss, Claire Loebs Davis, and Samantha Bruegger how to transform Washington into a leader for wolf conservation. The Center for Biological Diversity, a 501c3 nonprofit, protects species through science and law.

Find us at biologicaldiversity.org, on Twitter @CenterForBioDiv, or email center@biologicaldiversity.org.

Samantha Mariano, a junior at West Virginia University (WVU), majors in Civil & Environmental Engineering with a Spanish minor. Passionate about community well-being, she actively addresses mental

Samantha Mariano, a junior at West Virginia University (WVU), majors in Civil & Environmental Engineering with a Spanish minor. Passionate about community well-being, she actively addresses mental health and environmental issues, sharing her ideas to educate and inform.

Within WVU, Sam contributes mental health articles to Her Campus WVU and advocates for better mental health resources and campus sustainability through Active Minds WVU and the Sierra Student Coalition. She also serves as an officer for Engineers Without Borders, the American Society of Civil Engineers, and the Society of Women Engineers, dedicating time to engineering projects.

This talk was given at a TEDx event. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx.

Rising atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations pose a serious climate change threat. One potential response involves agricultural practices that increase carbon stored in the soil.

Soil

Rising atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations pose a serious climate change threat. One potential response involves agricultural practices that increase carbon stored in the soil.

Soil scientist Samantha Grover, a lecturer at RMIT and contributor to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), champions innovative soil stewardship. She aims to both reverse climate change and ensure global food security.

This talk was delivered at a TEDx event. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx.

The "Rights of Nature" movement aims to protect rivers, mountains, and entire ecosystems by recognizing their inherent legal rights to exist, persist, flourish, and evolve, rather than treating

The "Rights of Nature" movement aims to protect rivers, mountains, and entire ecosystems by recognizing their inherent legal rights to exist, persist, flourish, and evolve, rather than treating them as property. This radical framework has gained global momentum, spreading from tribal lands to cities and nations.

In this session, activist attorneys Frank Bibeau, Thomas Linzey, and Samantha Skenandore, moderated by Alexis Bunten, will update us on their successes and challenges in Indian Country and beyond.

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Samantha Slade, an innovator in organizational and business models, champions a new mindset: "business as commons." She advocates for compensation as conversation, co-governance, and

Samantha Slade, an innovator in organizational and business models, champions a new mindset: "business as commons." She advocates for compensation as conversation, co-governance, and collaboration, driven by a transition to future paradigms. With an anthropology background, she co-founded Percolab, an international co-creation company, and Ecto, a co-working cooperative in Montreal. She works with diverse organizations, from governments to startups, tackling complex challenges and co-creating commons-based initiatives.

Engaged in social innovation, Samantha is authoring "Going Horizontal – Creating a Non-hierarchical Organization, One Practice at a Time" (October 2018, Berrett-Koehler Publishers). She believes organizations can mirror the world we aspire to live in. This talk was given at a TEDx event. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx.

Indigenous Peoples lead the "Rights of Nature" movement, reflecting their worldviews that ecosystems have a right to flourish. This panel features Indigenous leaders whose tribes have adopted

Indigenous Peoples lead the "Rights of Nature" movement, reflecting their worldviews that ecosystems have a right to flourish. This panel features Indigenous leaders whose tribes have adopted Rights of Nature frameworks to protect sacred territories.

They will share practical strategies for organizing and implementing Rights of Nature campaigns within international legal frameworks. Join us to learn more about the movement and how you can participate.

The panel was moderated by Brittany Gondolfi, with speakers Samantha Skenandore, Danielle Greendeer, and Erin Matariki Carr. This talk was delivered at the 2023 Bioneers Conference.