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Overview
As the Amazon nears ecological tipping points, scientists and policymakers are rethinking how to protect the world’s largest rainforest from deforestation, mining, biodiversity loss, and climate change. Could some of the most important solutions already exist in the centuries-old knowledge of Indigenous peoples?
Join us for a conversation with Dr. Rosa Vásquez Espinoza, a Peruvian chemical biologist, National Geographic Explorer, author of The Spirit of the Rainforest, and founder of Amazon Research Internacional. A Rolex Laureate, UNESCO Laureate, and BBC 100 Women honoree, Dr. Vásquez Espinoza combines cutting-edge scientific research with ancestral Amazonian knowledge, revealing how this partnership is reshaping conservation, advancing biomedical discovery, and helping protect one of the world’s most critical ecosystems.
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Guest Speaker
Dr. Rosa Vásquez Espinoza is a Peruvian chemical biologist, National Geographic Explorer, author of The Spirit of the Rainforest, and founder of Amazon Research Internacional.
