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Program Symposium

Science Policy

Insect Biodiversity Loss: Empowering People and Policymakers to Address the Growing Challenge

Tuesday, November 7, 2023
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET
Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac AB

In-Person

    Organizer(s)

  • Erin Cadwalader (she/her/hers)

    Director of Strategic Initiatives
    Strategic Initiatives
    Entomological Society of America
    Annapolis, Maryland

  • Jessica Ware (she/her/hers)

    Full Curator, Odonata & non-Holometabolous Minor Orders
    Division of Invertebrat Zoology
    American Museum of Natural History
    New York, New York

  • Monica Farfan

    Postdoctoral Researcher
    School of Global Environmental Sustainability
    Colorado State University
    Fort Collins, Colorado

  • RL

    Ricky Lara (he/him/his)

    Environmental Scientist
    California Department of Food and Agriculture
    Sacramento, California

  • Megha Parajulee

    Professor, Faculty Fellow, and Texas A&M Regents Fellow
    Department of Entomology
    Texas A&M University
    Lubbock, Texas

  • SP

    Silvana Paula-Moraes

    PhD Entomology AG- WFREC-JAY
    University of Florida
    Pace, Florida

  • Sheina Sim (she/her/hers)

    Research Biologist
    Tropical Pest Genetics and Molecular Biology Research Unit
    USDA-ARS
    Hilo, Hawaii

  • Michelle Smith, BCE (she/her/hers)

    Insect & Nematode Management Biology & Field Sciences Lead
    R&D
    Corteva Agriscience
    Indianapolis, Indiana

Addressing the growing crisis around biodiversity loss will require action from a variety of stakeholders, of which policymakers are a critical constituency. This symposium will educate and empower the audience about how to connect with policymakers on this topic and why it matters.

Presentations:

  • 9:00 AM – 9:05 AM ET
    Introductory remarks

    Presenting Author: Jessica Ware (she/her/hers) – American Museum of Natural History

  • 9:05 AM – 9:15 AM ET
    ESA's insect loss task force

    Presenting Author: Jessica Ware (she/her/hers) – American Museum of Natural History

  • 9:15 AM – 9:25 AM ET
    Biodiversity snapshot: Africa

    Presenting Author: Judicael Fomekong – Brigham Young University

  • 9:25 AM – 9:35 AM ET
    Biodiversity snapshot: Europe and UK Parliament's response

    Presenting Author: Luke Tilley – Royal Entomological Society

  • 9:35 AM – 9:45 AM ET
    Biodiversity snapshot: South America

    Presenting Author: Jennifer C. Girón – Museum of Texas Tech University

  • 9:45 AM – 10:00 AM ET
    Panel discussion
  • 10:00 AM – 10:10 AM ET
    EPA and the Endangered Species Act compliance workplan

    Presenting Author: Jake Li – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

  • 10:10 AM – 10:20 AM ET
    The national nature assessment and biodiversity

    Presenting Author: Phil Levin – United States Global Change Research Program

  • 10:20 AM – 10:30 AM ET
    USDA and pollinator biodiversity

    Presenting Author: Elizabeth Hill – USDA

  • 10:30 AM – 10:40 AM ET
    NRCS and conservation planning through tribal ecological knowledge

    Presenting Author: Edward Henry – USDA

  • 10:40 AM – 10:55 AM ET
    Panel discussion
  • 10:55 AM – 11:00 AM ET
    Break
  • 11:00 AM – 11:10 AM ET
    Congress and recovering America's Wildlife Act (RAWA)

    Presenting Author: Naomi Edelson (she/her/hers) – National Wildlife Federation

  • 11:10 AM – 11:20 AM ET
    State-level conservation and Recovering America's Wildlife Act (RAWA)

    Presenting Author: Ross C. Winton – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

  • 11:20 AM – 11:40 AM ET
    State wildlife agency authority over insects: Providing states with the tools and funding to conserve insect species before they become endangered

    Presenting Author: Scott Black (he/him/his) – The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation

    Co-Author: Sarina Jepson – The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation

  • 11:40 AM – 11:55 AM ET
    Panel discussion
  • 11:55 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    Closing remarks

    Presenting Author: Erin Cadwalader (she/her/hers) – Entomological Society of America