Perimeter Defense: Innovative Technologies for Detecting and

Preventing Illegal Logging

Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Location: California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA

8:00-9:00

Breakfast (East Garden)

9:00-9:30

Welcome remarks
Meg Lowman, California Academy of Sciences
Aaron Steele, World Resources Institute

9:30-10:00

Session 1: State of illegal logging detection and prevention

What are the current barriers to effective detection and prevention of illegal logging?
Scott Landis, Greenwood
Fermin Chimatani, ECA- Amarakaeri Communal Reserve
Maria Rosales, Guatemala Agency for Protected Areas (CONAP)
Roger Ngoufo, Cameroon Environmental Watch

10:00-10:30

Coffee break

10:30-noon

Session 2: State of perimeter defense technology

How relevant is perimeter defense technology to illegal logging? What technologies are
currently available and being used in the field for forest monitoring and detection of unwanted
activities? What technologies are currently not being used but can be applied for these
purposes?
Nir Tenenbaum, Wildeas, Perimeter Defense Technology 101
Gregor MacLennan, Digital Democracy
Nathan Hahn, RESOLVE, Trailguard
Dan Lopez, Urthecast
Topher White, Rainforest Connection
Anjali Nayar, TIMBY

Noon-1:00

Lunch (East Garden)

1:00-2:30

Session 3: Applying technology to a demo site

Demo site: Maya Biosphere Reserve
Representatives from the Guatemala Agency for Protected Areas (CONAP) will describe the
location, land use, physical conditions, and the threats of illegal activities in the reserve. Group
discussion on how technology can help address these issues will follow.
Demo site presenter: Adalberto Lopez, Guatemala Agency for Protected Areas (CONAP)

2:30-3:00

Coffee break

3:00-4:30

Session 4: Information platforms

What platforms have been developed for aggregating and sharing information? How can data
be made more accessible for better monitoring of forests and decision-making?
Alyssa Barrett, World Resources Institute, Global Forest Watch
Rolando Navarro, Peru Agency for Supervision of Forest Resources and Wildlife
(OSINFOR)
Thomas Snitch, University of Maryland
Leo Bottrill, Moabi

4:30-6:30

Networking reception

Un-Conference Day
Friday, September 18, 2015, 9am-2pm
Location: California Academy of Sciences
Co-hosted with Pivot Point
This half-day gathering will facilitate knowledge exchange through group discussions and interactive exercises.
Topics will include challenges and barriers to applying tech to forest defense, how to identify and evaluate
applicability of various tech solutions, lessons learned from past experiences of tech deployment, as well as
topics raised during the main Wednesday event.
Aspiration Tech will lead discussion and activities.
Breakfast and lunch with be served.