Amazon Day

In 2012, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched theSustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)to mobilize global scientific and technological expertise to promote practical problem solving for sustainable development, including the design and implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Following their adoption, we are now committed to supporting the implementation of the SDGs at local, national, and global scales.

Sustainable Development Solutions Network, Global Association of Masters of Development Practice (MDP) Programs

The Amazon Day is being convened  on September 19th during the International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD) organized by UN-SDSN at Columbia University. The ICSD thematic for this year is "The World in 2050: Looking Ahead for Sustainable Development" and the Amazon Day will discuss challenges and  solutions, as well as explore the pathways for the sustainable development for Amazon region in 2050.  
The Amazon Day is led by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network for the Amazonia (SDSN-Amazonia) and supported by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (UN-SDSN), UN-Environmental, the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, Organization of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty (ACTO), Instituto de Investigacíon de la Amazonía Peruana (IIAP), Instituto Amazónico de Investigaciones Científicas SINCHI and Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Amazônicas (INPA). 
The main objective is to connect diverse stakeholders to debate to share knowledge  on achieving the SDGs at low cost, low carbon footprint, open and free access solutions, making feasible the broad involvement of the public and a wider exchange of experiences.
<H2>Agenda</H2>
MORNING SECTIONS 
Section 1: Amazonia in 2050: Looking Ahead for Sustainable Development / 9:00am - 10:30am
This session will be broadcasted from the SDSN Amazonia Youtube channel.
Welcome: Virgilio Viana (President of SDSN-Amazonia/FAS Director)
Moderator: Emma Torres
Speakers TBC
Section 2: Knowledge & Practices for the SDGs in the Amazon / 10:30am - 12:30pm
This session will be broadcasted and transmitted simultaneously on all the hubs and the SDSN Amazonia Youtube channel.
Moderator: Virgilio Viana
Speakers TBC
AFTERNOON SECTIONS
Section 3: Biodiversity and Science / 2:00pm - 3:00pm
This session will be broadcasted live from an event of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences (ABC) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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<LI>Thomas Lovejoy</LI>
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Section 4: Hubs Events / 3:00pm - 4:30pm
These events will be hosted by each institution listed and could be prodcasted from the SDSN Amazonia Youtube channel.
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<LI>SDSN Youth - Engaging youth for sustainable development. (New York)</LI>
<LI>IIAP - Challenges and solutions for science in the 2030 Agenda in the Amazon: Exchange experience. (Iquitos, Peru)</LI>
<LI>Sinchi Institute - Challenges and solutions for science in the 2030 Agenda in the Amazon: Exchange experience. (Leticia, Colombia)</LI>
<LI>INPA - Challenges and solutions for science in the 2030 Agenda in the Amazon: Exchange experience. (Manaus, Brazil)</LI>
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<H2>THIS REGISTRATION IS ONLY FOR PERSONS WHO WISH TO ATTEND THE EVENT IN-PERSON IN NEW YORK. PERSONS WISHING TO WATCH ONLINE OR ATTEND A DIFFERENT SITE SHOULD NOT REGISTER THROUGH THIS LINK. </H2>

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