Saturday Keynote Address

Saturday, November 23, 7:00 pm – Collectively Envisioning the Future of Bird Conservation

Dr. Naamal De Silva, Vice President for Together for Birds at the American Bird Conservancy (ABC)

Naamal De Sliva will discuss the ABC fellowship projects which will help collectively envision an organization, field, movement, and society that is more just, where we celebrate the existence of all birds and all people, where wild places are abundant, accessible, and ethically co-managed. Effectively protecting wild birds throughout the Americas requires the creativity, dedication, and participation of far more people than are currently involved. The American Bird Conservancy (ABC) has always believed that bird conservation benefits from strong partnerships across numerous communities and groups. 

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Dr. Naamal De Silva leads work on “Together for Birds” at American Bird Conservancy, advocating for the wellbeing of birds and people. She periodically teaches environmental justice at George Washington University and previously worked on globally threatened species and Key Biodiversity Areas at Conservation International. Naamal was born in Sri Lanka, grew up in Washington, DC, and cares deeply about community, wild beings and places, history, and cities.